Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:42pm on 05 May 2026,Tuesday Politics
Mamata Banerjee’s refusal to resign after the Trinamool Congress lost the Assembly election has triggered a potential constitutional crisis in West Bengal. Experts say the governor may seek her resignation and, if denied, invoke Article 356 to impose President’s Rule, citing breakdown of constitutional machinery. The Bharatiya Janata Party secured a landslide majority, defeating Banerjee in Bhabanipur. Constitutional norms require a CM to retain Assembly confidence, which TMC lacks. Analysts warn her resistance could create unprecedented uncertainty, though President’s Rule may be briefly imposed before the BJP forms government.
