West Bengal governor R N Ravi has dissolved the state legislative assembly with effect from May 7. Based on the official notification issued in the Kolkata Gazette, the dissolution of the assembly comes after the term of the Trinamool Congress ended.
Earlier this week, the Bharatiya Janata Party recorded a landslide win in the West Bengal assembly election with 207 seats. The outgoing TMC, led by Mamata Banerjee, was reduced to 80 seats.
“In exercise of the powers conferred upon the Governor under sub-clause (b) of Clause (2) of Article 174 of the Constitution of India, Hon’ble Governor of West Bengal, Shri R. N. Ravi, has issued an Order dissolving the West Bengal Legislative Assembly with effect from 07 May 2026,” reads the official statement issued by Lok Bhavan in Bengal
Mamata says ‘won’t resign’
Days before this dissolution, the TMC leader stated that she would not be resigning from the post, as she alleged that the mandate was rigged in favour of the BJP.
“No question of me resigning, we were defeated not by public mandate but by conspiracy,” said Mamata during her press conference earlier this week.
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