West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata: Three people were arrested in Ghatal, West Bengal for chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ when Mamata Banerjee's convoy was passing by. The incident was reported in Radhaballabhpur and Mamata stepped out of her vehicle and dared the people to come back but they had fled from the spot by then.

Meanwhile, the TMC is blaming the BJP for trying to malign Banerjee’s image. Banerjee was on her way to Chandrakona for campaigning when the incident happened.

Meanwhile, seven Lok Sabha constituencies in three districts in West Bengal will go to polls in the fifth phase of elections on Monday.

To ensure free and fair elections, the Election Commission will deploy 578 companies of central forces to cover the polling booths in Bongaon (SC), Barrackpur, Howrah, Uluberia, Serampore, Hooghly and Arambagh (SC) seats.

Meanwhile, the West Bengal CM accused the BJP of spending extensively on election campaign rallies and public meetings.

She also accused the saffron party of spending crores of rupees on every public meeting and added that agencies were hired to bring crowds to PM Modi’s rallies in lieu of money.

"Look at the money spent by the BJP for campaigning. In future, democracy will be in danger if this continues," she had said.

Her statement came a day after PM Modi said that the Mamata’s "brain would burst" seeing the massive love and support which people are giving to the BJP.

BJP leadership has left no stone unturned to ensure Mamata’s defeat in the Lok Sabha elections. Recently, BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargia said that West Bengal will become another Kashmir if Mamata is not ousted. He also said that Banerjee’s appeasement politics had helped terrorists to make a stronghold in Bengal.

The TMC is facing a huge challenge from BJP candidate Bharati Ghosh, from Ghatal constituency. Ghosh, a former senior police officer has openly threatened to "thrash" Trinamool Congress workers like dogs if they don't stop "intimidating" voters.