Despite defeat, Didi to take oath as CM on May 5, meets Governor for govt formation Published : May 3, 2021, 11:45 pm IST Updated : May 3, 2021, 11:45 pm IST This is a rare instance in the state's history when a two-time CM is on her way to take the oath to head a govt despite losing in the polls Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee (L) meets West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar at Raj Bhavan, in Kolkata, Monday, May 3, 2021. (PTI) Kolkata: Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, undeterred by her controversial defeat by a narrow margin to protege-turned-adversary Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP in Nandigram, is all set to take the oath as chief minister for the third consecutive time on the morning of Wednesday, May 5, after the TMC won a record two-thirds majority in the Assembly once again, with 213 MLAs, against 77 of the BJP, that will sit in Opposition.