Mamata Banerjee Accuses BJP of Cheating in West Bengal Elections, Refuses to Resign

Kolkata. In the first press conference after the Trinamool Congress was defeated in the West Bengal Assembly elections, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of winning the election by cheating.

Directly rejecting the question of resignation that arose from all sides after the election results were made public, she claimed that they were not defeated. She clarified that she would not resign at this time under anyone's coercion and pressure, asserting that there was no evidence of defeat.

Mamata Banerjee accused the Election Commission of being primarily responsible for her party's defeat. Calling the Election Commission the main villain for the defeat, she said she would have a serious discussion with party members about the future strategy.

She also warned of taking to the streets again for justice, stating that the BJP's atrocities could no longer be tolerated under any circumstances. According to the Election Commission's data, out of 293 seats in West Bengal, the BJP has secured a majority by winning 207 seats, while the Trinamool Congress has to settle for only 80 seats and the Congress has won 2 seats.

Meanwhile, the opposition party BJP has reacted strongly to Mamata Banerjee's stance of not resigning despite losing the majority. BJP spokesperson Debjit Sarkar, addressing a press conference, commented that such statements from Mamata make her own position ridiculous.

He accused her of making such irresponsible statements only to remain in discussion for a few days, and the BJP insists that no one who believes in the constitutional process would make such an argument.

The BJP has called Mamata's statement unconstitutional and said there is no need to respond to it.