‘Opened at least 10 times’: Now BJP alleged wrongful strongroom activities day after TMC's Kolkata faceoff
Political tensions escalated in West Bengal ahead of the assembly election results as both the BJP and Trinamool Congress accused each other of irregularities involving EVM strongrooms. The BJP alleged unauthorized access, claiming a strongroom was opened at least 10 times, while the TMC staged a sit-in protest in Kolkata over alleged tampering with ballot papers. The Election Commission dismissed the allegations, citing routine postal ballot segregation, and ordered repolling at 15 booths in South 24 Parganas.
- ▪BJP leader Sharadwat Mukhopadhyay alleged that a strongroom in Bidhannagar was opened at least 10 times without proper authorization.
- ▪TMC leaders Kunal Ghosh and Shashi Panja held a sit-in protest at Khudiram Anushilan Kendra in Kolkata over alleged irregularities in strongroom activities.
- ▪The Election Commission stated that officials were lawfully segregating postal ballots and affirmed that strongrooms remained secure.
- ▪Six officials were suspended following complaints from BJP leaders about unauthorized strongroom access.
- ▪The Election Commission ordered repolling at 15 booths in South 24 Parganas due to voting irregularities during the second phase.
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‘Opened at least 10 times’: Now BJP alleged wrongful strongroom activities day after TMC's Kolkata faceoffBJP leader Sharadwat Mukhopadhyay said, the strongroom was opened “early” and that it had been opened at least 10 times.Updated on: May 01, 2026 11:00 PM ISTEdited by Sana FaziliShare viaCopy link Chaotic scenes continued dominating West Bengal on Friday as well as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Trinamool Congress (TMC) continued trading barbs ahead of counting of votes for the assembly elections on May 4.Security personnel conduct a route march ahead of the declaration of results of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Nadia, West Bengal, Friday, May 1, 2026.(Photo for representation) (PTI)The allegations of irregularities at strongroom again haunted Bengal on Friday, day…
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