Asansol, May 20 -- BJP workers on Tuesday entered Mayor Bidhan Upadhyay's chamber at the Asansol Municipal Corporation (AMC) and replaced portraits of former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with those of President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the newly appointed West Bengal Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari.

The incident follows the BJP's historic victory in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, which brought an end to 15 years of Trinamool Congress (TMC) rule

A portrait of TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee was left discarded on a table with its glass frame shattered, while the newly placed portraits of the three leaders were hung securely on the main wall.

Speaking with the media on the matter, the Chairman of the Asan...