West Bengal Assembly polls | Left Front bats for original poll schedule
The Hindu
Out of the eight-phase Assembly elections in the State, four phases have been completed and the remaining four are scheduled to be held between April 17 and 29.
The Left Front on Friday told an all-party meeting called by the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) over the alarming COVID-19 situation in West Bengal that the poll schedule should be maintained, CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP Bikash Bhattacharya said in Kolkata. Out of the eight-phase Assembly elections in the State, four phases have been completed and the remaining four are scheduled to be held between April 17 and 29. "Our point is that the schedule should be maintained. The election is in motion. There is no question of change of schedule at this point of time," Mr. Bhattacharya said after the all-party meeting.
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