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Fifteen Trinamool MLAs who joined the BJP in the presence of Union home minister Amit Shah in the run-up to the assembly elections could not change its fortunes as the Trinamool swept districts such as Paschim Bardhaman, Hooghly, Howrah and Diamond Harbour, which witnessed several defections.
Citing outcome in West Bengal polls, NCP seeks Amit Shah s resignation
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Last Updated: May 02, 2021, 08:47 PM IST
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Synopsis During West Bengal violence, Mamata Didi asked for Amit Shah s resignation. He said I will resign only if people ask me to. In a democracy, election is a referendum and today it is against him. So when are you resigning Mr.Amit Shah? NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik tweeted.
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Stating that the public mandate is a referendum in democracy, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Sunday demanded the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah reminding him of his reported remarks during the campaigning for the West Bengal elections. During West Bengal violence, Mamata Didi asked for Amit Shah s resignation. He said I will resign only if people ask me to. In a democracy, election is a referendum and today it is against him. So when are you resigning Mr.Amit Shah? NCP spokesperson and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik tweeted.
TMC sweeps Bengal; DMK returns in TN; LDF creates history
New Delhi, May 2 (UNI) Mamata Banerjee-led All India Trinamool Congress looks set to retain the power in West Bengal, upsetting the pollsters who predicted a neck-and-neck contest with the BJP, as it was leading comfortably in 192 seats and won 21 of the 292 seats in the counting of votes for Assembly elections till 1900 hrs.
The Bharatiya Janata Party was at the distant second, leading in 75 seats and winning three seats (78).
The Left parties, which have once ruled the state for 35 years, and Indian National Congress failed to open their account.
In another significant development, Stalin-led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, in alliance with Congress, will replace the 10-year-old rule of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, as it was racing ahead in 112 seats and declared elected in two seats and its alliance party INC leading in 16 seats.