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EC cuts Bengal counting centres to 77 amid BJP TMC standoff days before results
Politics
Published on 1 May 2026
Ten centres removed just 48 hours before counting
The Election Commission has reduced West Bengal’s election counting centres from the planned 87 to 77, according to an official statement. The decision, announced just days before results with only about 48 hours left, has triggered sharp criticism from the Trinamool Congress. The move comes amid an ongoing BJP-TMC standoff over the EVM and election process.
- EC lowers West Bengal counting centres from 87 to 77
- Decision announced roughly 48 hours before results
- TMC has condemned the sudden administrative change
- Controversy continues amid BJP TMC EVM standoff
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