BJP is manipulating voters' lists with EC 'blessings': Mamata

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party was adding fake voters from other states to the electoral rolls in Bengal with the "blessings of the Election Commission" after it used the same strategy to secure victories in Delhi and Maharashtra assembly elections.

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The TMC chief also raised concerns over the appointment of Gyanesh Kumar as the chief election commissioner, threatening to hold protests if necessary action was not taken. "It is evident how the BJP is tampering with the voters' list with the blessings of the Election Commission," she said in her address at TMC state conference at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata. "In Delhi and Maharashtra, BJP secured victory by adding fake voters from Haryana and Gujarat. Now, they aim to do the same in West Bengal. They know they cannot win if the elections are held fairly," Banerjee said.