Bolpur

TMC leader organises 'Brahmin convention' in West Bengal's Birbhum district; BJP accuses party of shifting to 'soft Hindutva'

A senior TMC leader organised a "Brahmin convention" in Bolpur town of Birbhum district on Monday, a move criticised by the BJP

LS polls: 68 percent votes cast in West Bengal till 2 pm

"On an average 67.34 percent of the total 1,39,43,063 voters have cast their votes in the first seven hours of polling in the nine constituencies of Howrah, Uluberia, Serampore, Hooghly, Arambagh, Burdwan(East), Burdwan-Durgapur, Bolpur and Birbhum," state Assistant CEO Amitjyoti Bhattacharya said.