Mamata Calls For Opposition Unity After Bengal Defeat
Mamata Banerjee has called for a united opposition platform against the BJP after the Trinamool Congress suffered a major defeat in the West Bengal Assembly elections.
Mamata Banerjee Calls For Joint Opposition Platform
The Trinamool Congress chief urged opposition parties, student organisations and civil society groups to come together against the BJP in West Bengal.
Addressing supporters outside her Kalighat residence on Rabindranath Tagore’s birth anniversary, Banerjee said parties opposed to the BJP should work through a joint platform. She also said she was open to talks with any political party willing to join the initiative.
TMC Targets BJP After West Bengal Poll Defeat
Banerjee described the BJP as the main political opponent and urged parties not to treat the “enemy’s enemy” as a friend. Her appeal came after the BJP secured a decisive victory in the state and formed its first government in West Bengal.
The BJP won 207 seats in the 294-member Assembly, while the TMC was reduced to 80 seats. The result marked a major political shift in a state long dominated by the Trinamool Congress.
Mamata Alleges Attacks On TMC Workers
Banerjee also alleged that TMC workers and supporters were facing attacks in parts of the state after the election results. She claimed that violence and hooliganism were being reported from different areas.
Earlier in the day, Suvendu Adhikari and five BJP MLAs took oath at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Grounds in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and senior BJP leaders.
