This came a day after the BJP secured a landslide victory, winning 207 seats in the 294-member assembly, ending the Trinamool Congress’s uninterrupted 15-year rule.
Mamata Banerjee dismissed the outcome as “engineered” and asserted that her party was fighting the Election Commission, not the BJP. The TMC could only manage 80 seats. She also alleged large-scale irregularities in counting, claiming nearly 100 seats were “looted” and that the pace of counting was deliberately slowed to sap her party’s morale.
Banerjee also announced the formation of a 10-member fact-finding committee to visit areas “affected by post-poll violence” and assess the situation on the ground, while dismissing 2021 violence allegations as baseless.
The BJP, meanwhile, dismissed her claims outright, accusing her of undermining democratic institutions and refusing to accept the people’s verdict.
Meanwhile, senior advocates have spoken on the development and have opined that Mamata Banerjee must resign, or she will be out once the new incumbent takes over and proves a majority on the floor of the House.
Follow For All The Live Updates
