Poll analysis: Bengal Tigress Didi fights off powerful opposition; emerges third time lucky
But BJP’s ascent from 3 to 77 seat is no less impressive; Muslims ignored the Congress plus Left combine and voted en bloc for Didi; Most of the turncoats bit the dust, barring a couple of them; Journalist Swapan Dasgupta tipped to be the BJP CM lost; Didi tapped the sympathy by hanging her injured leg from a wheelchair throughout the poll campaign.
By M A Siraj| Updated: 7th May 2021 10:04 pm IST West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a public rally while sitting on a wheelchair, ahead of the state assembly polls, in Purulia district, Monday, March 15, 2021. (PTI Photo)
West Bengal: Of 19 Turncoat MLAs Contesting From BJP, 13 Lost
BJP workers had been unhappy that so many new entrants had been given tickets to begin with.
West Bengal BJP office wears a deserted look after party s defeat to TMC in state assembly polls, in Kolkata, Sunday, May 2, 2021. Photo: PTI
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Kolkata: Defecting from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has not been a good decision for most of the stateâs turncoat MLAs, it seems from the election results. Of the 19 sitting MLAs from the TMC, the Left and the Congress who joined the BJP since 2019 and contested on a BJP ticket this time, only five have managed to win.
: Monday, May 3, 2021, 9:54 AM IST
West Bengal Polls: Three of five BJP MPs defeated; most turncoats who joined saffron party fail to make their mark
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With votes being tallied for the West Bengal Assembly Elections on Sunday, the Trinamool Congress emerged the clear winner, with over than 200 seats in their arsenal. While the Election Commission website is yet to reflect the final tally, there are some clear trends that have emerged.
In the months leading up to the elections, many politicians had switched sides, primarily from the BJP to the TMC. But while they were rewarded by their new party with election tickets, these did not pan out in most cases. As the votes were tallied, most of the candidates that defected from the ruling TMC, were either trailing or had already tasted defeat. To matters worse, many of these individuals had been seeking reelection.