TMC candidate Shashi Panja addressed media personnel at the Netaji Indoor Stadium on 30 April 2026, alleging that BJP and Election Commission of India (ECI) officials accessed ballot boxes in the strong room without representation from concerned party nominees.
Kunal Ghosh and Shashi Panja, TMC candidates, staged a dharna outside the Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on 30 April 2026, protesting alleged unauthorised ballot box access by BJP and Election Commission personnel during the West Bengal Assembly vote count.
The TMC protest focused on alleged procedural lapses at the Netaji Indoor Stadium counting centre, where party representatives claimed ballot boxes were accessed without their nominees present — a violation of electoral protocol outlined by the Election Commission of India.
Kunal Ghosh and Shashi Panja held a sit-in demonstration at the Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on 30 April 2026, demanding adherence to Election Commission rules governing ballot box access during the West Bengal Assembly vote count.
The TMC protest centred on allegations that BJP and Election Commission of India officials accessed ballot boxes in the strong room at Netaji Indoor Stadium without TMC party nominees present — a procedural requirement for election transparency.
TMC candidates Kunal Ghosh and Shashi Panja protested outside the Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on 30 April 2026, raising concerns over alleged unauthorised ballot box handling by Election Commission and BJP representatives during the West Bengal Assembly elections count.