Mamata Banerjee (born 5 January 1955) is an Indian politician who has served as the Chief Minister of West Bengal since 2011, heading the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), a party she founded in
In consistent with her previous demonstrations against the exercise, Banerjee alleged that the move may be aimed at serving “vested interests”, while the BJP swiftly countered her charges, accusing the Trinamool of trying to pressure the poll body.