Kolkata, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday filed an election petition before the Calcutta High Court, challenging the poll result in the Bhabanipur assembly seat she lost to BJP's Suvendu Adhikari.Adhikari defeated Banerjee by a margin of 15,105 votes in the seat held by her.TMC sources said that Banerjee went to the high court registry to "affirm" the petition challenging the result.Also Read: PM Modi must take up with Donald Trump killing of Indian seafarers: Priyanka GandhiCounting of votes of the West Bengal assembly election was held on May 4.After the BJP's resounding win in the West Bengal Assembly polls, Adhikari went on to become the first BJP chief minister of the state. Also Read: False propaganda, person in video not me: Bhagwant Mann on Akal Takht edict against himAdd as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now!
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