EC rejects CPI-M complaint against TMC candidate meeting OCs

The Election Commission today said it has not found any substance in the complaint made by the CPI-M that Trinamool Congress candidate in Nandigram Suvendu Adhikari had held a meeting with some police officers recently in poll-bound East Midnapore district.
"We had sought a report from the district authorities, who said the complaints could not be substantiated," additional chief electoral officer Dibyendu Sarkar said.
The CPI-M had yesterday complained to the Election Commission, alleging that Adhikari had held a meeting on May 1 at a college at Panskura in East Midnapore district with officers-in charge of Moyna, Haldia, Marishda, Ramnagar and Panskura police stations.

The sixth and final phase of polling will be held tomorrow in West Bengal and results will be out on May 19.
The poll panel said the ban on publication of exit polls will remain till 6.30 PM of May 16.
This is being done because polling will be held in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry in a single phase on May 16.