Watch: BJP vs TMC tussle during voting at Nandigram booth

As Nandigram, the assembly constituency Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is contesting from, started voting on Thursday, polling booth 7, at Boyal, saw high drama.

Controversy erupted when the Trinamool Congress alleged that members of the BJP weren't letting their agent set up a stall at the polling booth. The BJP, on the hand, claimed that the agent was not the one assigned to the booth. He was a Muslim from the neighbouring area assigned to a Hindu majority polling booth, they protested.

Mamata took note of the situation and visited the polling station.

Newslaundry's crew was the first to reach the Boyal polling station and report on the situation.

Watch.

Second phase of voting is underway in #WestBengal and the Newslaundry team is at Nandigram.

Stay tuned for live updates from the polling booths.#WestBengalElections2021 #ElectionsWithNL pic.twitter.com/SUhj2Ol4gM

— newslaundry (@newslaundry) April 1, 2021

TMC workers in Boyal in #Nandigram allege that their polling agent was not allowed to sit near the booth.

We spoke to the TMC agent's mother who says she is very scared to vote and that her son was threatened.#ElectionsWithNL #WestBengalElections pic.twitter.com/EHctIfle17

— newslaundry (@newslaundry) April 1, 2021

Earlier today, India TV's crew in #WestBengal was attacked by a mob. Their reporter, Pawan Nara, suffered injuries.@Memeghnad speaks to their cameraperson, Jahaan Sharma on what happened.#WestBengalElections2021 #ElectionsWithNL pic.twitter.com/3WKWjl567J

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