After the crushing defeat in West Bengal elections, TMC Chief Mamata Banerjee called the Election Commission the main villain. She said, ‘Why would I resign when I have not lost? I cannot be forced to resign. Morally I am saying that I won. I will not go to Lok Bhavan and resign.

INDIA alliance partners with me: Mamata Banerjee

CM Mamata Banerjee said, ‘Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, Uddhav Thackeray, Akhilesh Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav, Hemant Soren called me. All the friends of INDIA alliance told me that they are completely with me. I think our unity will remain stronger in the coming days. Akhilesh requested me if he could come today itself, but I told him that if he comes tomorrow, he will come tomorrow. Everyone will come one by one. My goal is very clear.

Now I am a free bird: Mamata

She said, ‘I will strengthen the INDIA alliance. Just like a common man. Now I don’t have any chair so I am a common man. You can’t tell me that I am using my chair. I am a free bird now. I spent my entire life in the service of people. In these 15 years I did not withdraw even a single penny of pension. I am not taking even a single penny of salary. But now, I am a free bird.

Mamata Banerjee lashed out at the Election Commission

TMC President Mamata Banerjee said, ‘Sadly, CEC has become a villain in this election, robbing people of their constitutional rights and looting EVMs. Can you tell me that after voting the EVM has 80-90 percent charge? How can this be possible? Two days before the elections, they started arresting our people. They started raiding everywhere. He changed all the IPS and IAS officers.

Mamata Banerjee said, ‘She selected people from her party and BJP played the game directly with the Election Commission. This is a betting between BJP and Election Commission. We fought against the entire machinery. The Prime Minister and the Home Minister are also involved and are directly interfering. He removed 90 lakh names from SIR. When we went to court, 32 lakh names were included… They played a dirty and cheap game. I have never seen such an election in my life.

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee refused to step down on Tuesday (April 5, 2026) after her party’s defeat in the assembly elections. He claimed that this election result is not the real mandate of the people but the result of a conspiracy. On the statement of TMC Chief Mamata Banerjee, BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia said that for the first time in the history of independent India, a Chief Minister has refused to resign despite losing the elections.

BJP targeted Mamata Banerjee

BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said, ‘By clinging to power, Mamata Banerjee is not only adopting an anarchist attitude, but she is also openly insulting the sentiments of the voters and the sanctity of the mandate. This is a complete breakdown of the constitutional system. Mamata Banerjee alleged that Trinamool Congress did not contest elections against BJP, rather its fight was with the Election Commission, which worked for BJP.

Mamta Banerjee refused to resign

He said, ‘The question of my resignation does not arise because our defeat was not due to the public mandate but due to a conspiracy. I am not defeated, I will not go to Lok Bhavan. They can take action as per constitutional norms. Mamata Banerjee alleged large-scale irregularities in the counting process, claiming that the mandate on nearly 100 seats was ‘robbed’ and counting was deliberately slowed down to demoralize her party.

Mamata Banerjee lashed out at the Election Commission

Mamata Banerjee accused Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar of weakening the democratic rights of the people. He also announced the formation of a 10-member fact finding committee to visit the areas affected by post-poll violence and assess the ground situation. He termed the allegations of violence after the elections in 2021 as baseless. Banerjee said that after the election results, many leaders of the INDIA alliance of opposition parties contacted her and expressed solidarity.

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