As the political row over the Election Commission (EC)’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal intensifies, the ruling Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) has kept its focus on the forthcoming Assembly elections due in March-April 2026.

The TMC has been engaged in a balancing act between taking control of the narrative over the SIR and reaching out to the affected voters.

The party has maintained that the Matua community (Scheduled Caste), whose roots are primarily in Bangladesh, has been “most affected” by the SIR exercise across Bengal, mainly in bordering districts. It has also highlighted the SIR’s impact on the state’s minorities as well as the Adivasi groups which are concentrated in its northern and western parts.

A senior TMC leader said, “I

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