TMC Chairperson and former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee moved the Calcutta High Court challenging the election results of the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency. The election petition, filed on June 16, questions the validity of the poll outcome and alleges irregularities in the electoral process, marking a significant post-result legal intervention. The development follows the 2026 West Bengal Elections, where Mamata Banerjee was defeated by BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari by a margin of 15,105 votes. The result is being seen as a major political setback for the Trinamool Congress (TMC), especially in a constituency long associated with Banerjee.Bhabanipur holds deep political, symbolic, and strategic importance for the TMC. Since its formation in 2011, Mamata Banerjee had won from Bhabanipur in 2011 and 2016, and later retained it in the 2021 bypoll with a record margin of 58,835 votes—her largest win in the constituency. This history makes the current challenge not just a legal matter but a politically sensitive development.The BJP has strongly pushed back, terming the move a “desperate attempt” to question a clear electoral defeat. The party has dismissed allegations of irregularities and EVM tampering as baseless, arguing that any genuine flaw in the process would have impacted all candidates equally. BJP leaders have also described the petition as an attack on the democratic mandate, asserting that repeatedly challenging results risks undermining public trust in elections.
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