The much-awaited panchayat polls are all set to be held on Monday (May 14) in West Bengal amid tight security.
Political parties are viewing the event as a warm up match ahead of 2019 general elections.
Polling will begin at 7 in the morning and end at 5 in the evening. The counting will take place on Thursday (May 17).
Today’s elections will be held in 621 zilla parishads and 6,157 panchayat samitis, besides 31,827 gram panchayats.
Around 1,500 security personnel from Assam, Odisha, Sikkim and Andhra Pradesh are in the state to reinforce security arrangements for the polls.
Hindusthan Samachar/Shri Ram Shaw
