Kalyan Banerjee, a member of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and MP from Sreerampur, has publicly supported Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's decision not to resign after the BJP's significant electoral victory in West Bengal. He stated that Mamata has not been functioning as CM for the past three months due to the Model Code of Conduct, which he claims has shifted governance responsibilities to the Chief Secretary. Banerjee reiterated allegations of 'vote chori' (vote theft), asserting that TMC candidates faced brutal assaults during the elections and that the counting process lacked transparency. Mamata Banerjee has firmly rejected calls for her resignation, insisting that she did not lose the election and labeling the Chief Election Commissioner as the 'villain' of the electoral process. She maintains that while the BJP may have won officially, the TMC remains the moral victor, highlighting concerns over the integrity of the voting machines used in the elections.