A day after the Trinamool Congress faced a drubbing by the BJP in the West Bengal Assembly elections, TMC MP Mohua Moitra said on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) that her party respects the mandate as the will of the people is supreme. She also said the party will continue the fight for a “secular country”.
Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Kerala head into government formation mode, as the electorates in these States have delivered a politically transformative mandate. Three incumbent Chief Ministers -- Mamata Banerjee (West Bengal), M.K. Stalin (Tamil Nadu) and Pinarayi Vijayan (Kerala) - are on their way out, with Ms. Banerjee also losing the poll battle against BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari in the Bhabanipur Assembly seat in Kolkata.
Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Kerala head into government formation mode, as the electorates in these States have delivered a politically transformative mandate. Three incumbent Chief Ministers -- Mamata Banerjee (West Bengal), M.K. Stalin (Tamil Nadu) and Pinarayi Vijayan (Kerala) - are on their way out, with Ms. Banerjee also losing the poll battle against BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari in the Bhabanipur Assembly seat in Kolkata.
Mahua Moitra, a leader of the Trinamool Congress talked to reporters. She said the people of West Bengal have chosen the Bharatiya Janata Party. She said "the peoples wish is supreme" and that they respect the peoples decision.
Here is what this election result means.
The Trinamool Congress is not in charge anymore.
The Trinamool Congress was in charge for a time. Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress were very powerful in West politics. They did good things for the people.. People got tired of them. The Bharatiya Janata Party worked hard to win.
Mahua Moitra was nice about losing. She said the peoples wish is supreme. This means the Trinamool Congress will think about what went wrong.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has won. They have been trying to win for a time. They finally did it. This is a win for them.
Here are some reasons why they won:
They worked hard on the ground in West Bengal.
They listened to people who were unhappy with the Trinamool Congress.
They had a plan and told everyone about it.
What happens next?
The Bharatiya Janata Party is celebrating their win. They have a lot of work to do now.
They need to choose a Chief Minister for West Bengal.
The Trinamool Congress needs to think about what went wrong.
The new government will make some changes. They will do things differently than the Trinamool Congress.
We will tell you more, about the election results. What the leaders are saying.