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Mamata Banerjee: 'We didn't lose, we were forced to lose.' Is Mamata still far from reality?
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News18•26-09-2026, 19:05
Mamata Banerjee: 'We didn't lose, we were forced to lose.' Is Mamata still far from reality?
- •Four months after losing power, Mamata Banerjee remains firm on her stance.
- •At a rally in Srirampur, Mamata reiterated claims of being forcibly defeated in the election.
- •Mamata Banerjee targeted the National Election Commission and Gyanesh Kumar.
- •She alleged EVM machines and vote counting were hijacked, stating 'Vanish Kumar must go'.
- •Despite losing the election, Mamata Banerjee did not submit her resignation to the Governor.
Key Questions Answered
Mamata Banerjee claimed that her party did not lose the election, but was instead forcibly defeated through fraud and the hijacking of EVMs and vote counting. She also alleged that votes were illegally cut under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
Refusing to accept the defeat, former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee did not submit her resignation to the Governor at Raj Bhavan as per tradition. She claimed she would not resign under pressure because her party had achieved a moral victory.
After overcoming the initial shock of the election defeat, Mamata Banerjee largely refrained from acting as an opposition leader, focusing instead on preventing the disintegration of her party and speaking at only a few programs like July 21.
