The campaign for the second and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections concluded on Monday after weeks of fierce exchanges over Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, undocumented immigration, corruption, and unemployment.

From Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, top leaders of the BJP and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) made their last-minute pitches to voters. Amid a couple of incidents of pre-poll violence, Shah said at a roadshow in Kolkata later on Monday that central forces would remain in the state for 60 days after the elections.

For the BJP, the day started with PM Modi addressing a public meeting in Jagatdal in North 24 Parganas district’s Barrackpore area. “This is my last public meeting for this election. Given what I felt wherever I went in Bengal, I can say that after the May 4 results, I will return for the (BJP government’s) oath-taking ceremony,” the PM said.

The election roadshows were a “teerth yatra (pilgrimage)”, Modi said, adding that he felt spiritually strengthened after these interactions.