Mamata Banerjee Fires at Centre in Poila Boishakh Greetings, Bengal Polls Heat Up

Election 2026 updates LIVE: In her Bengali New Year greetings to people, Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday urged people to resist divisive forces and reaffirmed her appeal to voters ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.| India News

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Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took a swipe at the Centre with her 'Delhi's zamindar' comment as she wished people on Bengali New Year, Poila Boishakh. She urged people to give a democratic answer to those 'usurping people's voting rights.'

Poll campaigns in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu have gained momentum, with voting scheduled for next week. Tamil Nadu will go to polls on April 23, while high-stakes Bengal voting is scheduled for April 29.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi intensified his attack on the ruling All India Trinamool Congress, accusing it of corruption, appeasement politics, and neglecting North Bengal. He asserted that the BJP is poised to form the next government in the state.