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Bengal's SIR drive set stage for assembly polls with 5.8 million deletions

West Bengal's political temperature is rising as assembly polls approach. The Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls has become a major point of contention between the Trinamool Congress and the BJP. Mamata Banerjee alleges a bid to delete voters, while the BJP claims infiltrators are on the rolls. The influential Matua community faces uncertainty.

5 Jan 2026 12:53 am