Supreme Court Ruling Undermines TMC's Power Bid in West Bengal Elections, Claims BJP
SC ruling on counting staff for Bengal polls crumbled TMC's bid to seize power unfairly: BJP
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The Supreme Court of India upheld a Calcutta High Court decision regarding the deployment of Central employees for vote counting in West Bengal, leading the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to assert that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is attempting to seize power unfairly. The ruling comes ahead of the state election results, set to be announced soon.
- 01The Supreme Court upheld a Calcutta High Court ruling regarding vote counting staff in West Bengal.
- 02BJP claims TMC's attempts to seize power are crumbling due to this ruling.
- 03The TMC approached the Supreme Court out of frustration over its electoral prospects.
- 04Polling for West Bengal's 294 Assembly seats occurred in two phases on April 23 and April 29.
- 05Election results are expected to be announced shortly.
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The Supreme Court of India has refused to intervene in a Calcutta High Court ruling concerning the deployment of Central government employees for vote counting in West Bengal, leading the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to claim that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is failing in its attempts to seize power through unfair means. BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi accused the TMC of approaching the Supreme Court out of desperation, as the party anticipates defeat in the upcoming election results, set to be announced on Monday. The Supreme Court's special bench, comprising Justices P S Narasimha and Joymalya Bagchi, stated that the Election Commission (EC) has the authority to select counting staff and that its April 13 circular, which allows for the deployment of state government employees, is valid. Trivedi criticized the TMC's legal challenges, claiming they reflect political frustration and a misuse of constitutional mechanisms. Polling for the 294 Assembly seats in West Bengal took place in two phases on April 23 and April 29, with results expected soon.
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This ruling reinforces the integrity of the electoral process in West Bengal, potentially affecting the TMC's ability to challenge the election results.
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