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Mamata Banerjee to stake claim to form govt in West Bengal on May 3
As per the latest trends, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee`s party TMC has taken a massive lead and the ruling party is way ahead of the BJP in Bengal. The Trinamool Congress has crossed the 200-mark in the 294-seat assembly and looks set to a third straight term in West Bengal. The ruling TMC is currently leading in 205 seats, while the BJP is leading in 85 seats at 2 PM.
Highlights
- BJP retains Assam and Kerala
- Mamata Banerjee loses to Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram
- DMK wins Tamil Nadu after 10-year hiatus
Latest Updates
Breaking: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, who won from Nandigram against Mamata Banerjee, was on Sunday evening attacked in Haldia by unidentified assailants. Adhikari was attacked while he was coming out from a counting centre.
Trinamool Congress moves Election Commission, claims EVM tampering in Nandigram
Trinamool Congress writes to Chief Electoral office, West Bengal for, 'immediate re-counting of votes in Nandigram AC 210 and postal ballots'.
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to stake claim to form government in West Bengal at 7 am on May 3
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal wins Majuli constituency, as per Election Commission
Congratulated Mamata Banerjee's party win in West Bengal assembly elections. Tomorrow at 7 PM, CM will be calling on me at Raj Bhawan: Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar
Three-member Trinamool Congress delegation is meeting Chief Electoral Officer at EC Office in Kolkata seeking a recount of votes in Nandigram and other issues
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's thanks voters:
My sincere thanks to the great People of Nandigram for their love, trust, blessings, and support, and for choosing me as their representative and the MLA from #Nandigram. It is my never-ending commitment to be of service to them and working for their welfare. I am truly grateful!
Result is not as per our expectations; We couldn't achieve our target, but still we have improved our position. We humbly accept mandate and will play role of constructive opposition: BJP's West Bengal unit chief
PM Narendra Modi wishes Mamata Banerjee on Bengal assembly result:
Congratulations to Mamata Didi for @AITCofficial's win in West Bengal. The Centre will continue to extend all possible support to the West Bengal Government to fulfil people’s aspirations and also to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. @MamataOfficial
It seems that people didn't repose faith in those leaders who switched from Trinamool to BJP, says BJP's West Bengal unit chief Dilip Ghosh
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says will move court against 'mischief' in Nandigram
Assam assembly election 2021: Ruling BJP-led alliance in Assam leading in 77 of 126 assembly constituencies and looks set to form government for second consecutive term
Breaking: Trinamool Congress applies for recounting at Nandigram seat, recounting begins.
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor hails Mamata Banerjee for her "spectacular victory" in West Bengal Assembly polls, says BJP has met its match in Bengal and lost
Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray congratulated 'Bengal tigress' and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee for single-handedly leading her party to victory in the West Bengal Assembly polls.
Amid Nandigram seat trends and several reports speculating that BJP's Suvendu Adhikari has won from the constituency, the official Twitter handle of Trinamool Congress tweeted, "The counting process for Nandigram has not been completed. Please do not speculate."
Mamata thanks all voters, says will approach Supreme Court against what Election Commission did to them during poll campaign
Don't worry about Nandigram, I struggled for Nandigram because I fought a movement. It's ok. Let the Nandigram people give whatever verdict they want, I accept that. I don't mind. We won more than 221 seats & BJP has lost the election: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
BJP has lost the elections. They played dirty politics. We faced the horror of Election Commission: West Bengal CM and TMC leader Mamata Banerjee
We are grateful to the people for this landslide victory. I have to start working for COVID19 immediately. The swearing-in will be a low-key event because of the prevailing COVID19 situation: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
I accept Nandigram verdict: Mamata Banerjee
I accept Nandigram result. I want to say that forget what happened in Nandigram and remember that Trinamool Congress has won Bengal. This win has saved people of Bengal. This is victory of democracy, victory of Bengal people and victory of country. The Bengal result is a landslide victory despite all odds stacked up against us: Mamata Banerjee
Breaking:
While the Election Commission is yet to confirm Mamata's win from Nandigram seat, sources are claiming BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has won Nandigram by almost 1622 votes. An official confirmation remain awaited.
Election strategist Prashant Kishore reaches Mamata Banerjee's home in Kalighat
Breaking:
Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma wins Jalukbari constituency for the 5th consecutive term by a margin of 1,01,911 votes.
Bengal assembly election 2021: Tollywood filmmaker and Trinamool Congress candidate Raj Chakraborty wins Barrackpore constituency
Trinamool candidate Swati Khandaker wins Chanditala constituency of Hooghly district, defeats Yash Dasgupta and Mohammad Selim
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra reacts on BJP office attack in Hooghly, says Trinamool Congress goons resorting to violence after Bengal election result
Mamata Banerjee reacts on Nandigram seat win:
"I would like to thank everyone. I request all to not take out victory processions. I urge everyone to go back to their homes now. I will address the media after 6 pm."
Violence breaks out in West Bengal on vote counting day
BJP office set on fire by unidentified assailants in Hooghly's Aarambagh area in West Bengal.
Breaking:
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Bannerjee, who won the Nandigram constituency in the assembly election 2021, is likely to pay a visit to the Kalighat temple in a while.
Breaking:
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee wins Nandigram constituency by 1200 votes, defeating BJP's Suvendu Adhikari.
Birbhum assembly election result:
Murarai - Trinamool - Mosaraf Hossain (win)
Dubrajpur - BJP - Anup Saha (Win)
Hasan - Trinamool - Ashok Chatterjee (win)
Saithiya - Trinamool - Nilabati Saha (win)
Bolpur - Trinamool - Chandranath Singh (win)
Lavpur - Trinamool - Abhijit Singh (win)
Nalhati -TMC -Rajendra Prasad singh(win)
The last round of counting of votes in the Nandigram assembly seat concludes. The Election Commission is yet to announce the result of the seat in which Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari were pitted against each other.
