Voting took place in 152 constituencies in West Bengal on Thursday, while campaigning continued in 142 seats across the state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed public meetings in Krishnanagar and Mathurapur, and also held a roadshow in Howrah. Speaking at the rallies, he said, “May 4 is the expiry date of TMC’s syndicate, reign of jungle law. The people have decided that May 4 will bring change, not results. The TMC will lose, and the BJP will win. Voting this time is breaking all records. I see a storm of change here.” PM said the large turnout in Bengal is an indication that “fear is losing and the victory of trust is certain”. “Exactly 10 days from now, when the votes are counted, I am confident that the lotus will bloom everywhere,” he said. Following the Prime Minister’s rallies, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) responded on social media with a sharp post stating, “You have not come, you will not come.” Simultaneously, while PM Modi was conducting his roadshow in Howrah, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a parallel roadshow in Bhawanipur, her own Assembly constituency. Voting in Bhawanipur is scheduled for April 29. Meanwhile, Suvendu Adhikari is contesting as the BJP candidate from Nandigram, keeping the constituency at the centre of a high-stakes electoral battle. 3 big things of PM during the first phase of voting Shah says, ‘We will selectively expel the infiltrators’ Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in Balagarh, Hooghly, that as soon as the BJP government is formed in Bengal, infiltration will be completely stopped and the infiltrators living here will be thrown out one by one. He said that the infiltrators are a threat to the security of the state and are snatching away the jobs that are rightfully ours and the rations of the poor. Voting for 142 seats in the second phase Voting for the second phase of 142 seats in Bengal is scheduled for April 29. In the 2021 assembly elections, the TMC won 114 of the 142 seats, while the BJP won 27. TMC strong in Krishnanagar Krishnanagar in West Bengal has approximately 27–30% Muslim voters, who have traditionally been a strong base for the TMC. In 2021, the TMC won six of the seven assembly seats in Krishnanagar. However, the BJP has strengthened its hold among the Matua community and rural Hindu voters in recent elections. The BJP holds sway in urban areas, such as Krishnanagar North, while the TMC holds sway in rural constituencies. TMC leader Mahua Moitra is the MP from this seat. Mathurapur has been a TMC stronghold since 2009. Mathurapur in South 24 Parganas district is considered a stronghold of the TMC. The party has held sway here since 2009. In the 2021 assembly elections, the TMC won all seven seats in Krishnanagar. The Scheduled Caste (SC) population here is 30–35%, and there are also 20–25% Muslim voters. However, the BJP has a strong hold on the Matua vote here.
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