New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) MP Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday expressed confidence that the Trinamool Congress's vote percentage and seat count will increase in the upcoming elections, surpassing the 2021 figures.

Speaking to mediapersons, he warned the BJP that if this happens, they will have to apologise to the people of Bengal and release the withheld Rs 2 crore within 7 days.

"No matter what you do, the Trinamool Congress's vote percentage and seat count will increase as compared to 2021... If it increases, the BJP will have to apologise to 10 crore Bengalis and release the Rs 2 crore they have withheld from Bengal within 7 days...," said AITC MP Abhishek Banerjee on SIR in West Bengal.

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