Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said members of the INDIA bloc were likely to meet in the first week of June to discuss a joint strategy, while asserting that the opposition camp was prepared for a prolonged political battle.
Banerjee, in a Facebook Live address, alleged large-scale electoral manipulation and claimed the Trinamool Congress's popular mandate had been overturned in around 150 assembly constituencies.
Senior BJP leader Keya Ghosh accused Banerjee of refusing to accept the electoral verdict and attempting to explain away the defeat through conspiracy theories.
Banerjee reiterated allegations of irregularities in voter rolls and election procedures, claiming that the electoral process had been compromised.
The TMC chairperson said the party would pursue legal remedies in constituencies where questions remained over the conduct of elections.
