Mamata Takes Bengal by Storm, TMC Workers Torch CPI(M) Office
Catch all the live updates from the counting day in West Bengal.
After her sweeping win in 2011, Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee has yet again rocked the West Bengal Assembly elections, becoming the Chief Minister of the state for a second term.
She announced that she will take her oath on 27 May, adding that there will be a session in the state assembly before 29 May.
Although the TMC enjoyed a massive victory, the entire Darjeeling district steered clear of the party, as Bimal Gurung’s GJM swept Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong.
After the victorious feat, TMC members wrecked an CPI(M) office in Asansol district where the latter lost by a huge margin.
General Secretary of CPI(M), Sitaram Yechury, said in a tweet that the party has accepted the peoples’ verdict with humility. Referring to the several instances of violence that took place in the course of the election, he said that the Left will counter the politics of terror.
West Bengal Assembly Elections: Counting Day
- Mamata Banerjee’s TMC performs better than 2011 (184) as she crosses 200 seats.
- Leading in over 200 seats of the 294 Assembly seats, the TMC has over 3 times more seats than the Left alliance.
- CPI(M) WB secretary and Leader of Opposition Suryakanta Mishra trailing in Narayangarh.
- Madan Mitra takes a massive lead in Kamariti.
- Three major players: TMC, CPI(M)-Congress, and the BJP.
- Celebrity candidates Rupa Ganguly (BJP) and Bhaichung Bhutia (TMC) trailing as of now.
Will Accept People’s Verdict with Humility: Yechury
General Secretary of CPI(M), Sitaram Yechury said in a tweet that the party has accepted people’s verdict with humility.
TMC Members Vandalise CPI(M) Office
Members of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) wrecked the office of Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Asansol district after the latter lost by a huge margin.
TMC Couldn’t Capture the Hills
Although Mamata Banerjee is enjoying the massive victory, the entire Darjeeling district has steered clear of TMC as Bimal Gurung’s GJM has swept Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong.
Even towards the plains, the celebrity candidates could not secure TMC’s position.
In Siliguri former captain of Indian football team Bhaichung Bhutia was trailing behind CPI(M) candidate Ashok Bhattacharya.
Watch The Quint’s interview of Bhaichung Bhutia:
The Quint also spoke to Bhutia at the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) in January 2016.
Mamata Banerjee Announces Victory
Incumbent Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, announced the date of on which she will take oath, 27 May.
Speaking to the media, she has also said that there will be a session in the state Assembly before 29 May.
PM Modi Congratulates Mamata Banerjee
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates Mamata Banerjee for her for the massive victory and her second term as chief minister of West Bengal.
He also called J Jayalalithaa who has also registered a massive victory in Tamil Nadu, ensuing another term as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu.
Celebration in West Bengal
BJP Leads and Trails
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s grandnephew Chandra Kumar Bose, Bhabanipur - TRAILING
BJP State President Dilip Ghosh, Kharagpur- LEADING
Actor Locket Chatterjee, Mayureswar- TRAILING
Actor Joy Banerjee, Suri- TRAILING
Former State BJP Chief Rahul Sinha, Jorasanko- LEADING
Actor Roopa Ganguly, Howrah North- TRAILING
Only BJP MLA in outgoing Assembly Samik Bhattacharya, Basirhat Dakshin- TRAILING
TMC Leads and Trails
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Bhabanipur- LEADING
Finance Minister Amit Mitra, Khardaha- LEADING
Football star Bhaichung Bhutia, Siliguri- TRAILING
Education minister Partha Chatterjee, Behala West- LEADING
Lok Sabha MP from Tamluk Suvendu Adhikari, Nandigram- LEADING
Cricketer Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Howrah North- LEADING
Actor Soham Chakraborty, Barjora- TRAILING
North Bengal development minister Gautam Deb, Dabgram-Fulbari- LEADING
Wife of TMC MP Sudip Banerjee Nayna Bandopadhyay- LEADING
Daughter-in-law of late Union minister Ajit Kumar Panja and Women development Minister Sashi Panja, Shyampukur- LEADING
Saradha chit fund scam accused and jailed TMC leader Madan Mitra, Kamarhati- TRAILING
Former Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee, Behala East- LEADING
Major Trends
CPI(M) State secretary Surjya Kanta Mishra, Narayangarh is TRAILING
Former Minister and Veteran CPI(M) leader Ashok Bhattacharya, Siliguri is LEADING
CPI(M) leader and former minister Kanti Ganguly, Raidighi is TRAILING
Former union minister from Congress Deepa Dasmunshi, Bhawanipur is TRAILING
WB Congress president Manas Bhunia, Sabang is LEADING
Veteran Congress leader Somen Mitra, Chowringhee is TRAILING
Counting Begins
The counting has begun in the five state including West Bengal. The three major fronts fighting for the chief minister’s office are TMC, the CPI(M)-Congress alliance , and the BJP.
West Bengal BJP Chief Confident of Two-Digit Win
The West Bengal chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Dilip Ghosh is confident that his party will break the TMC stronghold and score its maiden win in the state.
CEC Zaidi Takes a Dig at Mamata Banerjee
The Chief Election Commissioner, Nasim Zaidi, has inaugurated the counting day with a comment on Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mamata Banerjee.
After her sweeping win in 2011, TMC leader Mamata Banerjee is fighting for another term in the chief minister’s office.
The West Bengal Assembly is 294-seat strong with 68 seats reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) and 16 received for Scheduled Tribes (ST).
A 65,546,101-strong electorate cast their votes in six phases between 4 April and 5 May.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] had governed the state for 34 years before Trinamool Congress’ (TMC) Mamata Banerjee took over as the Chief Minister of the state in 2011.
The Left and Congress went into a pre-poll alliance, popularly called the Jot in order to defeat the TMC. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which heads the central governing National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is also competing in the polls.
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