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Opposition rallies behind Mamata Banerjee as Sanjay Raut alleges EC and Centre subversion
Politics
Published on 6 May 2026
A resignation row turns into a bigger charge of rigging
Sanjay Raut of the NCP (SP) backed Mamata Banerjee’s decision not to resign as West Bengal Chief Minister, alleging democratic processes were subverted. He accused the Centre and central agencies of being misused to tilt the assembly poll result, while targeting the Election Commission’s conduct as partisan. Banerjee, meanwhile, says the verdict was engineered.
- Sanjay Raut supports Mamata Banerjee’s move to stay as CM
- Allegations that democratic processes were subverted during polls
- Raut claims central agencies and the EC acted in a partisan way
- Banerjee says the verdict was engineered
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