Bengal Post Poll Violence: The Home Ministry has sought a report from the state.
Highlights But I appeal to all for calm. Don t indulge in violence, she said
BJP state chief said, If things don t calm down, we will hold protests
Kolkata:
Within 24 hours of elections results, at least a dozen people have been reported dead in post poll violence in Bengal, a figure that may be higher than the number of those killed during the month-long polls.
Mamata Banerjee has called for calm though she has blamed the BJP for the violence. The BJP, led by president JP Nadda who is arriving in Kolkata on Tuesday, will hold a day-long protest across the country tomorrow, the day Ms Banerjee is sworn in as Chief Minister for the third time.
MUMBAI: Against the backdrop of the results of the West Bengal assembly polls wherein the local TMC romped home by defeating its close challenger BJP, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Tuesday said its chief Sharad Pawar will try to form a united front of opposition parties, especially of regional outfits.
Speaking to reporters here, NCP national spokesman and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik referred to the statement of TMC chief Mamata Banerjee who reportedly said that the unity of the opposition is necessary. Sharad Pawar was also trying to unite all opposition parties before the Bengal elections. In the next few days, Pawar will work for the unity of opposition parties, especially of regional parties, Malik said.
Bengal Election Results 2021: Mamata Banerjee is nearly 5,000 votes behind Suvendu Adhikari.
New Delhi:
Mamata Banerjee is trailing in early trends in a prestige fight in Bengal s Nandigram where her BJP rival is her former trusted lieutenant Suvendu Adhikari.
A health warning these are very early leads.
Nandigram is the town that catapulted Mamata Banerjee to power in 2011.
In 2011, Suvendu Adhikari was Ms Banerjee s right hand man as she campaigned for farmers land rights and rallied people around the Trinamool. He later won from the constituency and for years, the Adhikari family had a firm grip over Nandigram.
Suvendu Adhikari s switch to the BJP led to a flood of defections from the Trinamool Congress and left her without many top aides.
Election Results: Glimpse of activities in Nagaon Election District, gearing up for counting of votes
New Delhi:
The counting of votes for 822 assembly seats across four states and union territory is underway. While Assam and West Bengal saw multiple phases of polling, electors in Kerala, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu cast their votes in a single phase on April 6.
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The counting of votes began at 8 am on Sunday and will continue late into the night.
The Election Commission has banned victory roadshows and vehicle rallies.
Visuals from EVM counting in Bajali Election District in Assam.
Counting of votes for West Bengal Polls is underway. Visuals from a counting centre in Haldia of East Midnapore where votes in Haldia, Mahishadal and Nandigram are being counted.
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.