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Kolkata/ Puri: A puja was held at the residence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kalighat in south Kolkata on Friday as the schedule for the assembly elections in West Bengal was announced. Abhishek Banerjee, the nephew of the chief minister, performed the rituals, which were led by Jagannath Swain Mohapatra of the Lord Jagannath temple in Puri. The chief minister also took part in the rituals as the priests performed a yagna. "Mamata Banerjee prayed for peace in Bengal during the elections. Lakhs of Bengalis travel to Puri in Odisha every year for visiting the Lord Jagannath temple..