Sharp attacks between BJP & TMC ahead of Mamata Banerjee's oath-taking ceremony

Hours after the West Bengal Assembly elections’ results were declared on Sunday, political violence erupted across the state with at least eight people reportedly killed.

The BJP has claimed that six of its workers were among those killed and accused the TMC of attacking and vandalising several of its offices, including one in Nandigram where the party’s candidate Suvendu Adhikari defeated Banerjee.

The BJP has announced to hold a nationwide dharna on May 5 against the widespread violence unleashed allegedly by the TMC workers post the results of the assembly elections. The BJP said this protest will be held following all Covid-19 protocols across all organisational mandals of the party.