On Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi (leader of the Indian National Congress) condemned the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) recent electoral victories in West Bengal and Assam, referring to them as a 'theft of the mandate.' He expressed concern about the implications of these results for Indian democracy, urging opposition parties to rise above political rivalries. In a post on X, Gandhi supported the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which lost to the BJP in West Bengal, and cautioned against celebrating the defeat of a regional rival. He emphasized that the BJP's success is part of a broader agenda to undermine democratic institutions in India. The BJP's victories mark a significant political shift, as it retained power in Assam for a third consecutive term, while ousting the TMC from West Bengal, a state it had governed since 2011.