Sanjay Shirsat, Maharashtra Minister for Social Justice, gave examples of other states, stating that in West Bengal people use Bengali, while in Karnataka the local language is widely used in daily life and business

The Election Commission of India has identified Murshidabad as the most sensitive district for the first phase of West Bengal Assembly polls on April 23, deploying 316 companies of security forces—the highest among all districts. East Midnapore and West Midnapore will also see heavy deployment