"Forty TMC MLAs are in touch with me and all your MLAs will desert you once the BJP wins the elections. Political ground has slipped from under your feet," Modi told an election rally in Sreerampur, targeting the West Bengal chief minister.TMC leader Derek O'Brien contested the claim, and said he was complaining to the Election Commission about this. ""With just a handful of seats, 'Didi' you can't reach Delhi. "Earlier only Modi was abused, now even EVMs are being abused. The opposition is doing so as it faces imminent defeat," he said.He also accused the state's ruling party of rigging elections, claiming its "goons" were preventing voters from exercising their franchise

Source: Economic Times April 29, 2019 10:18 UTC