15 election petitions pending before Calcutta High Court months after West Bengal polls
The Hindu
BJP candidates have filed 10. TMC’s 10 pleas include one by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
Almost six months after the West Bengal Assembly polls, the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party are still battling it out in the courts over the electoral outcome.
At least 15 candidates, who had lost in the polls, have approached the Calcutta High Court.
These petitions have been filed under the Representation of the People Act, 1951. While the BJP candidates have filed 10, the TMC candidates including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee are petitioners in five cases.
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