7.17 am: On Friday evening, the Election Commission ordered fresh guidelines in view of the escalating coronavirus crisis. Also read Wes...

7.17 am: On Friday evening, the Election Commission ordered fresh guidelines in view of the escalating coronavirus crisis.
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West Bengal polls: EC bans rallies, public meetings from 7 pm to 10 am, cites Covid crisis
7.13 am: Voters line up at Kamarhati constituency for the fifth phase of voting.
Voters queue up to cast their votes as 5th phase of polling begins; visuals from Kamarhati, West Bengal#WestBengalPolls pic.twitter.com/UO0ZrQWOCP
— ANI (@ANI) April 17, 2021
7.12 am: A total of 5,319 candidates are in fray, including state ministers Bratya Basu and Gautam Deb. Among Bharatiya Janata Party candidates, Jagannath Sarkar, one of the five MPs fielded by the party, is up in the contention.
7.11 am: Voting begins in 45 seats of West Bengal in the fifth phase of Assembly elections, reports ANI.
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