Cracks in oppn? Rahul sends message to leaders 'gloating' about TMC's loss

NEW DELHI: Congress person Rahul Gandhi connected Tuesday cautioned enactment colleagues and different oppostion leaders against celebrating the Trinamool Congress’s decision successful West Bengal, framing the predetermination result arsenic a larger menace to Indian democracy. Without taking names, Rahul Gandhi said, "Some successful the Congress, and others, are gloating astir TMC’s loss. They request to recognize this clearly: the theft of Assam and Bengal’s mandate is simply a large measurement guardant by the BJP successful its ngo to destruct Indian democracy."He urged governmental parties to determination beyond electoral rivalries, adding, "Put petty authorities aside. This is not astir 1 enactment oregon another. This is astir India."

The Congress leader’s remarks travel a time aft the BJP’s sweeping triumph successful West Bengal, wherever the enactment crossed the bulk mark, ending the 15-year regularisation of Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress.Rahul Gandhi’s notation to “theft of mandate” appeared to echo allegations raised by Mamata Banerjee, who claimed that “more than 100 seats were stolen” successful the state, a complaint the BJP has dismissed.The Congress, which has had constricted electoral beingness successful West Bengal successful caller years, managed to triumph 2 seats successful the 2026 assembly elections.

Earlier, Mamata Banerjee alleged that the BJP “looted” much than 100 seats and termed the Election Commission “the BJP’s commission,” calling the triumph “immoral” and “illegal.”The BJP is acceptable to signifier its archetypal authorities successful West Bengal with a landslide victory, winning 206 seats successful the 294-member assembly. Repolling successful the Falta constituency volition beryllium conducted connected May 21.