In West Bengal, the voter list is no longer the foundation of democracy—it has turned into an instrument of political manipulation in the hands of the Trinamool Congress. Official data itself stands as the biggest witness against Trinamool. A glance at the numbers after voter list revision makes it clear how massive irregularities have spread across the state.

As many as 8.5 million voters have errors in their parents’ names—this is not a mere “mistake,” but the result of planned negligence. Even more alarming, 1.3 million voters share the same parents’ names—not human records, but files that look copy-pasted! And it doesn’t stop there. 1.115 million voters are shown as having become parents below the age of 15—law, logic, and reality have all been brushed aside by Trinamool in one stroke.

The figures show that 24.21 lakh voters—about 6 percent of the electorate—have the same father’s name. Again, 3.45 lakh voters are recorded as having become grandparents before the age of 40. In which democratic system are such “miracles” possible? Or is clinging to power through electoral arithmetic the only goal?

On top of this, there are 30,56,628 “no-mapping” voters—people without proper addresses, with questionable existence, yet with intact voting rights! Altogether, 58,17,851 names have been dropped from the draft list. Yet the number of dead voters stands at 24,19,158, and migrated voters at 19,99,816—who will take responsibility for this massive opacity?

Trinamool repeatedly chants slogans of “protecting democracy.” But these numbers scream the truth—this is not democracy; this is vote engineering. If the voter list is not clean, elections turn into a farce. And who benefits from this farce is well known to the people of Bengal—so allege the opposition.

BJP’s Attack: “This is not a voter list, it is Trinamool’s vote-bank list.”

West Bengal BJP President Shamik Bhattacharya stated clearly,

“These numbers prove that elections in West Bengal are a stage-managed game under Trinamool’s supervision. Ghost voters, fake identities, age anomalies—taken together, this is a betrayal of democracy.”

Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari made an even sharper allegation. He said, “Mamata Banerjee’s government has turned the administration into a party office. By distorting the voter list and inserting illegal infiltrators and fake voters, Trinamool’s sole objective is to win elections.”

From the BJP’s national leadership, the message was equally blunt:

“Where parents exist below the age of 15, law, elections, and the Constitution are nothing but a joke to Trinamool.”

Questions are also being raised about the role of the Election Commission. According to the BJP, these massive irregularities have continued for years right under the administration’s nose. Then what was the Commission doing all this time? The BJP has demanded from the Election Commission a special intensive revision of the voter list, mandatory linkage of voter rolls with Aadhaar and other identity documents, and verification under the supervision of central forces.

Trinamool keeps repeating the slogan of “saving democracy.” But these numbers cry out—this is not democracy; this is vote engineering. Without a clean voter list, elections become a mockery. And who gains from that mockery is well understood by the people of Bengal.

Today, the question is only this – Are these anomalies mere coincidences, or a systematic design to retain power? Will the Election Commission remain a silent spectator, or will it truly protect voters’ rights? To save democracy in West Bengal, a comprehensive and independent investigation into this scandal is essential. The names of those responsible must be made public. Otherwise, Trinamool’s “game” will continue—and on every page of the voter list, the people’s voting rights will be buried.

While Trinamool speaks of “saving democracy,” in reality it has turned the voter list into a weapon to cling to power— this is the BJP’s core allegation. Without a full investigation into this scandal, the credibility of elections in West Bengal will collapse.

Today, the people of West Bengal face one stark question— Will people cast the vote, or will Trinamool’s manufactured “ghost voter army” decide the outcome?

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