There were reports of bombs being thrown near BJP MP Arjun Singh's house in Jagatdal and Kanchrapara in North 24 Paraganas district.

Asked about states complaining of vaccine shortage and the Government sending stocks overseas, Shah said: “Our vaccination program was the fastest in the world. In the first 10 days, the number of people who got vaccinated was the highest in India."

“For years, nobody comes here. Now suddenly, every single day, they come to each home, asking for votes... Those people in the glass buildings don’t vote. We do.”

Addressing party workers after a roadshow in Kalimpong in north Bengal, Amit Shah said Gorkhas would not be harmed as long as the Narendra Modi-led BJP government was at the Centre.

Among the five districts where the fourth phase polling was held on Saturday, Cooch Behar reported the highest turnout at 84.76 per cent.

TMC candidate from the Mathabhanga Assembly seat Girindranath Burman received head injuries and his car was ransacked in an attack allegedly by BJP supporters on Thursday night.

"You (EC) can issue 10 show-cause notices to me but my reply will be the same. I will always speak against any division of Hindu and Muslim votes," the TMC chief said.

"I want to ask the state government why Bengal is not safe for women. Once the BJP comes to power, education and transport will be made free for girls. Anti-Romeo squads will be formed in Bengal to deal with those who loiter around girls’ schools," he said.

According to the Election Commission, they received a complaint from CPI (ML) politburo member Kavita Krishnan, in which it was alleged that Adhikari delivered a hate speech at the Nandigram rally.

While speaking at a gathering, TMC leader Goutam Deb is purportedly heard saying in a video: “If you oppose us (TMC), you will be evicted. I am Goutam Deb and I am a man of my words."

The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday ordered repolling at polling station number 88 (Paramanandapur Prathamik Vidhyalay) under the Jangipara Assembly constituency in Hooghly district for Saturday in the fourth phase.

According to sources, Chakraborty, who recently joined the BJP, was campaigning in support of party candidate Rajib Banerjee, a former TMC minister who joined the BJP before the polls.

Besides water facilities, other issues that dominate conversation are lack of infrastructure and cleanliness, and other civic amenities in a constituency with 50 per cent Hindi speakers

From the first phase of the polls, the ruling TMC, including its president, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has alleged that Central forces were trying to “make an impact” on the voters.

Mamata says Election Commission turning blind eye to the excesses of CRPF, accuses BJP of occupying booths.

Six candidates belonging to the TMC and BJP, including two woman candidates, were attacked during the third phase of voting in West Bengal. Polling was marred by sporadic incidents of violence, with reports of EVMs being seized and allegations of misbehaviour by the Central forces.

PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's recent appeal to Muslims to vote en bloc for Trinamool Congress indicates that minority votes are slipping out of her hand.

Three districts in West Bengal will witness a three-cornered contest for 31 assembly seats between the ruling Trinamool, BJP and Left Front-led Sanjukta Morcha in the third phase of Assembly polls on Tuesday.

Banerjee accused the BJP of injuring her to stop her from campaigning but added that she would win the elections “with one foot” and win Delhi in future “with two feet”.

A day after the BJP alleged the involvement of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee in a coal pilferage case, he on Monday dared the Central government to initiate a probe against “all culprits”.

A TMC worker and three BJP workers were injured in separate incidents of violence on Sunday, two days before the third phase of the ongoing Assembly elections.

Without taking any name, Mamata claimed that the saffron party has engaged "two Muslim leaders" to divide the minority vote share in West Bengal.

Responding to PM Modi's comments, sources in the TMC said, “The question of Mamata Banerjee fighting from any other seat does not arise. She is winning Nandigram comfortably."

The Election Commission (EC) received 1,605 complaints. At least 28 people were arrested and several others detained as a preventive measure.