India, April 22 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said goons enjoying Trinamool Congress patronage would have no place to hide after the West Bengal polls and urged the electorate to vote without fear since Central forces would be keeping a close watch on such miscreants.

A record 2,450 companies of Central paramilitary forces that comprise nearly 2.5 lakh personnel have been deployed by the Election Commission for the West Bengal Assembly polls.

Addressing his final poll rally in Purba Medinipur district's Chandipur, which borders Suvendu Adhikari's stronghold Nandigram, before the first phase of polling on April 23, Shah bid "ta ta, goodbye" to TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee.

"Her time at the helm of the State has come to an e...