EC warns TMC of zero tolerance for poll malpractice in West Bengal

The Election Commission (EC) has issued a no-nonsense warning to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) ahead of the upcoming polls. The poll body declared that this time, West Bengal’s assembly elections should be free from “fear, violence, intimidation and inducement.” “ECI's straight-talk to Trinamool Congress,” the election authority wrote on X. “This time, the elections in West Bengal would surely be: Fear-free, Violence-free, Intimidation-free, Inducement-free and without any Raid, Booth Jamming and Source Jamming.”

चुनाव आयोग की तृणमूल कांग्रेस को दो टूक

पश्चिम बंगाल में इस बार चुनाव:
भय रहित,
हिंसा रहित,
धमकी रहित,
प्रलोभन रहित,
छापा रहित,
बूथ एवं सोर्स जामिंग रहित होकर ही रहेंगे

ECI's Straight-talk to Trinamool Congress

This time, the Elections in West Bengal would surely be :… pic.twitter.com/p5fM8Uu337

— Election Commission of India (@ECISVEEP) April 8, 2026

Earlier on Wednesday, a meeting between a TMC delegation and the EC ended in a heated exchange. TMC MP Derek O’Brien said chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar told them to “get lost” after seven minutes, while the EC accused O’Brien of shouting and trying to stop the CEC from speaking.The TMC handed letters from Mamata Banerjee and raised concerns about poll officials allegedly linked to the BJP.West Bengal votes in two phases: April 23 and April 29. Results will be out on May 4.