"Tensions flared up minutes before Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Kolkata rally, in the poll-bound eastern state of West Bengal. Clashes broke out between the local ruling party, Trinamool Congress (TMC) and India's central ruling party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). DW Bangla's Syamantak Gosh, who was present at the scene of the clashes, described how members of both parties were shouting political slogans in close proximity. Quickly, words turned to violence TMC and BJP workers began pelting stones at each other."
"Local officials confirmed that at least one police officer and a BJP leader were injured. According to local reports, some stones were also thrown at the house of an elected state minister, which was adjacent to the venue of the rally."
West Bengal experienced significant political tensions as clashes broke out between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the central ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) minutes before Prime Minister Modi's scheduled rally in Kolkata. The confrontation escalated from political slogans to stone-pelting between party workers. At least one police officer and a BJP leader sustained injuries during the violence. Reports indicate stones were also thrown at a state minister's residence near the rally venue. West Bengal remains a state where Modi's BJP has struggled to establish political dominance, making the upcoming elections particularly significant.
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