Kolkata, April 24 -- Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien on Friday attributed the higher voter turnout in Phase I of the West Bengal elections to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, claiming that the number of votes cast in 2026 was below that in the 2021 polls.

In an X post referring to Union Minister Amit Shah, Derek O'Brien gave the numbers claiming a "negligible" difference between the number of votes cast in phase I of the 2026 and 2021 elections and expressed confidence in TMC's victory.

The TMC MP wrote, "Amit, it's so easy to expose you. And your attempt to create fake narratives. Here is hard data to bust BJP propaganda on Phase 1: total votes cast in 2026 have decreased compared to 2021. First, let us l...