West Bengal Assembly Polls: Outgoing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that her “target is very clear” as she pledged to strengthen the opposition’s Indian National Developmental
Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) following the TMC’s crushing electoral defeat in the state.
While addressing a press conference, the TMC supremo said that several opposition leaders had reached out to her after the results, expressing support and solidarity.
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“Sonia ji, Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, Uddhav Thackeray, Akhilesh Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav, Hemant Soren rang me up. All the allies of INDI Alliance told me that they are totally and absolutely with me,” she said.
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She added that leaders from across the alliance are expected to visit her in the coming days, with Akhilesh Yadav likely to arrive tomorrow.
“I think our solidarity will be united and strong for the next days. My target is very clear. I will strengthen the INDIA team, just like a small person,” she added.
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Banerjee further said that she no longer holds any official post. “I don’t have any chair now, I am a commoner… a free bird,” she said, adding that she intends to continue working for the people outside of office.
Banerjee also underlined her personal commitment to public service, saying she had not drawn a salary or pension during her tenure. “I have given my entire life in service to the people,” she said.
She further asserted that she would not resign, insisting that she has not lost the election despite the results.
West Bengal Poll Results
Her remarks came a day after the BJP secured a decisive victory in the West Bengal Assembly elections, winning 206 seats- well past the two-thirds majority mark- and bringing an end to Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) 15-year rule.
Final figures showed the saffron party winning 206 seats, while the TMC lagged behind with 80 seats and a marginal lead in one constituency, as per Election Commission data on Tuesday morning.
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The majority mark in the 294-member House is 148. The result signals a decisive shift in the state’s political direction and ideological balance.
For the first time in decades, West Bengal is poised to be governed by the same party that holds power at the Centre, a development likely to have far-reaching administrative and political consequences.
