Bengali film director Raj Chakraborty contested from Barrackpore Assembly constituency again in this year’s West Bengal Assembly elections. On Monday, he visited the vote counting ground. Although he won last time, Raj was trailing by more than 9,500 votes in this election till 3:45 pm. Meanwhile, BJP candidate Kaustuv Bagchi is leading.
Mud thrown at Raj Chakraborty, slogans raised
At the premises, Raj was forced to leave amid rising tensions. Several workers and people who had gathered there started shouting slogans on seeing him. People shouted ‘chor (thief)’ at him as he was taken aside from the premises. Videos emerged from the ground, where, at one instance, mud was thrown on him. Raj maintained his calm and did not respond to the slogans.
What Raj said
Earlier on Monday, Raj spoke to reporters and said that he has full faith that Didi, aka Mamata Banerjee, would win again. “In the next two hours, the BJP supporters will run away. Just wait and watch. Time will tell. Didi will cross 200 plus. Obviously. Mamata Banerjee was there, and she will remain with us. The people of Bengal have trusted her,” he said.
Raj has directed several Bengali films, including Chirodini Tumi Je Amar, Challenge, Dui Prithibi, Prem Aamar, Le Chakka and Bojhena Shey Bojhena. He is married to actor Subhashree Ganguly.
West Bengal election results 2026
Meanwhile, the BJP has secured 33 seats and is leading in 171 constituencies, marking a significant departure from the dominance of Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC), which currently holds 13 seats and is leading in 70 constituencies, bringing its total to 87 seats.
Mamata Banerjee alleged irregularities during the counting process, claimed that counting had been halted at several places and accused the poll body and central forces of acting unfairly.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on X, “The Lotus blooms in West Bengal! The 2026 West Bengal Assembly Elections will be remembered forever. People’s power has prevailed and BJP’s politics of good governance has triumphed.”
“I bow to each and every person of West Bengal. The people have given a spectacular mandate to BJP and I assure them that our Party will do everything possible to fulfil the dreams and aspirations of the people of West Bengal. We will provide a Government that ensures opportunity and dignity to all sections of society,” he said ahead of a grand celebration being planned at the party’s headquarters in Delhi.