BJP demands fresh polling in Asansol, Bidhannagar
The Hindu
Party alleges widespread rigging in Bengal civic elections
, the BJP on Sunday demanded that the civic elections in Asansol and Bidhannagar be cancelled and fresh polling be held.
In a letter to the State Election Commission (SEC), BJP State chief Sukanta Majumdar alleged that while widespread rigging took place during the polls on Saturday, police became a silent spectator.
“We demand the polling in these two civic bodies be cancelled immediately and fresh polls ordered. We are not making such demands for Chandannagar and Siliguri as polling was not reduced to a farce in these two municipal corporations,” he said. In the letter, Mr. Majumdar cited the Calcutta High Court’s directive to the SEC to ensure free and fair polls.

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.