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EC Transfers in Bengal Won’t Change Result, Leaders Win Polls, Not Officers: Omar
Omar Abdullah supports Mamata Banerjee's claim that Election Commission transfers target non-Centre ruled states and insists these moves won’t alter voter decisions.
- On Friday | March 20, 2026, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah questioned sweeping transfers by the Election Commission of India in poll-bound West Bengal from Srinagar, supporting Mamata Banerjee amid rising political reactions.
- Allegations surfaced that more than fifty senior officials were transferred before the election schedule, with West Bengal Chief Minister accusing the Election Commission of politicising institutions.
- Abdullah wrote on X that such sweeping transfers typically occur in non-BJP ruled states and especially in West Bengal, adding that officers don’t win elections for parties, leaders do.
- Abdullah predicted the transfers would not alter the outcome, stating Mamata Didi will win a thumping majority on counting day, and ECI efforts won't change the verdict.
- With polls scheduled from April 23 and 29, West Bengal will elect 294 members amid concerns over delayed supplementary rolls and alleged non-compliance with Supreme Court directives.
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EC transfers in poll-bound Bengal will not change result: Omar - The Tribune
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said the efforts of the Election Commission to 'gerrymander' will not change the results in West Bengal Assembly elections, expressing confidence that Trinamool Congress will emerge victorious.
·Chandigarh, India
Read Full ArticleMamata Banerjee has written to the Election Commission regarding the transfers of bureaucrats ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has questioned the Election Commission's decisions, calling them political interference.
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