Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut believes that Mamata Banerjee's TMC lost the 2026 West Bengal elections due to ignoring Rahul Gandhi's warnings about 'vote chori'. Rahul had claimed that the BJP 'steals' elections, citing examples from Lok Sabha, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Haryana.
Raut feels Mamata should have listened to Rahul and held discussions on how to prevent the BJP from gaining power in the state.
Calling Rahul a visionary leader, Raut said that elections had been 'stolen' in both West Bengal and Tamil Nadu by the BJP.
Rahul backed Mamata's claim that ‘vote chori’ happened in Bengal and urged party members and allies not to gloat over TMC’s loss, but to understand that the alleged “theft” in Assam and Bengal is a step by the BJP to undermine democracy in India.
