India, May 16 -- Appearing to finally accepting the crushing defeat against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the recently concluded West Bengal elections, former chief minister Mamata Banerjee reportedly urged her party Trinamool Congress's (TMC) candidates to rebuild the organisation, but with a message for those who wish to not be with her in this journey.

At a meeting with the TMC's contesting candidates at her Kalighat residence on Friday, attended by its national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, Mamata Banerjee said the organisation would rise again despite suffering a crushing defeat in the recently concluded assembly elections, PTI news agency reported.

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