High-stakes West Bengal election begins in India amid voter roll row
BBC India·4h ago·Neutral
What Happened
West Bengal and Tamil Nadu hold major state elections Thursday. In West Bengal, 152 of 294 seats vote in phase one across 16 districts with 1,478 candidates. BJP challenges incumbent Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress for the first time. Tamil Nadu votes simultaneously across 234 constituencies with 57 million eligible voters. Elections occur amid electoral roll revision controversy in West Bengal.
Key Entities
West BengalTamil NaduMamata BanerjeeTrinamool CongressBharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Narendra ModiIndia electionsElectoral roll revision