Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. File Photo: @CM_JnK/X via PTI Photo J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday (March 20, 2026) questioned “sweeping transfers by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in poll-bound West Bengal”. “These sweeping transfers only happen in non-BJP ruled states and especially in West Bengal but that’s no surprise,” Mr. Abdullah said, in a post on X. He said no amount of effort by the ECI “to gerrymander will change the results”. “Come counting day Mamata Didi will win a thumping majority,” Mr. Abdullah. He said West Bengal will once again prove what “I have always believed to be true – officers don’t win elections for political parties, the leaders of political parties do”. West Bengal is set for elections from April 23 and 29 to elect 294 members. Published – March 21, 2026 02:33 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Show cause notice illegal, arbitrary, say BJD MLAs who cross-voted in Rajya Sabha poll Taking everything in my stride: Rahane embraces captaincy challenge after 2025 flop show