Trinamool Congress (TMC) claimed in the Supreme Court that deletions in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll affected assembly constituencies in West Bengal.
TMC leader Kalyan Banerjee submitted that in 31 constituencies, the BJP's winning margin over the TMC was less than the number of persons deleted in the SIR process.
He claimed that the vote gap between the TMC and the BJP was nearly 32 lakhs, and nearly 35 lakh appeals were pending before the appellate tribunals.
The Supreme Court bench said that former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and others can file fresh applications regarding their claims.
The CJI said that the priority will be to ensure that appeals are decided expeditiously, and a report from the Hon'ble CJ is required to take stock in what timeline they can be resolved.
