India, May 5 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut believes that one of the major reasons why Mamata Banerjee's TMC lost the 2026 West Bengal elections was her ignoring the messaging of Rahul Gandhi, who had warned that the BJP 'steals' elections.

Rahul had earlier claimed that there was 'vote chori' (vote theft) in at least 100 seats during the Lok Sabha elections, which helped the BJP retain power. He had also alleged similar 'vote chori' in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Haryana.

Raut feels Mamata should have listened to Rahul and held discussions with him on how to prevent the BJP from gaining power in the state.

"Rahul Gandhi kept saying repeatedly (about vote chori). This was a very big mistake by Mamata Didi-that she did not lis...