West Bengal panchayat election: How it is TMC versus BJP, CPM, Congress

The July 8 panchayat election was marked by violence on a large scale with about 20 people being killed on the day alone and about 40 people lost their lives in a month – since the June 8 notification. In a unique development, while the main opposition BJP, CPM and Congress blamed the TMC for the poll-related violence and rigging, the ruling party held all three parties responsible for the “terror and bloodshed”.