NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav met TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, extending emotional support to the outgoing chief minister after massive defeat in West Bengal assembly elections. Akhilesh met Mamata and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee at the TMC chief’s residence in Kolkata. “Didi, you have not lost,” Akhilesh was quoted saying by TMC official sources, ANI reported.“During his meeting with Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav told Abhishek, “What a commendable battle you all have fought,” he said.Akhilesh Yadav is believed to have discussed the post-election political landscape in West Bengal and reaffirmed support for opposition unity against the Bharatiya Janata Party, PTI reported.Mamata Banerjee has pledged to reinforce the INDIA bloc following the TMC’s defeat in the West Bengal assembly elections.The BJP secured 207 seats in the 294-member West Bengal assembly, giving it a more than two-thirds majority and bringing an end to the TMC’s 15-year rule. The Mamata Banerjee-led party was reduced to 80 seats.
