Watch: BJP Shares Videos Of Goons Brandishing Gun In Bengal

Amid widespread violence in West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party attacked the Trinamool Congress government, alleging that the state under its rule has become a tragic example of violence in democracy.

Sharing a video, BJP IT-cell head Amit Malviya claimed that "TMC goons openly brandish gun and threaten an independent candidate in Barrackpore, North 24 Parganas".

"9 people have died since morning and no one knows how many more will die through the day. SEC and Mamata Banerjee are responsible for this bloodshed. They didn't deploy CAPF..." Malviya tweeted.

At least 11 people were killed in election-related violence in West Bengal since midnight as voting was underway for the three-tier panchayat polls in the state on Saturday.

Among those killed were six TMC members, and one worker each of the BJP, CPI(M), Congress and ISF, and another person whose political identity could not be known, news agency PTI reported.

"This war like situation is a grim reminder of how lawless Bengal is under Mamata Banerjee. The struggles of people in WB, for respect and dignity, is real. It is when one faces such barbarity, one realises true worth of freedom and democracy... #SaveBengal," Malviya said in another tweet.

In another video posted by the BJP, a man can be purportedly seen running with a ballot box.

"In a desperate bid for victory, risking their lives, they are seen running with the ballot box! This mockery of the voting process raises the question: Is such an election necessary? Simply declaring oneself as the winner would have sufficed, " the BJP tweeted.