Trinamool MP Cites Anti-Incumbency, Vote Splitting in West Bengal Election Defeat
Published: May 6, 2026
Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy attributed the party's defeat in the West Bengal Assembly elections to anti-incumbency, Hindu consolidation, and erosion of Muslim support due to new parties. Party chief Mamata Banerjee has rejected the results, alleging rigging in around 100 seats.
Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy on Friday cited an anti-incumbency wave, consolidation of Hindu voters, and the erosion of Muslim support due to new political forces as key factors behind the party's defeat in the West Bengal Assembly elections. Roy called the results 'truly disappointing' and said the party did not anticipate the scale of the loss.