West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC party supremo Mamata Banerjee speaks during the election campaign, in Kolkata on Friday (April 17, 2026). | Photo Credit: ANI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday (April 18, 2026) said the BJP’s “downfall” has begun after the Centre failed in the Lok Sabha to pass a Constitution amendment bill to implement 33% reservation for women in legislatures from 2029. Addressing a poll rally in Howrah’s Uluberia, Ms. Banerjee claimed that the BJP had been “defeated” and was surviving in office only with the support of its allies. Published – April 18, 2026 03:49 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation AMFI spent nearly 90% of investor awareness fund on digital media campaign Two child marriages averted in Koppal