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   West Bengal Assembly Election Results 2021: Physical distancing went for a toss as TMC supporters, thumbing their noses at the raging COVID-19 pandemic, hit the streets, beating drums, bursting firecrackers and smearing 'gulal' on one another. Candidates of the ruling TMC are leading in 208 of the state's 292 seats that went to poll against BJP's 80, as per the latest Election Commission trends.

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   Several TMC activists had no mask on their faces. (PTI Photo)

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   They lustily cheered and danced to their party's 'khela hobe' (game to happen) theme song, which played on huge sound systems in the city's nooks and corners. (Reuters Photo)

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   TMC supporters hit the streets, beating drums, bursting firecrackers and smearing 'gulal' on one another. (Reuters Photo)

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   The poll panel, which barred celebratory processions and congregations on after counting of votes, asked the state administration to take action against all police stations that failed to stop enthusiasts from taking out rallies. (PTI Photo)

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   A police officer, posted in the Kolkata's Alipore area, however, said that the ruling party's supporters did not pay heed, despite several requests and warnings. (Reuters Photo)

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   "What can we do if people don't listen to us? We had put up barricades to stop them but people are in no mood to listen," he claimed. (PTI Photo)

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   TMC activists celebrate winning trend in the West Bengal state assembly elections, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)