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.

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Following the BJP's landmark victory in West Bengal, a defiant Mamata Banerjee has refused to resign. She alleges the BJP and EC "looted" the democratic process and claims a moral victory for the TMC despite the electoral loss.

In her first press meet after the defeat in the West Bengal assembly elections, Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief and outgoing chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday (May 5) ruled out resigning from her chief ministerial post,