'I Will Not Resign': Outgoing West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, Says 'Didn't Lose ' Election

Kolkata: Following her defeat in the West Bengal elections, Mamata Banerjee held a press conference on Tuesday and announced that she would not resign as Chief Minister. The outgoing Chief Minister blamed the Election Commission for her defeat, stating, 'I won't resign, we haven't lost'.

What did Mamata say about election defeat?

After the Trinamool Congress (TMC) suffered a heavy defeat on Monday, Mamata Banerjee addressed a press conference in Kolkata and alleged large-scale rigging, voter list manipulation and widespread violence.

The outgoing Chief Minister also claimed that “100 seats were stolen” and described it as a “murder of democracy”.

#WATCH | Kolkata: Outgoing West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says, "After first round of counting, they started saying that BJP is getting 195-200. You didn't wait for the final result. You didn't even wait for 5-6 rounds. After that campaign with the press media, BJP went inside… pic.twitter.com/e72Bcs8Dpj

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Will Mamata resign?

During the conference, TMC leader said that, "I will not resign, I did not lose, I will not go to Raj Bhavan...The question doesn't arise. No. Now, I also want to say that we didn't lose the election. It is their attempt to defeat us. Officially, through the Election Commission, they can defeat us, but morally we won the election."

#WATCH | Kolkata: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says, "I will not resign, I did not lose, I will not go to Raj Bhavan...The question doesn't arise. No. Now, I also want to say that we didn't lose the election. It is their attempt to defeat us. Officially, through the Election… pic.twitter.com/AKKFvQ2gvq

— ANI (@ANI) May 5, 2026

Did Mamata Banerjee accuse BJP?

Mamata Banerjee also accused BJP of assault, stating that, "When I came to know that all counting agents are withdrawn, I was leading by about 30,000 and about 5 rounds were left. We should have got more than 32,000. Then the BJP candidate went inside along with 200 CRPF personnel and 200 outside goons, then they beat up our people."

#WATCH | Kolkata: Outgoing West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says, "After first round of counting, they started saying that BJP is getting 195-200. You didn't wait for the final result. You didn't even wait for 5-6 rounds. After that campaign with the press media, BJP went inside… pic.twitter.com/e72Bcs8Dpj

— ANI (@ANI) May 5, 2026

What did Mamata Banerjee say about INDIA Alliance?

While talking about INDIA Alliance, outgoing West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said that "Sonia ji, Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, Uddhav Thackeray, Akhilesh Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav, Hemant Soren rang me up."

#WATCH | Kolkata: Outgoing West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says, "Sonia ji, Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, Uddhav Thackeray, Akhilesh Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav, Hemant Soren rang me up. All the allies of INDIA Alliance told me that they are totally and absolutely with me. I think our… pic.twitter.com/W8ZRWMP1d2

— ANI (@ANI) May 5, 2026