In a press conference held in Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal and leader of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), rejected the recent election results as legitimate, labeling them a 'murder of democracy.' The BJP achieved a sweeping victory, winning 207 seats in the 294-member Assembly, while the TMC plummeted to just 80 seats, a stark contrast to their previous standing. Banerjee accused the BJP of orchestrating large-scale electoral fraud, including the deletion of 90 lakh names from the voter list and intimidation of TMC agents during polling and counting. She described her experience of being physically assaulted while trying to reach a counting center, claiming that central forces were complicit in the violence. Despite the defeat, Banerjee emphasized the unity of the TMC and announced the formation of a 15-member fact-finding committee to investigate the alleged irregularities. She expressed concern over the implications of the election for democracy in India, warning against a potential one-party rule.