Mamata begins sit-in against voter roll deletions, alleges BJP-EC ‘conspiracy’ ahead of Bengal polls
Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal Chief Minister, began a sit-in protest in Kolkata on Friday to oppose alleged voter deletions from the post-SIR electoral rolls. Banerjee accused the BJP and the Election Commission of India (ECI) of conspiring to disenfranchise Bengali voters, vowing to expose their actions. The protest followed the ECI's publication of revised electoral rolls that have significantly altered the state's electorate, with over 63.66 lakh names deleted since November last year.
10 MAR 2026
— The Hindu
The Supreme Court established special tribunals to hear appeals from voters excluded during the West Bengal Special Intensive Revision process.
15 MAR 2026
— The Hindu
The Trinamool Congress will leverage Bengali sub-nationalism and the Matua community's anxieties to solidify its position as the defender of Bengali identity and electoral inclusion.
— The Hindu
The BJP leader Madhav argues that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is a transparent process aimed at reconciling voter lists, despite opposition party concerns.
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