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Mamata Banerjee Still Calls Herself Honorable CM on X After Assembly Dissolved 24 Hours Ago
Politics
Published on 8 May 2026
Her X profile hasn’t caught up to reality
Even after West Bengal’s Assembly was officially dissolved and the BJP’s landslide win became clear, Mamata Banerjee kept presenting herself as Chief Minister on X. The continued use of the “Honourable CM” identity spotlights a clash between constitutional outcomes and social media optics, raising questions about defiance, timing, and control of the political narrative.
- Mamata Banerjee continued listing herself as CM on X
- Assembly dissolution and BJP victory left her role politically ended
- Her digital identity update appears deliberately delayed
- The move intensifies the fight over perception versus reality
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