The mercurial leader, however, lost by 1956 votes in Nandigram to former protege-turned-BJP adversary Suvendu Adhikari. The TMC won 208 seats and is leading in five more polling 47.94 per cent votes till 3.30 am, while the BJP clinched 76 seats and is leading in one, bagging 38.13 per cent votes. Elections were held in 292 constituencies of the 294- member assembly. Polling was countermanded in two constituencies after candidates fell victim to a raging COVID-19 pandemic. It s a victory for Bengal s people.it s Banglar joy (Bengal s victory), Banerjee told TMC workers, while her party approached the Election Commission with demand to order recounting of votes in Nandigram which was rejected.
Leaders said that they had expected the votes which they lost to BJP in 2019 would return to their kitty but in their desperation to stop them, the votes went to TMC
Where is the opposition in Modiâs India? It is here and finally with a face
A new window has just opened for the Opposition as they corner the Modi government. And Mamata Banerjee now seems a veteran.
Rajat Roy 3 May, 2021 10:24 am IST Text Size:
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Mamata Banerjee, till now recognised as an important regional leader, has emerged as the most important leader, towering above all Opposition faces in India. The defining image of the 2021 West Bengal assembly election was one of Mamata Banerjee campaigning in a wheelchair against the might of Home Minister Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is now that her March letter to 15 Opposition leaders in the country calling them to form a united front against the Bharatiya Janata Party at the national level takes on greater significance.
Mamata with nephew Abhishek’s daughter Azania
KOLKATA: Mamata Banerjee won the most important match of her life as Bengal’s voters reposed their faith in their “nijer meye (own daughter)” and propelled her to office for a third straight term. Her party, Trinamool Congress, comfortably went past the two-thirds mark in the 294-seat assembly, leading in 214 constituencies till late on Sunday evening and bagging an unprecedented 48% of the popular vote.
The victory, however, was rendered somewhat bittersweet by a narrow defeat for Mamata in Nandigram. The Election Commission website declared BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari the winner by 1,956 votes around 11pm after a cliffhanger of a day.