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Mamata Banerjee Targets BJP Over Alleged Voter Manipulation in Bengal
Banerjee said BJP agents submitted about 30,000 Form 6 applications in hours, and the Election Commission said it would investigate the complaint.
- On Tuesday, March 31, 2026, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of a "grave conspiracy" to manipulate electoral rolls, sparking clashes outside the Chief Electoral Officer's office in Kolkata.
- Banerjee alleged a "mischievous ploy to include non-residents" following the Special Intensive Revision process, during which about 60 lakh voters were marked "doubtful and pending."
- Trinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee alleged that "about 30,000 Form 6s were submitted" in six hours, violating Supreme Court directives regarding voter list adjudication.
- Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal pledged to examine CCTV footage from his office, while the TMC filed a police complaint seeking investigation into the "illegal mass submission" of voter applications.
- These allegations emerge ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, with the Chief Minister drawing parallels to "voter hijacking" tactics the BJP allegedly employed in Bihar and Maharashtra.
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Mamata says BJP conspiring with EC to manipulate voters’ list via Form 6, CEO says all charges to be probed
In a three-page letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee alleged that BJP agents were submitting Form 6 applications of “outsiders” for the inclusion of new voters in the state.
Violence erupts outside Kolkata CEO office after Trinamool alleges bulk submissions of Form 6 by BJP
Mamata writes to CEC alleging that BJP is trying to smuggle outsiders into State voter list, in a bid at “voter hijacking”; CEO says it is not his job to check Form 6 submissions; CM threatened Central forces
Mamata Banerjee Targets BJP Over Alleged Voter Manipulation in Bengal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of manipulating electoral rolls by including illegal voters from NDA-ruled states. She alleged this tactic was to influence Bengal's election outcome, citing large submissions of Form 6 applications as evidence. Banerjee plans to counter these actions and defend democratic rights.
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