<p>Following a bitterly fought Assembly election and stopping the BJP in its tracks in the state, Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee will likely take oath as the Chief Minister of West Bengal for a third consecutive term on May 5. TMC secretary-general Partha Chatterjee said on Monday that the newly elected TMC MLAs will take oath on May 6. Mamata met Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday.</p>.<p>“It has been decided that she will likely take oath as the Chief Minister on May 5 and May 6, the TMC MLAs will take oath. The oath will be administered by Biman Banerjee who has been elected as the pro-tem speaker in the Legislative party meeting,” said Chatterjee.</p>.<p>He also said that the decision was taken at a meeting of newly elected TMC MLAs where Mamata was “unanimously elected” as the Leader of the TMC Legislative Party in the West Bengal Assembly.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/west-bengal/nandigram-officer-said-recounting-order-can-put-his-life-at-risk-mamata-banerjee-claims-981906.html" target="_blank">Nandigram officer said recounting order can put his life at risk, Mamata Banerjee claims</a></strong></p>.<p>Chatterjee said that the TMC Legislative Party will propose the name of outgoing Speaker Biman Banerjee as the next Speaker in accordance with the rules of the Assembly.</p>.<p>“On that day Subrata Mukherjee (senior TMC MLA) will be on the Speaker’s chair and in accordance with the rules of the Assembly will propose Biman Banerjee’s name as the Speaker,” said Chatterjee.</p>.<p>Speaking to reporters earlier in the day, the TMC supremo alleged that the returning officer of Nandigram did not give a recounting order at the constituency as his life was under threat.</p>.<p>Mamata made public a purported SMS from the returning officer of Nandigram to an Election Commission (EC) official alleging that he feared for his life if he ordered recounting. She also said that the returning official expressed fear that he may have to commit suicide if he ordered recounting.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/west-bengal/election-commission-rejects-trinamool-congress-request-for-recount-in-nandigram-981846.html" target="_blank">Election Commission rejects Trinamool Congress' request for recount in Nandigram</a></strong></p>.<p>“The server was down for several hours. Then there was a power cut. We respect the people’s mandate but if there are irregularities in some areas we will find out the truth,” Mamata said.</p>.<p>Accusing the BJP of unleashing violence on TMC workers soon after the election results were declared, Mamata urged her party workers not to react to provocations and inform the police. She further alleged that some police officers were acting in a biased manner towards the BJP.</p>.<p>Mamata slammed the EC alleging that without its help the BJP would not have crossed the 50-mark in the Assembly elections.</p>.<p>“Being a street fighter I can boost the morale of the people so that we can put up a united fight against the BJP, but now tackling the Covid-19 pandemic is our top priority,” she said.</p>
<p>Following a bitterly fought Assembly election and stopping the BJP in its tracks in the state, Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee will likely take oath as the Chief Minister of West Bengal for a third consecutive term on May 5. TMC secretary-general Partha Chatterjee said on Monday that the newly elected TMC MLAs will take oath on May 6. Mamata met Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday.</p>.<p>“It has been decided that she will likely take oath as the Chief Minister on May 5 and May 6, the TMC MLAs will take oath. The oath will be administered by Biman Banerjee who has been elected as the pro-tem speaker in the Legislative party meeting,” said Chatterjee.</p>.<p>He also said that the decision was taken at a meeting of newly elected TMC MLAs where Mamata was “unanimously elected” as the Leader of the TMC Legislative Party in the West Bengal Assembly.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/west-bengal/nandigram-officer-said-recounting-order-can-put-his-life-at-risk-mamata-banerjee-claims-981906.html" target="_blank">Nandigram officer said recounting order can put his life at risk, Mamata Banerjee claims</a></strong></p>.<p>Chatterjee said that the TMC Legislative Party will propose the name of outgoing Speaker Biman Banerjee as the next Speaker in accordance with the rules of the Assembly.</p>.<p>“On that day Subrata Mukherjee (senior TMC MLA) will be on the Speaker’s chair and in accordance with the rules of the Assembly will propose Biman Banerjee’s name as the Speaker,” said Chatterjee.</p>.<p>Speaking to reporters earlier in the day, the TMC supremo alleged that the returning officer of Nandigram did not give a recounting order at the constituency as his life was under threat.</p>.<p>Mamata made public a purported SMS from the returning officer of Nandigram to an Election Commission (EC) official alleging that he feared for his life if he ordered recounting. She also said that the returning official expressed fear that he may have to commit suicide if he ordered recounting.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/west-bengal/election-commission-rejects-trinamool-congress-request-for-recount-in-nandigram-981846.html" target="_blank">Election Commission rejects Trinamool Congress' request for recount in Nandigram</a></strong></p>.<p>“The server was down for several hours. Then there was a power cut. We respect the people’s mandate but if there are irregularities in some areas we will find out the truth,” Mamata said.</p>.<p>Accusing the BJP of unleashing violence on TMC workers soon after the election results were declared, Mamata urged her party workers not to react to provocations and inform the police. She further alleged that some police officers were acting in a biased manner towards the BJP.</p>.<p>Mamata slammed the EC alleging that without its help the BJP would not have crossed the 50-mark in the Assembly elections.</p>.<p>“Being a street fighter I can boost the morale of the people so that we can put up a united fight against the BJP, but now tackling the Covid-19 pandemic is our top priority,” she said.</p>
