West Bengal Election 2021 Result: Battle for Nandigram ends, BJP s Suvendu wins by 1956 votes
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Mamata Banerjee set for a third term as TMC heads for a landslide victory
According to the Election Commission, as of 11:30 pm, out of 292 seats in the West Bengal Assembly election, Mamata Banerjee’s TMC has won on 197 seats and is leading on 17. BJP, on the other hand, is leading on 9 seats, and has won on 67 seats.
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Battle for Nandigram ends, BJP s Suvendu wins by 1956 votes
After a fight that went down to the last round of counting, battle for Nandigram ends with BJP s Suvendu Adhikari winning by 1,956 votes.
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Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and PWD Minister Aroop Biswas is leading from Tollygunge assembly constituency, which has witnessed a high-stake battle this time, while Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Minister Babul Supriyo is trailing.
The Tollygunge constituency went to polls in the fourth phase of assembly elections on April 10.
Aroop Biswas, also a minister in the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal cabinet has been representing the Tollygunge Assembly constituency for the last three terms. It is worth mentioning, Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan campaigned for TMC candidate Aroop Biswas.
The ruling Trinamool Congress is leading in 112 seats while the Bharatiya Janata Party is leading in 58 seats as per the initial trends.
Calling Chief Minister mamata Banerjee a cruel lady, the union minister said that the people of Bengal made a historic mistake by choosing TMC over the BJP.
Babul Supriyo is the BJP s Lok Sabha MP from Asansol (File)
Kolkata:
BJP MP Babul Supriyo broke with tradition on Sunday evening as he refused to congratulate the ruling Trinamool Congress on an emphatic win in the 2021 Bengal Assembly election.
In a short but angry Facebook post Mr Supriyo said the Bengali voters had made a historic mistake and lashed out at party chief Mamata Banerjee, whom he labelled a cruel lady . Neither will I congratulate Mamata Banerjee. nor do I wish to say I respect the people s verdict. sincerely think people of Bengal made a historic mistake by not giving BJP a chance. by electing this corrupt, incapable, dishonest government and a cruel lady back to power, he ranted.