West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya. West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya.

Kicking off his election campaign, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya has vowed to wipe out Maoists from the state if voted back to power. The six-phase West Bengal polls begin on April 18.The chief minister targeted the Trinamool Congress saying it was in league with the Maoists and was hampering the state government's drive against them.A huge CPM hoarding adorned Buddhadeb Bhattacharya's rally site in Jadavpur, while one of the hoardings said, 'Either embrace the Left or Die'.Vowing to eradicate all Maoists, Buddhadeb said his government would not tolerate violence any longer. "I will stop them at any cost. I will not allow the Maoists to rear their head," he said, adding, "I am facing difficulty at the moment because Trinamool is holding their hands. They go to villages to kill people and the Trinamool shows them the way."