Kolkata, May 4 (PTI) TMC candidate and incumbent West Bengal Minister Shashi Panja on Monday alleged that poll personnel were delaying the entry of political parties' authorised agents to the counting
centres in the city.
She claimed that the personnel were not fully conversant with the arrangements at the counting centres.
Counting of votes for the high-stakes assembly elections in West Bengal began at 8 am on Monday, with the verdict set to decide whether the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC returns to power for a fourth consecutive term or the BJP scripts history by forming its first government in the state.
Panja said, "The poll personnel are delaying the counting process as there is confusion at the entry gates of the centres. They are delaying the entry of counting agents as they seem to be at a loss about the arrangements."
The counting is being held for 293 of 294 assembly segments in 77 centres across 23 districts of the state under a multi-layered security cordon, deciding the fate of 2,926 candidates. PTI SUS NSD
