Hyderabad, May 6 -- Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President N Ramchander Rao on Wednesday strongly condemned Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee for her refusal to resign from the Chief Minister post following her party's defeat in the recent elections.

Rao argued that Banerjee's actions insult the people's verdict and undermine the democratic framework of the country.

Talking to ANI, Rao said, "Mamata Didi saying that she will not resign is very insulting to the people's verdict and the entire democratic setup of the country. In the Constitution, Article 172 says that the term of the CM will be for 5 years only. Article 164 grants the Governor the power to appoint a new Chief Minister based on the Assembly majority. Mamat...