"Yesterday, I got a call from the Raj Bhavan to meet the Governor at 4.30 pm. He told me he had taken the decision of voluntary power cut but he had made a mistake by not consulting me before taking the decision," Banerjee told The Indian Express.

He added: "I told him that he should not have taken the decision as the power situation in West Bengal was quite good. In fact, the situation here is much better than that in other states. Sometimes technical problems like crumbling of towers, grid failures, etc, occur that cause load-shedding."

The minister said the Governor took the decision in order to share the problem of powercuts with common people.

He added that the power cuts are also the part of energy conservation in the state.

Banerjee said: "I tried to convince him that the power cut in Raj Bhavan was not the only way to conserve energy. I also offered him an expert's help for energy conservation in Raj Bhavan."

The Governor refused to comment on the meeting. He, however, said: "The voluntary power cut will continue as the time to review the decision has not yet come. In fact, the decision has helped to augment 200 KWH of power from the Central grid every day."