New Delhi, April 16 -- Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI), calling it the "real trump card" of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal.

Taking it to X, Banerjee said, "If you think Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, or Yogi Adityanath are the BJP's trump cards in Bengal, you are sorely mistaken. The real trump card fighting for the BJP from the shadows is the Chief Election Commissioner. BJP calls the shots, and the Election Commission obediently follows orders."

He further alleged that several security agencies have been deployed in the State to single out those who are protected by the Trinamool Congress (TMC).

"Hundreds of companies of Central Forces, wh...