Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has approached the Calcutta High Court challenging the election of incumbent Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari from the Bhabanipore Assembly constituency.

In the April Assembly elections, Adhikari defeated the Trinamool Congress chief by securing 73,917 votes, finishing 15,105 votes ahead of Banerjee, who polled 58,812 votes.

Ahead of the declaration of results on May 4, Banerjee had alleged irregularities at the counting centre, claiming that she was assaulted and that her election agents were prevented from entering the premises.

The allegations, however, were denied by the Election Commission of India (ECI).

Banerjee has now filed an election petition before the Calcutta High Court seeking to set aside Adhikari's election.

Confirming the development, Senior Advocate Kalyan Bandyopadhyay told the media that Banerjee personally appeared before the High Court to affirm the election petition challenging Adhikari's victory.

According to Bandyopadhyay, the petition alleges that the election process was conducted improperly and cites incidents during the counting process, including claims that Banerjee and her election agent were assaulted and forcibly removed after 12 rounds of counting.