The 2026 West Bengal Assembly election was described as one of the most interventionist in India’s history since the Emergency, according to the report. It stated that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and central institutions exerted extraordinary influence, with the Election Commission, investigative agencies, and security forces allegedly acting in ways that undermined constitutional norms. The process of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) reportedly removed around nine million names from the voter list, about 12 percent of the electorate, disproportionately affecting Muslims, Matua community Hindus, and poor women.

The Election Commission termed the process as voter list purification, but the report claimed it lacked statistical or legal basis. It said 30 observers were deployed in Bengal compared to four in Uttar Pradesh, and 95 percent of national police transfers occurred in the state. Around 240,000 central security personnel were deployed, over three times the 2021 level. The report also alleged that the BJP used the “infiltrator” issue as a central campaign theme, linking it to Prime Minister Modi’s earlier demographic mission speech.

The article concluded that the 2026 Bengal election could serve as a model for future national-level political control, portraying it as a struggle for the state’s democratic survival.