Kolkata, Aug. 25 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee today filed a counter affidavit in the Calcutta High Court against an election petition challenging his sweeping victory from the Diamond Harbour constituency in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Banerjee reached the court at around 11 a.m., stayed for about 15 minutes to sign documents, and formally submitted his response.
During his brief visit, several lawyers representing the TMC greeted him and took photographs with the party's national general secretary before he left the premises.
The case stems from a petition filed in July last year by BJP candidate Abhijit Das (Bobby), who lost to Banerjee by over 7.1 lakh votes.
Banerjee had polled 10,48,230 votes, compared to Das's 3,...