‘TMC will return soon’: 3 months after defeat, Mamata declares comeback

Three months after West Bengal's Assembly elections, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mamata Banerjee announced during a Kolkata rally that her party would "rise to power soon" and accused the BJP of "stealing Bengal". At the rally, Banerjee urged the public not to worry, stating that the TMC would regain control and that the BJP would face consequences from its own supporters.

Both TMC factions, along with their respective leaders, were permitted to hold a rally at different locations, with Banerjee's faction at Cathedral Road and the rebel group at Rani Rashmoni Road. The BJP, according to Banerjee, lacks any organizational structure and is utilizing police forces to suppress dissent. She vowed to file a complaint against the police for allegedly arresting three individuals who were peacefully praying at a mosque near the rally venue.

Banerjee also criticized the Election Commission for allegedly manipulating elections and accused them of "stealing votes in the name of SIR". She highlighted the plight of marginalized hawkers who lost their livelihoods during a BJP eviction drive and vowed to support them. Meanwhile, Opposition leader Ritabrata Banerjee accused Mamata Banerjee's faction of collaborating with the BJP, mocking her claim of fighting like a tiger.