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Modi accuses TMC of vote bank politics in Bengal rally
The Statesman Delhi
|January 18, 2026
Countries with strong economies take firm action against infiltration. West Bengal must do the same. But can this happen under the TMC government?
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused leaders of the ruling Trinamul Congress (TMC) and its "syndicates" of playing vote-bank politics by allegedly enrolling infiltrators in the electoral rolls of West Bengal.
This story is from the January 18, 2026 edition of The Statesman Delhi.
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