Trinamool Congress issuing fake press cards to its workers to influence voters: BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari

Leader of the Opposition in the outgoing West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Friday (April 17, 2026) alleged that the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) was issuing “fake press identification cards” to its workers to gain access to polling stations and manipulate the election process.

The allegation came a day after the TMC accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of violating the poll code by “launching a scheme called ‘Matrishakti Bhorsa Card’, promising financial assistance to women, and distributing forms across constituencies in the final days before polling”. It termed the move as the “BJP’s electoral bribery” and demanded action against its leaders.