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NEW DELHI: West Bengal main curate Mamata Banerjee alleged that the BJP’s sweeping triumph successful the authorities assembly elections was “immoral” and “illegal”, claiming that much than 100 seats were “looted”, adjacent arsenic the enactment surged up successful results declared connected Monday.Speaking to reporters astatine the Bhabanipur counting centre, Banerjee accused the Election Commission, Central Forces, and apical BJP enactment of wrongdoing, portion the BJP secured a decisive pb successful implicit 200 seats crossed the state.Addressing the media, Banerjee launched a crisp onslaught connected the Election Commission and the BJP arsenic she accused, "More than 100 seats BJP looted. The Election Commission is the BJP's commission.
I complained to the CO and besides Manoj Agrawal, but they are not doing anything. Do you deliberation this is simply a victory? It is an immoral victory, not a motivation victory. Whatever the Election Commission has done, on with the Central Forces and the PM & location minister, is wholly illegal.
It is loot, loot, loot. We volition bounce back."
She further alleged irregularities during counting, claiming that unit broke retired and her enactment was targeted.
"From 3 p.m. onwards, they person been beating us. I was hit. CCTV was switched off. None of our agents was allowed wrong (the counting centre). The DO assured maine our agents would beryllium allowed, but aft that, helium was not disposable anywhere. I complained everywhere," she said.Banerjee reiterated her allegations arsenic she near the counting centre astatine Sakhawat Memorial Government Girls' High School, wherever she had gone amid claims that a Trinamool Congress counting cause had been forced out.She said, "We volition bounce back," portion maintaining that the mandate had been compromised.
Rahul Gandhi echoes Mamata's remarks
Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, besides doubled down connected Mamata's remark, calling the Assam and West Bengal elections "stolen by BJP with the enactment of EC."In a station connected X, Rahul Gandhi wrote, "Assam and Bengal are wide cases of the predetermination being stolen by the BJP with the enactment of the EC. We hold with Mamata ji. More than 100 seats were stolen successful Bengal.
We person seen this playbook before: Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Lok Sabha 2024, etc."
He ended his remarks with, "Chunav chori, sanstha chori - ab aur chara hullo kya hai! (Stealing elections, stealing institutions—what different enactment is near now!)"The BJP’s surge marks a important leap from its 77-seat tally successful the erstwhile assembly elections, reflecting an assertive run that targeted the ruling Trinamool Congress connected aggregate issues and expanded its elector basal crossed the state.The BJP is secured 207 seats successful the 294-member assembly, marking a historical breakthrough successful a authorities wherever it was erstwhile a marginal player. The Trinamool Congress, which has been successful powerfulness for 15 years, has won 80 seats. Congress is poised to triumph 2 seats, portion the Aam Janata Unnayan Party has secured two. The All India Secular Front and CPI(M) are starring successful 1 spot each.In the high-profile Bhabanipur constituency, Banerjee is locked successful a adjacent contention with BJP person Suvendu Adhikari. According to the latest Election Commission data, she has polled 48,671 votes and is starring by 3,830 votes aft 14 rounds of counting.
