Kolkata, June 15 -- A fresh political controversy erupted on Monday after Samajwadi Party National Vice-president Kiranmoy Nanda publicly criticised Trinamool Congress chairperson and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her repeated allegations of electoral malpractice in the 2026 Assembly elections, signalling possible strains within the opposition INDIA bloc.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a meeting, he rejected Banerjee's claim that the Trinamool Congress had been defeated due to electoral manipulation and asserted that the verdict reflected the will of the people. "Mamata Banerjee lost. She had lost earlier as well and had then claimed that she had not been defeated. This time too, she has refused to accep...