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One dead, bombs thrown as restive Indian state votes
6 years agoA paramilitary personnel helps a voter to join a line with others waiting to cast their ballots outside a polling station during Phase 1 of West Bengal's legislative election in Purulia district on March 27, 2021. (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP)
One person was killed and bombs were thrown at a polling station Saturday as India's hotbed of political violence West Bengal held elections, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking to unseat one of his fiercest opponents.