ADVERTISEMENTAs the chief minister led a Trinamool rally in the heart of Calcutta on Monday afternoon, conversations with bystanders suggested the jury was still out on whether the LPG crisis would be a factor in the upcoming Assembly elections. Alongside LPG, she raised several other issues, such as the ongoing revision of electoral rolls and the transfer of senior bureaucrats and police officers by the Election Commission. Thousands had lined up along the barricades set up along the entire route to catch a glimpse of Mamata. He said the LPG crisis was a temporary problem, but the SIR was not. “The LPG crisis will end soon.

Source: The Telegraph March 17, 2026 04:50 UTC