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Mamata Banerjee all set for third term as West Bengal Chief Minister.
BENGAL ELECTION RESULT:Â With Mamata Banerjee powering the Trinamool Congress to a landslide victory in West Bengal overcoming 10 years of anti-incumbency, a full-throttle BJP campaign and a rebellious former lieutenant, she has become the natural leader to guide the Opposition s politics against the BJP in the coming days, some leaders said Sunday. The TMC s victory in the keenly, and at times acrimoniously, fought elections in the state comes barely a month after Banerjee wrote to Opposition leaders urging them to unite against the BJP.
The TMC s success in many ways is being seen as a victory of the non-saffron parties whose leaders were quick to congratulate her, even though she trailed her former lieutenant, but now BJP leader, Suvendu Adhikari, in Nandigram. Polling in the eastern state was held in eight phases between March 27 and April 29. The term of the outgoing Assembly will
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 2 (ANI):The ruling trinamool Congress is leading in seven seats while Bharatiya Janata Party is leading in three seats as per the initial trends.