The Trinamool Congress (TMC) raises a challenge in the Supreme Court involving the West Bengal “SIR” deletion process used for election-related corrections. Multiple outlets report that, in the first Supreme Court hearing after the West Bengal election on the SIR matter, TMC leaders argued that in 31 constituencies the BJP’s victory margins were smaller than the number of votes deleted under SIR.
TMC’s position, as presented through its advocates and leaders including Kalyan Banerjee, is that the deletions were high enough to potentially affect the outcome in those seats. News reports describe the court proceedings as a response to TMC’s submissions, with the Supreme Court seeking a fresh plea or further filings from the petitioners.
The hearing takes place before a Supreme Court bench that includes Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymlaya Bagchi, according to reports. The outlets agree on the core claim—victory margins in 31 seats being less than the SIR-deleted votes—while characterizing the next procedural step as the court’s request for additional or renewed arguments.
