TMC sweeps Bengal assembly polls with 213 seats, BJP fails to cross double digits
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Last Updated: May 03, 2021, 04:05 PM IST
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The Mamata Banerjee-led party s main challenger, the BJP, bagged 77 seats, while the ISF, which contested with the symbol of the Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party, and an Independent, managed one seat each.
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The Trinamool Congress romped home in West Bengal, pocketing 213 of the 292 assembly seats that went to polls and secured a third straight term in office, according to the final results announced by the Election Commission.
The Mamata Banerjee-led party s main challenger, the BJP, bagged 77 seats, while the ISF, which contested with the symbol of the Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party, and an Independent, managed one seat each.
The Trinamool Congress romped home in West Bengal, pocketing 213 of the 292 assembly seats that went to polls and secured a third straight term in office, according to the final results announced by the Election Commission. The Mamata Banerjee-led party s main challenger, the BJP, bagged 77 seats, while the ISF, which contested with the symbol of the Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party, and an Independent, managed one seat each. The TMC had clinched 211 seats in 2016. Though the BJP failed in its effort to dislodge Banerjee from power, it s for the first time that it will be the main opposition party in the state assembly, rising from a measly three seats in 2016 to 77.
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Bengal CM to meet Governor Jagdeep Dhankar at 7 pm today
Trinamool Congress 213 of 292 assembly seats in Bengal
New Delhi: The swearing-in ceremony of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will take place on May 5, i.e. on Wednesday. A day later, on May 6, all council of ministers will be sworn in by Protem speaker Subrata Mukherjee. Later, Biman Banerjee will hold the post of the Speaker.
Mamata Banerjee said that she would meet Bengal Governor Jagdish Dhankar at 7 pm on Monday and her party would take a call on the oath-taking and Cabinet formation in the evening. A day after the vote counting, the Bengal Chief Minister addressed a press meeting where she demanded a forensic examination into the Nandigram vote counting incident. Accusing the Election Commission of working at the behest of BJP, Mamata questioned that why did the poll panel not give permission for a recounting of votes in Nandigram.
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The Trinamool Congress romped home in West Bengal, pocketing 213 of the 292 assembly seats that went to polls and secured a third straight term in office, according to the final results announced by the Election Commission.
The Mamata Banerjee-led party s main challenger, the BJP, bagged 77 seats, while the ISF, which contested with the symbol of the Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party, and an Independent, managed one seat each.
The TMC had clinched 211 seats in 2016.
Though the BJP failed in its effort to dislodge Banerjee from power, it s for the first time that it will be the main opposition party in the state assembly, rising from a measly three seats in 2016 to 77.