Eight individuals are accused in the Ram temple cash embezzlement controversy, with specific roles assigned. Ram Shankar Yadav alias Tinnu, driver to Champat Rai, was a key administrator. Subhash Srivastava, a retired banker, supervised counting, while others from a private agency were involved in counting and transport, with some allegedly facilitating fraud.
Directing the party candidates and counting agents not to leave the couting centre, Mamata said her party would win after the sunset and that there is "no need for anyone to be afraid". Mamata, who is seeking the fourth strait term, alleged a foul play by the Election Commission, and claimed that there's a BJP's plan to show themselves ahead first.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has dismissed exit poll results as attempts to manipulate the stock market, claiming Trinamool Congress will win over 200 seats in the May 4 assembly election count. In a virtual address to party colleagues, Banerjee urged counting agents not to leave their tables without replacement and advised against anxiety if postal ballot results initially go against the party. She and party leader Abhishek Banerjee alleged the BJP was using the Election Commission and that party workers were being selectively targeted. Opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari called on all parties to maintain peace and accept the people's mandate, referencing post-2021 election violence in which the BJP claims 300 workers were killed.
