Was the coronavirus pandemic an issue in Bengal elections?
The COVID-19 pandemic, and the response from both the state and centre, has been missing from the political rhetoric from either side. Part of the reason is that the official figures peg the total cases in the state at a little over 800,000 and the deaths at over 11,000. However, there is no dearth of anecdotes on how the data from the state, too, may be under-reported just like in other states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Both TMC and BJP have been negligent, to say the least, in recent months as they went about holding political rallies where the guidelines like social distancing and wearing masks were all but ignored. The cases have seen significant increase in both infections and fatality.
Bengal Election 2021: Kailash Vijayvargiya said shocked to see Babul Supriyo, Locket Chatterjee trailing.
Kolkata:
BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Sunday credited Mamata Banerjee for the TMC s astounding performance in the Bengal elections and said his party would introspect the poll results.
Earlier in the day, he had claimed that initial trends were not the real indicators of the final outcome, and exuded confidence that his party will win the elections.
Kailash Vijayvargiya, who is also the BJP s Bengal minder, also said that he has received a call from Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who enquired about the party s poor show.