Wire›2026 05 02›Stock Market Manipulation Attempt Mamata Rejects Exit Polls Predicts Over 200 Se

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‘Stock market manipulation attempt’: Mamata rejects exit polls, predicts over 200 seats for TMC

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed confidence in the Trinamool Congress securing over 200 seats, dismissing exit polls as stock market manipulation. She vowed to reward TMC workers who faced alleged brutality from Central Armed Police Forces. Repolling in South

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‘Stock market manipulation attempt’: Mamata rejects exit polls, predicts over 200 seats for TMCWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed confidence in the Trinamool Congress securing over 200 seats, dismissing exit polls as stock market manipulation. She vowed to reward TMC workers who faced alleged brutality from Central Armed Police Forces. Repolling in South
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