Ahmedabad Times

NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday accused the BJP of “crossing all limits” after claiming that one in every of its occasion places of work in Siliguri was set on fireplace, sharing a video of the alleged incident on social media. The occasion stated the act mirrored a “thirst for destruction.” The allegation comes in opposition to the backdrop of a number of reported assaults on TMC places of work throughout West Bengal because the 2026 Meeting election outcomes reshape the state’s political panorama.In Asansol’s Godhuli space, a TMC workplace was allegedly vandalised on Monday, with furnishings destroyed and flags, posters and banners torn down. Earlier within the day, one other workplace in Dumurjala in Howrah was additionally focused, with visuals displaying damaged home windows, scattered furnishings and occasion flags thrown onto the highway. These mark not less than the second and third such incidents reported inside hours.Tensions have additionally spilled over into direct confrontations. In Cooch Behar, Bishu Dhar, TMC president of Dinhata City Block, was allegedly attacked exterior a counting centre. “We’re members of the Trinamool Congress. We transfer ahead with braveness. I knew they’d assault me, but I nonetheless walked in. That is the tradition of the BJP,” he stated.The violence has unfolded because the BJP registers a sweeping victory within the state, profitable 206 of 294 seats, in accordance with the Election Fee of India. The TMC secured round 80 seats, marking a dramatic reversal of fortunes for the occasion led by Mamata Banerjee.In a serious symbolic blow, Banerjee misplaced her Bhabanipur seat to BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari by over 15,000 votes. Adhikari additionally retained Nandigram, profitable by 9,665 votes. Talking after his victory, he credited “the Hindu individuals of Nandigram” and launched a scathing assault on the TMC, claiming the occasion could be “completed inside 24 hours”.