West Bengal election results: Cracks in oppn? Rahul sends message to leaders ‘gloating’ about TMC’s loss | India News
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi On Tuesday warned party colleagues and other opposition leaders against celebrating the day Trinamool CongressThe debacle in West Bengal marks the election results as a bigger threat to Indian democracy.Without taking names, Rahul Gandhi said, “Some in the Congress and others are rejoicing over the TMC’s loss. They should understand this clearly: stealing the mandates of Assam and Bengal is a big move by the BJP to destroy Indian democracy.”
He urged political parties to move on from electoral contests, adding, “Keep aside petty politics. It’s not about one party or the other. It’s about India.”The Congress leader’s comments came a day after the BJP’s sweeping victory in West Bengal, where the party crossed the majority mark, ending 15 years of rule. Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress.Rahul Gandhi’s reference to “mandate theft” appeared to echo allegations raised by Mamata Banerjee, who claimed that “more than 100 seats have been stolen” in the state, a charge dismissed by the BJP.The Congress, which had a limited electoral presence in West Bengal in recent years, managed to win two seats in the 2026 assembly elections.Earlier, Mamata Banerjee had alleged that the BJP had “looted” more than 100 seats and called the Election Commission “BJP’s commission”, calling the victory “immoral” and “illegal”.The BJP is all set to form its first government in West Bengal with a landslide victory of 206 seats in the 294-member assembly. Re-polling in Falta constituency will be held on May 21.
