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West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 Results
Comparison of seat allocation in the West Bengal Assembly election.
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Mamata Banerjee Refuses to Resign After West Bengal Assembly Elections ...
3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: May 5, 2026 09:12 PM IST West Bengal election result 2026: From left, TMC leader Firhad Hakim, Outgoing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, party MPs Abhishek Banerjee and Kalyan Banerjee at a press conference in Kolkata on May 5. PTI photoMamata Banerjee resignation news: A day after the Trinamool Congress (TMC) lost to the BJP in West Bengal elections, party chief Mamata Banerjee declared she would not resign as Chief Minister, as the elections had not been “fair”. “We have not been defeated. I will not resign. Question does not arise of me visiting Raj Bhawan,” Banerjee said in a press conference, flanked by party members Derek O’Brien and Abhishek Banerjee.By convention, after an Assembly election, the outgoing CM goes to Raj Bhawan to tender their resignation to the Governor. Banerjee alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah were “directly interfering” in the West Bengal elections, and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar was the “villain of this election”. She also said the TMC would set up a fact-finding mission and the next steps would be decided after discussion within the party. But what happens if after an Assembly election, the sitting CM refuses to resign? Here’s what the Constitution says. “During the pleasure of the Governor” Article 164 of the Constitution says that, “The Chief Minister shall be appointed by the Governor and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister, and the Ministers shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor.” Thus, technically, the Governor of a state can dismiss the Chief Minister, although various safeguards are in place for this to not become an arbitrary exercise. A line of Supreme Court rulings have interpreted that power of the Governor primarily flows from the “aid and advice” of the Council of Ministers.Story continues below this ad Also, if the Governor asks one CM to step down and wants to invite another candidate for the post while the Assembly’s tenure is still on, there has to be a floor test, where each side tries to prove their majority (who has the support of more than half the sitting MLAs) in the House. As a last resort, President’s Rule (Article 356) can be imposed if no stable government can be formed. In this case, if Mamata refuses to resign, the Governor can ask for her resignation. Also, the tenure of the Assembly itself is set to expire. The tenure of a state Assembly Arti...
Mamata Banerjee refuses to resign, says Bengal defeat was 'conspiracy ...
Outgoing West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday ruled out resigning following her party’s defeat in the Assembly elections, claiming the result was not a genuine public mandate but the outcome of a conspiracy. Banerjee also alleged that the TMC was not contesting solely against the BJP, but also against the Election Commission, which she accused of working in favour of the saffron party. “The question of my resignation does not arise, as we were defeated not by public mandate but by a conspiracy. I did not lose, and I will not go to Lok Bhavan. They may proceed as per constitutional norms,” she said at a press conference. Alleging large-scale irregularities in the counting process, Banerjee claimed the mandate in nearly 100 seats had been “looted” and that counting was deliberately slowed to demoralise TMC workers. “A black chapter in history has been created,” she asserted. The TMC chief accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of undermining people’s democratic rights. Banerjee also announced the formation of a 10-member fact-finding committee to visit areas “affected by post-poll violence” and assess the ground situation. She dismissed as baseless allegations of post-poll violence in 2021. Banerjee said several leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc had reached out to her to express solidarity following the poll outcome. “INDIA bloc leaders called me up to express solidarity. Sonia ji and Rahul Gandhi have spoken to me,” she said. Banerjee said that she would now focus on strengthening the opposition alliance at the national level. The BJP secured a decisive majority in the 294-member assembly by winning 207 seats, ending the TMC’s 15-year rule in the state.
Mamata won't resign after Bengal defeat - what the law allows next
A day after a decisive electoral defeat, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has refused to step down, rejecting the verdict and raising a constitutional question over whether a CM can ...
'Morally we won': Mamata Banerjee refuses to resign after TMC defeat ...
In Article Audio Player West Bengal's outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who also lost her bastion seat in Bhabanipur, said on Tuesday that she would not resign from the post, insisting she has not lost the election despite the results. Addressing a press conference after the outcome, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo claimed that her party had "morally" won and alleged that the ...
