Overview
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Sunday rallies in North 24 Parganas, accused the TMC of failing women and said the party had abandoned its “Maa, Maati, Manush” promise after the high first‑phase turnout.
- Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and other BJP leaders mounted a late push focused on the Citizenship Amendment Act for the Matua community, a drive against alleged infiltration, and pledges to make women feel safer.
- Mamata Banerjee and the TMC dismissed Modi’s Hooghly boat ride as a stunt, highlighted grievances over the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls, and predicted a strong mandate for the party.
- Bhabanipur saw rival TMC and BJP events held about 100 metres apart, prompting confrontations that required security intervention days before the April 29 polling.
- With polling on April 29 and counting on May 4, the BJP is also targeting Kolkata’s urban voters with promises to fix buses, roads and public transit in a bid to dent TMC bastions.