The application further asserts that Banerjee is aware of the ground realities faced by residents of West Bengal due to the SIR process being undertaken by the Election Commission of India, which is under challenge in the writ petition.
Her appearance in person would assist the Court in the effective adjudication of the case, she has contended.
In her main petition, she has sought quashing of multiple directions and instructions issued by the ECI.
She has also sought a direction that the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections be conducted on the basis of the existing electoral rolls instead of rolls which will be revised after SIR.