Actor and politician Vijayakanth will look to take on the incumbent AIADMK leader from the region and be a kingmaker
The polling for the final phase of the assembly elections is underway in West Bengal
It is a historic day for the dwellers of the erstwhile enclaves in Cooch Behar who are voting for the first time today
DMK's Shimla Muthuchozhan is set to take on sitting member and current chief minister J Jayalalithaa
He accused the state govt of taking credit for welfare schemes for which the Centre has provided funds
No development is visible, only corruption is seen in Tamil Nadu, says BJP President
Traffic congestion, water, air and noise pollution were identified as the top priority issues
In all, 170 candidates, including 18 women, are in the fray for the last phase
EC has already set up such 'Naka' points to monitor movement of any anti-social elements on WB side of inter-state borders
All political parties are scrambling to take credit for resolving the enclave problems
The bipolar politics of Congress-led UDF and CPI(M) headed LDF seems to have received a beating with the third Front of BJP-led NDA becoming a reality this time
CPI state secretary R Mutharasan told reporters that some newspapers and visual media are telecasting and publishing such polls
Even though the main battle is between UDF and LDF, the NDA has made the electoral contest triangular in many constituencies
TMC also has the highest number of 86 candidates out of the 354 who have declared criminal cases. There 66 candidates from BJP, 58 from CPIM and 41 from Congress
The AIADMK and CPI however are leaving no stone unturned to spoil his party in the constituency
CPI(M) Politburo member Pinarayi Vijayan will be crossing swords with school and college mate, Congress leader Mambaram Divakaran
Allegedly, people were paid Rs 300 and above the wages under the MNREGA to participate in the meetings
Democracy is all about negotiating social contradictions & elections afford voters a chance to pronounce verdict on these. As Bengal gets ready to vote for final phase of the polls, we take a look