India's Election Commission curtails campaign after violence
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}India's Election Commission has curtailed election campaigning by a day in the state of West Bengal after several clashes ahead of Sunday's polls.
In an order Thursday, the three-member body cited "growing incidents of disruption and violence" that were creating a "fear psychosis" among voters as reason for cutting the campaign short.
Normally campaigns run up to 48 hours before polls open, according to Indian law.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Nine parliamentary constituencies vote Sunday in the seventh and last round of India's staggered, weeks-long elections.
On Tuesday, rival political supporters fought with sticks and rocks during a rally for India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, which is trying to wrest seats from Trinamool Congress, a powerful regional party that currently governs West Bengal.
Violence was also reported in the state during last Sunday's polls.