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Bengal Poll Battle Heats up: EC and TMC Exchange 'Straight Talk'

The TMC said the Election Commission chief told its delegation to get lost after a seven-minute meeting over poll official neutrality.

  • On Wednesday, a Trinamool Congress delegation met the Election Commission in New Delhi to discuss neutrality concerns regarding the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections.
  • Tensions stem from TMC's objections to the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, with the party claiming officials are linked to the Bharatiya Janata Party .
  • Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Derek O Brien claimed Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar told the delegation to "get lost" within 7 minutes, while ECI officials alleged "shouting and indecent behaviour."
  • Spokesperson Saket Gokhale demanded the release of meeting transcripts, while Derek O Brien announced that "like-minded anti-BJP parties" will hold a press conference to address the dispute.
  • The Commission stated the 294-member Assembly elections will be "fear-free, violence-free, intimidation-free, inducement-free," with voting scheduled in two phases on 23 and 29 April.
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The Wire broke the news in New Delhi, India on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
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