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EPISODE · Apr 27, 2026 · 6 MIN

West Bengal Election: Was it Really Free and Fair? 6 Absurd Decisions by EC Against Mamata

from News and Views · host The Quint

West Bengal Election 2026 is a poll under siege. Election Commission rules are being questioned for being absurd and working against the Trinamool Congress.  The EC introduced certain rules meant only for Bengal and not Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry that went to polls with it. These rules have led to lakhs of people being deprived of their right to vote. And now the state is being put under unprecedented security deployment, of a greater scale than even the civil strife in Manipur.There are six aspects to what can be called an election under siege in West Bengal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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