By IANS,
Kolkata: Pandemonium broke out at the venue of the West Bengal Youth Congress committee elections here Monday as the supporters of a losing candidate broke furniture, upturned tables and chased people with rods and flag poles.
The election at the Nazrul Mancha in south Kolkata saw Congress MP Mousam Benazir Noor becoming the new state Youth Congress chief after defeating Arindam Bhattacharya who had the backing of Deepa Dasmunshi, wife of ailing Congress leader Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi.
Soon after the results were announced, Youth Congress activists owing allegiance to the losing candidate forced their way onto the dais and went on a rampage. They broke chairs, tore up cloth used to decorate the stage and beat up some of the Congress workers with rods and flag poles.
Earlier through the day, the area around the venue was choc-a-bloc with cars, hired buses and lorries as both the groups brought their supporters from the districts.
The Youth Congress presidents of the state’s 42 parliamentary constituencies were also elected during the day.