Mamata Banerjee updates social media bio after West Bengal poll defeat

Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee updated her profile on social media platforms X and Facebook, identifying herself as the “Founder Chairperson, All India Trinamool Congress” and listing her tenure as Chief Minister of West Bengal across the 15th, 16th and 17th Vidhan Sabha.

The update came on the same day when BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari was sworn in as Chief Minister following the Bharatiya Janata Party’s decisive victory in the West Bengal Assembly elections.

The BJP secured a strong mandate in the 294-member Assembly, winning 207 seats and ending the Trinamool Congress’s long-standing rule in the state.

Mamata Banerjee, who led the Trinamool Congress to power in 2011 after ending the 34-year Left Front regime, has not formally resigned from the Chief Minister’s post following the election results. She has alleged irregularities in the electoral process and claimed that discrepancies in nearly 100 constituencies contributed to her party’s defeat.

Senior leaders of the Trinamool Congress have also raised concerns over alleged misuse of central agencies and irregularities during polling and counting. However, these allegations have been rejected by both the Election Commission and the BJP.

The development marks a significant political transition in West Bengal, with the BJP taking control of the state government for the first time after a historic electoral performance.