EC Declares By-Poll Election In Bhabanipur To Decide Mamata's Fate 

In the latest development, the Election Commission has permitted CM Mamata Banerjee to contest a by-poll from the Bhabanipur assembly seat on September 30, amid the menace of COVID-19. Notably, Banerjee has to win the Bhabanipur election if she wants to continue as West Bengal's CM. The counting of votes will be done on October 3. However, the by-poll election for the other 31 constituencies has been deferred.