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Mamata Banerjee claims poll harassment and predicts sweeping win as Bhabanipur tensions flare
Politics
Published on 29 April 2026
Security steps in after Suvendu Adhikari’s booth visit
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says her party is poised to win at least 200 seats and alleges police observers and central forces harassed her workers. In Bhabanipur, tensions escalated when BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari visited a polling booth near Banerjee’s residence, prompting security personnel to disperse crowds and Adhikari to demand more central forces.
- Mamata projects at least 200 seats for her party
- She alleges harassment by observers and central forces
- Bhabanipur tensions rose around Adhikari’s booth visit
- Security intervened as Adhikari sought more central forces
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