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SIR exercise could boomerang BJP in Bengal polls Firhad Hakim claims voters rally behind Mamata
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Published on 27 April 2026

A voter list move may anger multiple communities
TMC leader Firhad Hakim warns that the SIR voter roll revision could backfire for the BJP in West Bengal. He says the move has angered voters across communities and that, even with a high-decibel BJP campaign led by central figures, public support still leans toward Mamata Banerjee. Hakim predicts TMC will likely retain power.
- Firhad Hakim says voter roll revision could backfire on the BJP
- He claims the exercise angered voters across communities
- BJP’s central-led campaign hasn’t shifted public support
- Hakim forecasts TMC likely retains power in West Bengal
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