The West Bengal Assembly election results from 2026 showed that the Bharatiya Janata Party won against the Trinamool Congress.

The West Bengal BJP leader Samik Bhattacharya made an insulting statement about the TMC. He said that the party would "never return to power in Bengal" while he used the joke that Anupam Kher could regrow hair but the TMC would never regain power in the state.

While addressing the press a day after the results on Tuesday the BJP leader said, "Aasman jameen pe aa sakta hai samundar aasman pe chadh sakta hai Anupam Kher ke sir pe phir se baal aa sakta hai lekin Trinamool Congress satta me aaye ho hi nahi sakta hai (Even the impossible might happen the sky may fall to the ground, the sea may rise to the sky even Anupam Kher’s bald head might grow hair but the TMC will never return to power in Bengal)", adding that the party’s exit from the state was “inevitable and irreversible.”

Sharing the video on Instagram Anupam Kher reacted with humour and wrote, "Arre bhaiya ji! Maine aapka kya bigaada hai! Kyun aap chahte ho ki mere sir par baal aa jaayein! Maujooda halaat mein janmon tak nahi chaahunga! Jai Shri Ram! (Oh brother! What harm have I done to you? Why do you want hair to grow on my head! In the current situation I wouldn’t want that even in a hundred lifetimes! Jai Shri Ram!)."

His witty comeback amused many on social media with actor Kangana Ranaut reacting with laughing emojis.

Fans also joined in praising his sense of humour. One user wrote, "Overall He Loves you and Modi Ji both so can't hide his feelings."

Another commented, "What a hilarious reply sir." A third added, "Actor so goated that people have started giving examples of him.”