Voting is underway in West Bengal’s first phase for 152 Assembly constituencies, with more than 3.60 crore eligible voters. Security has been intensified with extensive central forces across sensitive areas. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Governor C. V. Ananda Bose urged citizens to vote. The phase is widely seen as pivotal for BJP and TMC as major leaders are in the fray.
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