Bengal: Key Factors That Led to TMC s Defeat of the Modi-Shah Behemoth
The BJP had pulled out all stops to keep TMC out of power, but it still secured a whopping 47.95% votes.
The West Bengal assembly election has been cynosure of all eyes with BJP raising the stakes. Illustration: The Wire/PTI.
Politics04/May/2021
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held 23 rallies in 14 days in Bengal. Union home minister Amit Shah, 79 rallies, roadshows and town halls in 20 days.
The ruling party in the Centre deployed over 52 Union ministers, MPs, chief ministers and cabinet ministers of BJP-ruled states to campaign in Bengal. Around 15 to 17 senior BJP and RSS leaders were stationed in Bengal for more than three months.
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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Synopsis
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.
Highlights
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.