Trinamool Congress chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday claimed that she had been “beaten” at a counting centre as the votes in the West Bengal Assembly election were being counted, ANI reported.
It was unclear whom Banerjee’s allegations were against.
“From 3 pm onwards, they have been beating us,” Banerjee claimed while speaking with reporters. “I was hit. CCTV was switched off. None of our agents was allowed inside [the counting centre].”
She added: “The DEO [district electoral officer] assured me our agents would be allowed, but after that, he was not available anywhere. I complained everywhere.”
Banerjee said that the “BJP’s victory in Bengal is ‘immoral’”, adding that she will “seek a counter mandate” and that the “TMC will bounce back”, PTI reported.
Alleging irregularities in the counting process, the chief minister claimed that the BJP had “looted votes in more than 100 seats”, the news agency reported.
#WATCH | West Bengal CM & TMC chairperson Mamata Banerjee says, "From 3 pm onwards, they have been beating us. I was hit. CCTV was switched off. None of our agents was allowed inside (the counting centre). The DO assured me our agents would be allowed, but after that, he was not… pic.twitter.com/vzZQvjqLOV
— ANI (@ANI) May 4, 2026 The allegations came after the Bharatiya Janata Party on Mondaydefeated the TMC. As of 8 pm, the BJP was leading in or had won 206 seats and the TMC in 81.
A party or an alliance needs 148 seats in the 294-member Assembly to secure a majority.
Earlier on Monday, as the BJP took the lead, Banerjee had said the TMC would “win after sunset” and told party members not to “lose hope”.
Banerjee alleged that the Election Commission was imposing its will through central paramilitary forces.
The TMC has been in power since 2011. The main Opposition in the state over the years has shifted from the Left Front to the BJP.
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