Amid widespread pre-poll violence and after several court interventions, the crucial three-tier panchayat polls will be held in West Bengal on Saturday. The panchayat election will be a litmus test for the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool government ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in 2024.
The polls come at a time when the ruling party is facing various charges of corruption and a number of its leaders have been arrested by CBI and ED.
Elections will be held for nearly 75,000 seats in the three-tier Panchayati Raj system. Results will be announced on July 11.
