'Our fight was with EC, not BJP': Mamata Banerjee's fresh claims after BJP's Bengal win

West Bengal's outgoing Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, has leveled serious accusations against the Election Commission of India, alleging it actively facilitated the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) victory in the state. Speaking from Kalighat, Kolkata, Banerjee declared that the Trinamool Congress's (TMC) fight was not with the BJP itself, but with the Election Commission, which she claims "worked for the saffron party."

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We did not fight the BJP, we fought the EC, which worked for the saffron party.

Adding a deeply personal and alarming dimension to her claims, Banerjee stated she was physically attacked within the counting center. She described being "kicked, pushed and manhandled," painting a picture of chaos and intimidation during the vote counting process. These allegations come in the wake of the Election Commission declaring a significant win for the BJP, which secured 207 seats while the incumbent TMC won 80.

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We fought the EC, which worked for the saffron party.

From the perspective of a publication like the Hindustan Times, which has closely followed the political dynamics in West Bengal, these are explosive claims. Banerjee asserts that leaders within the INDIA bloc will unite to counter what she terms "unheard of atrocities" and "rigging" in favor of the BJP. She decried the alleged mistreatment of opposition leaders, the demolition of homes, and threats against women, questioning how a ruling party at the center could permit such actions. The narrative from Banerjee's camp frames the election outcome not as a democratic result, but as a consequence of institutional bias and outright manipulation, a perspective that will undoubtedly fuel further political contention in the region.

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I was physically attacked inside the counting centre. I was kicked, pushed and manhandled.