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Mamata Banerjee refuses to resign as West Bengal CM, alleges ‘conspiracy’ behind defeat in polls
Updated On: 05 May, 2026 06:48 PM IST | Kolkata | mid-day online correspondent
TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that counting was deliberately slowed down and that the mandate in nearly 100 seats had been “taken away”
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Mamata Banerjee said that the result was the outcome of a “conspiracy” rather than the will of the people. File Pic/PTI
Outgoing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday ruled out resigning after her party’s defeat in the elections, claiming the outcome was not a genuine public mandate.
She said the result was the outcome of a “conspiracy” rather than the will of the people.
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