TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee cries foul after BJP’s landslide win in West Bengal

Visibly disappointed TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee has promised to bounce back following the landslide win for the BJP in West Bengal in the assembly elections 2026. 

Mamata also raised serious concerns about the counting process, alleging irregularities by the Election Commission of India (ECI). "More than 100 seats BJP looted. The Election Commission is the BJP's commission. I complained to the CO and also Manoj Agrawal, but they are not doing anything. Do you think this is a victory? It is an immoral victory, not a moral victory. Whatever the Election Commission has done, along with the Central Forces and the PM & Home Minister, is totally illegal. It is loot, loot, loot. We will bounce back," she said. 

The 2026 Assembly elections, held across multiple states, have emerged as a major turning point in India’s political landscape, including West Bengal. 

"From 3 pm onwards, they have been beating us. I was hit. CCTV was switched off. None of our agents was allowed inside (the counting centre). The DO assured me our agents would be allowed, but after that, he was not available anywhere. I complained everywhere," the CM said. 

After conceding the election victory to the BJP, the TMC chief was seen returning to her residence. The CM claimed that the BJP resorted to polarisation in Bengal and capitalised on the 15-year-long anti-incumbency sentiment against the Mamta Banerjee-led government. 

"The Lotus blooms in West Bengal! The 2026 West Bengal Assembly Elections will be remembered forever. People's power has prevailed, and BJP's politics of good governance has triumphed," PM Modi said on X. BJP stormed to power in West Bengal after comfortably crossing the majority of 148 seats in the 294-seat Assembly.