Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rival Mamata Banerjee refused to resign as West Bengal’s chief minister a day after she was defeated by the ruling party in state elections, alleging the polls were manipulated.

Get the latest news & updates on Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 at businessline. Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA was ahead or had won 286 seats, while the I.N.D.I.A bloc, defying exit poll predictions,

TMC MP Derek O'Brien challenged PM Modi to resign if the BJP loses the West Bengal Assembly elections. Voter turnout reached 78.68% by 3:30 PM. Mamata Banerjee alleged that CRPF personnel were assaulting voters.

In West Bengal, the BJP is eyeing to wrest power from Banerjee-led TMC, which seeks a fourth straight term in a state the saffron party has never governed.

TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien on Wednesday challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resign if the BJP loses the West Bengal Assembly elections to the Mamata Banerjee-led party. In a video message,

Prime minister says it ‘was difficult to imagine in the past six to seven decades, a fearless environment where people are voting without fear’; Derek O’Brien says cut the ‘big talk’

TMC is seeking a fourth consecutive term under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, while the BJP has mounted a strong campaign to dislodge the ruling party.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party is poised to take control of West Bengal, an opposition stronghold, in a key local election. The Election Commission of India released