Patna, March 22 -- After Trinamool Congress unveiled the manifesto for the 2026 Assembly elections, Bihar BJP MLA Maithili Thakur criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for what she claimed were efforts aimed purely at the elections.

Speaking to ANI, Thakur argued that the CM should have implemented these schemes earlier, not after the election schedule was declared, drawing parallels with the Bihar elections.

"If she had to do something for women, she should have done it earlier. We also saw in Bihar that the opposition brought forward their schemes after the election announcement was made. The same effort is being made in West Bengal as well," the MLA told ANI.

These remarks come after West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on...