Asked on Wednesday about backing from the other forces in her opposition to the poll panel’s decisions, Mamata had said the leaders would come forward when they “get the details”. Statements of outrage had been issued by the Congress, BSP chief Mayawati, Samajwadi chief Akhilesh Yadav, Telugu Desam chief N. Chandrababu Naidu, DMK chief M.K. Stalin, RJD leaders Rabri Devi and Tejashwi Yadav, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, Sharad Yadav and former BJP stalwart Yashwant Sinha. “Such a conspiracy to defame Mamataji and her government is unbecoming of a Prime Minister…. Had the commission and the central forces not ensured free and fair elections, she would have never been chief minister,” Modi said.

Source: The Telegraph May 16, 2019 20:48 UTC