Mamata Banerjee woos minority voters in Cooch Behar amid SIR controversy.

• Mamata Banerjee visited Cooch Behar to consolidate minority votes ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.
• The visit is part of Trinamool's "SIR offensive," opposing the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
• Trinamool aims to secure Muslim-majority seats in border districts like Cooch Behar, where BJP made gains in 2021.
• BJP claims SIR targets "Muslim infiltrators," while Trinamool attributes voter increases to Hindu refugees from Bangladesh.
• The political battle over voter lists intensifies as BJP increased its vote share and Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal.

Why It Matters: It shows a key political fight over voter demographics impacting West Bengal elections.