West Bengal Phase 2 Polls Turn Tense in Bhangar as ISF Alleges Voter Intimidation and Agent Threats

Published on 29 April 2026

NIA teams were deployed as agents faced threats

Tension erupted during West Bengal Assembly elections Phase 2 in Bhangar and parts of South 24 Parganas, with ISF accusing TMC workers of intimidating polling agents and voters. Reports of vote rigging and agents being driven out surfaced from Bhangar and Canning Purba. Central forces and NIA teams were deployed, while the TMC denied the allegations.

ISF alleges TMC workers intimidated voters and polling agents
Incidents reported from Bhangar and Canning Purba
Central forces and NIA teams were deployed on the ground
TMC denied vote rigging and intimidation claims

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West Bengal Phase 2 Polls Turn Tense in Bhangar as ISF Alleges Voter Intimidation and Agent Threats

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