Overview
- Election officials in West Bengal completed district-wise training for 80,000-plus BLOs, with door-to-door verification slated from November 4 to December 4 and a draft roll due December 9.
- An EC official said a separate list will name voters whose forms remain incomplete or unsubmitted to avoid confusion over deletions, before the draft roll is published.
- BLOs — many of them teachers — protested in Kolkata, demanding written 'on duty' status, documented attendance and stronger security; the CEO’s office said state police will coordinate protection.
- The Trinamool Congress announced a Kolkata rally on November 4 opposing the exercise, the BJP plans a counter‑mobilization, and both parties filed complaints accusing rival leaders of intimidating BLOs.
- The BJP said it will field more than 50,000 booth‑level agents to shadow the process, while in Chennai an all‑party meeting led by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin resolved to move the Supreme Court against SIR in Tamil Nadu.