India, May 7 -- Narendra Modi's BJP defeated Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC), which has been in power in West Bengal state since 2011. Meanwhile, contesting on a Trinamool Congress (TMC) ticket from the Barrackpore constituency, film director Raj Chakraborty lost to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Kaustuv Bagchi, trailing by over 9,500 votes. On Thursday, Raj shared a note on his Instagram account that he is quitting politics.

Raj wrote a note in Bengali to announce his decision. He began, "Whenever I have been trusted with some responsibility, I have tried to do my work with complete loyalty and truthfulness. I have tried to give my all. As a film director, I try to bring joy to the audience. Sometimes I...