West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee has not formally conceded defeat in the recently concluded state election, alleging that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with the help of the Election Commission, took away around 100 seats from her party. She and Abhishek Banerjee are expected to hold a press conference in Kolkata’s Kalighat to explain how the party was allegedly defeated. Despite her claims, the BJP is set to form its first government in the state with more than a two-thirds majority.
Analyses of the results suggest several factors behind Trinamool’s loss after 15 years in power. These include erosion of female voter support due to failures on women’s safety, large-scale voter list revisions that removed over nine million names, and widespread allegations of corruption and administrative inefficiency. The party also faced setbacks from Hindu-Muslim polarization, with BJP gaining from consolidated Hindu votes.
Observers note that the Election Commission’s control over the administration and deployment of over 240,000 central security personnel limited Trinamool’s traditional advantage as the ruling party, contributing further to its electoral defeat.
আমার দেশ অনলাইন প্রকাশ : ০৫ মে ২০২৬, ১০: ৩৭আপডেট : ০৫ মে ২০২৬, ১০: ৫৩ পশ্চিমবঙ্গে সদ্যসমাপ্ত নির্বাচনে ভোটগণনা শেষে ফল প্রকাশিত হলেও বর্তমান মুখ্যমন্ত্রী ও তৃণমূল কংগ্রেসের সর্বোচ্চ নেত্রী মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় আনুষ্ঠানিকভাবে এখনো পরাজয় স্বীকার করেননি,
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