West Bengal Polls live update: Neck to neck competition between TMC and BJP

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West Bengal is witnessing a neck yo neck competition between the ruling Trinamool Congress and its main opponent, the BJP, early trends from postal ballots show.

Suvendu Adhikari leads CM Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram:

After two rounds of counting in Bengal's Nandigram seat, Suvendu Adhikari is leading over Mamata Banerjee with 4,997 votes.

Where is TMC leading ?

TMC leading in Maldaha, where the Congress won in 2016 Cong with a margin of 33,309 votes. Veteran TMC leader and minister Firhad Hakim is leading ahead of Congress's Md Mukhtar from Kolkata Port. The ruling party has also taken lead in Sitalkuchi where central forces had shot four villagers dead.

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