India
oi-Vicky Nanjappa
New Delhi, Might 03: The BJP has questioned the ethical authority of Mamata Banerjee to stay Chief Minister of Bengal after he defeat to Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram.
BJP’s IT cell chief, Amit Malviya took to Twitter and stated “that is BIG.Mamata Banerjee, the sitting Chief Minister, loses Nandigram. BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari wins by 1,622 votes. After this crushing defeat what ethical authority will Mamata Banerjee need to retain her Chief Ministership? Her defeat is a taint on TMC’s victory…”
Regardless of a loss at Nandigram, right here is how Mamata Banerjee can nonetheless turn out to be CM of Bengal
Don’t fret about Nandigram, I struggled for Nandigram as a result of I fought a motion. It is okay. Let the Nandigram individuals give no matter verdict they need, I settle for that. I do not thoughts. We gained greater than 221 seats and BJP has misplaced the election, Mamata Banerjee stated.
Article 164 (4) of the Indian Structure says a minister who for any interval of six consecutive months will not be a member of the Legislature of the State shall on the expiration of that interval stop to be a Minister.
This is able to imply that Mamata will get six months to get elected from any constituency within the state in a by-election. It might be recalled that when the TMC gained the Bengal elections in 2011, Mamata Banerjee was a member of parliament. She then contested from the Bhabanipur seat just a few months later and acquired elected.