West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that the BJP is forming the government at the Centre undemocratically. She suggested that the Opposition INDIA bloc could claim to form the government in the future.
The BJP failed to secure the halfway mark in the Lok Sabha election and is forming the government with the help of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners, who together secured 293 out of the 543 seats. The Congress-led INDIA bloc collectively bagged 232 seats.
“The BJP is forming the government undemocratically and illegally. Today, the INDIA bloc may not have staked a claim to form the government, but that doesn't mean tomorrow it won't stake a claim. Let’s wait for some time,” the Trinamool Congress supremo said.
"I would be happy to see this unstable and weak government at the Centre out of power," Banerjee said in Kolkata after meeting newly-elected party MPs.
The West Bengal Chief Minister noted that the country wanted a change in power and that was what reflected in the mandate.
"The country needs change; the country wants change. This mandate was for change. We are waiting and keeping a watch on the situation. This mandate was against Narendra Modi, so he should not become the prime minister this time. Someone else should have been allowed to take over," Banerjee said.
She also said that her party will not attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new government, which is scheduled to be held on Sunday evening.
