Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday filed an election petition in the Calcutta High Court, challenging the election results of Bhawanipur seat. On this seat, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari defeated Mamata Banerjee by 15,105 votes. According to PTI, Mamata Banerjee has alleged through a petition that there was rigging in the counting of votes. Because of this rigging he had to face defeat.
The election petition filed by Mamata Banerjee has demanded judicial review of the results of Bhawanipur. However, information related to the grounds on which the results have been challenged was not immediately available. Mamata Banerjee went to the High Court registry to verify the petition challenging the results. Trinamool Congress leaders Kunal Ghosh and Dola Sen were also with him.
The counting of votes for the West Bengal Assembly elections took place on May 4. After the election results were declared, Mamata Banerjee held a press conference at her Kalighat residence on May 5, in which she said that we have not lost. The votes were forcibly looted. Now, he has approached the court to challenge those results.
Before this, Mamata Banerjee had also gone to Calcutta High Court on 14th May. At that time she had arrived dressed as a lawyer. Because she herself wanted to plead the case in the courtroom. However, this time she arrived wearing a saree. Mamta alleges that she was defeated from Bhawanipur seat by looting the votes.
After BJP's big victory in the Bengal Assembly elections, Suvendu Adhikari became the first Chief Minister of the party in the state. It is noteworthy that earlier, Mamta had moved the court in 2021 after losing to Shubhendu in Nandigram. That matter has not been resolved till date. This matter is still pending in the court.
