West Bengal Chief Minister (CM) Mamata Banerjee and Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari crossed paths in the same polling booth area in Bhabanipur’s Chakraberia on Wednesday, trading sharp political swipes at each other without any direct interaction and underscoring the high-stakes prestige battle unfolding in the CM's traditional bastion.

Though they did not come face-to-face or exchange courtesies, the two rival candidates were briefly in the same area in Ward Number 70 of Chakraberia, news agency PTI reported. Banerjee was seated outside a local party office after receiving complaints of alleged intimidation of local TMC leaders.