Mamata Banerjee Refuses to Resign After West Bengal Election Loss
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has refused to resign following her party's defeat in the state elections, attributing the outcome to a conspiracy. She challenged opponents to dismiss her or impose President's Rule.
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‘Defeated by conspiracy’: West Bengal chief minister refuses to resign after election loss
Mamata Banerjee says Narendra Modi’s party ‘forcefully captured’ election that ended her party’s 15 years in power A political showdown is taking place in the Indian state of West Bengal as the chief minister, Mamata Banerjee – India’s most powerful female politician – has dramatically refused to resign after she lost elections to the prime minister’s party this week. On Monday, Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) won an overwhelming victory in the state elections in West Bengal, whe...
By Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
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Mamata Banerjee claimed that the BJP looted the election and indicated that the party would move the Supreme Court over alleged irregularities during counting.
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