We lost the elections to the Supreme Court, not to the BJP: Mamata-Trinamool’s Abhishek Banerjee
Abhishek Banerjee of the All India Trinamool Congress has alleged that his party's loss in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections was due to Supreme Court rulings rather than political defeat. He specifically criticized the handling of electoral roll revisions and voter list management.
Why it matters
The statement reflects growing political friction regarding the role of the judiciary in electoral processes and the integrity of voter rolls.
Kolkata Diamond Harbour MP and Mamata All India Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday (November 5, 2026) claimed that his party lost the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections to the Supreme Court of India and not to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Deleted West Bengal voters move SC against SIR storyline 1 “I have no qualms in saying this that we lost the Bengal elections to the Supreme Court of India and not to the BJP because we took a leap of faith on the highest court of the country,” Mr. Banerjee said on Thursday (November 6, 2026) evening. The Mamata AITC leader said that the Supreme Court had assured that names will be included in the voter list three days before polling which was not allowed and randomisation of counting staff was not followed by (Chief Electoral Officer) Manoj Agarwal.
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