Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has questioned the Election Commission of India’s sweeping transfers of officials in poll-bound West Bengal. In a post on X, he stated that such transfers occur only in non-BJP ruled states and will not change the election outcome in favour of Mamata Banerjee. He predicted that Mamata Didi would win a thumping majority.
On Friday, March 20, 2026, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah questioned the “sweeping transfers” by the Election Commission of India in poll-bound West Bengal, in a post on X. “These sweeping transfers only happen in non-BJP ruled states and especially in West Bengal but that’s no surprise,” he said. Abdullah asserted that no effort by the ECI “to gerrymander will change the results.” “Come counting day Mamata Didi will win a thumping majority,” he added. He further stated that West Bengal will prove “officers don’t win elections for political parties, the leaders of political parties do.” The state is scheduled to hold elections on April 23 and 29 to elect 294 members.
