'BJP Hijacked My Party': Mamata Calls EC's TMC Order 'Illegal', Backs Congress For Nandigram Bypoll

News18 - Sep 18, 2026

Speaking for the first time after the EC's order, Mamata Banerjee alleged that the party she founded in 1998 after breaking away from the Congress had been "hijacked" by the BJP.

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