Overview
- Following Monday’s Delhi meeting, a BJP delegation asked the Election Commission to bar Mamata Banerjee from campaigning, alleging threats at rallies and model code breaches.
- On Tuesday, Mamata accused the BJP of trying to add out‑of‑state voters through mass Form 6 submissions and wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar alleging collusion by the poll body.
- Form 6 is the application used to add first‑time voters or shift a voter to a new constituency, and large, rapid batches can trigger verification and legal scrutiny.
- West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal said Tuesday he will review office CCTV and investigate the TMC complaint about bulk applications, and he warned of legal action for false entries.
- The Election Commission transferred 173 police station officers earlier this week to bolster neutrality before the two‑phase vote on April 23 and 29, as Suvendu Adhikari’s Monday nominations from Nandigram and Bhabanipur raised the stakes in his rivalry with Mamata Banerjee.