Rajnath Singh wishes Mamata Banerjee
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh extends wishes to Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on assembly election result trends. Trinamool Congress is striding way ahead of the BJP in the counting of votes for the West Bengal Assembly polls.
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut's reaction on Bengal election result trends:
"Mamata Banerjee has sent out a clear message that Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji and Home Minister Amit Shah ji are not invincible. They can also be defeated."
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee takes lead again in Nandigram against BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, ahead by 1200 votes.
Bengal CM and Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee is ahead of her BJP rival Suvendu Adhikari by 820 votes in Nandigram seat as counting of votes for 17th round is underway.
Shiv Sena leader and MP Sanjay Raut has expressed confidence that Mamata Banerjee will form the next government in West Bengal, as Trinamool Congress surged ahead of the BJP in the counting of votes for state assembly elections.
Counting on Nandigram seat continues, all eyes are set on the 17th and the final round of counting. BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari is now leading by 6 votes against Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is trailing by 6 votes against her former close aide and BJP rival Suvendu Adhikari after the end of 16 rounds of counting of votes in the Nandigram seat.
CM Mamata Banerjee is still ahead of her former close aide and BJP rival Suvendu Adhikari after 16 rounds of counting of votes in the Nandigram seat.
Trinamool Congress secretary general Partha Chatterjee says trends available for 284 seats indicate that the people of West Bengal have given a befitting reply to the repeated "attacks" on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar congratulates Mamata Banerjee, calling the TMC's performance a “stupendous victory”. “Congratulations @MamataOfficial on your stupendous victory! Let us continue our work towards the welfare of people and tackling the Pandemic collectively,” he wrote on Twitter.
Mamata Banerjee is now leading by 1500 votes against BJP's Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram
Incumbent Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who is leading by a good margin from Majauli, has said that "the BJP will form the government". "It is all happening because of the people of Assam. Trends are in our favour," he said.
Celebrations erupt in West Bengal. TMC supporters celebrate at Kalighat, Kolkata as their party leads on 202 seats, as per official trends.
12.30 PM: Trends available for 284/292 seats: TMC has touched the 200-mark, the ruling party is now ahead on 202 seats, BJP leading in 78.
CM Mamata Banerjee is trailing in Nandigram by over 8,000 votes to BJP's Suvendu Adhikari as of now
Trinamool’s Becharam Manna is leading in the Singur constituency, according to initial trends. Since 2001, the seat was held by Rabindranath Bhattacharjee, who moved to the BJP ahead of the election.
BJP national vice president and party in-charge of Assam Baijayant Jay Panda congratulates party workers after trends suggested a sweep of the saffron party in the Assam Assembly elections.
TMC candidate Sujata Mondal is leading in Arambag with over 1,274 votes.
The Trinamool Congress has crossed the halfway mark of 147 seats in West Bengal, as per available trends. The Trinamool is currently leading in 168 seats, while the BJP is leading in 101 seats at 10:50 AM.
Too early to say anything because there are so many rounds. The situation will be clear only by evening. We had started from 3 & were challenged that we won't get even 100, we have crossed that mark. We will cross the magic number too: Kailash Vijayvargiya, BJP
Official trends for 172 seats | TMC leading on 112 seats, BJP on 58
Official trends for 59 seats | BJP leading on 31 seats, its ally Asom Gana Parishad on 6. Congress leading on 9, its ally AIUDF on 5.
The BJP candidate is leading by about 65 votes in Sitalkuchi in Bengal, the site where four people had died when security forces opened fire outside a polling booth on April 10.
TMC's Madan Mitra is also currently leading from Kamarhati seat.
According to the Election Commission, BJP candidate Babul Supriyo is currently trailing behind TMC's Aroop Biswas from Tollygunge constituency. Bengal govt Minister Firhad Hakim is leading from the Kolkata Port constituency. Actor Kanchan Mallick, the TMC candidate from Uttarpara is also leading. At Chandannagar, Bengal minister Indranil Sen is leading with 2,900 votes after the completion of the second round of counting. Meanwhile, BJP leader Locket Chatterjee is trailing by 1479 votes.
10.15 AM: TMC is maintaining a comfortable lead over BJP in West Bengal but CM Mamata Banerjee is trailing in the prestigious Nandigram seat. BJP's Suvendu Adhikari is leading there by over 5000 votes.
BJP's Babul Supriyo is trailing in Tollygunge seat.
Constituency-wise, the BJP has taken a comfortable lead over the Congress as the saffron party is now leading in over 66 assemblies against Congress’ 28 out of a total of 126 seats in Assam.
10 AM: As of now, BJP's Suvendu Adhikari is leading in Nandigram with 7,287 votes, while his Trinamool rival Mamata Banerjee is trailing with 5,790 votes.
Suvendu Adhikari ahead of CM Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram by over 3,000 votes: As per the available trends, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is trailing in Nandigram by over 3,000 votes. She is getting a tough fight from her former lieutenant Suvendu Adhikari who holds sway over most areas of Nandigram.
BJP is currently leading in six out of 10 seats in North Bengal while the ruling Trinamool is ahead in four. North Bengal has been a stronghold of the saffron party since the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
BJP's Rajib Banerjee, Locket Chatterjee and Babul Supriyo are also leading in the initial trends.
As of now, Arup Biswas (TMC ) is trailing in Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari leading with 1500 votes in Nandigram, Sujit Bose (TMC ) trailing in Bengal, BJP's Rajiv Banerjee leading in Assam, Piyush Hajarika leading in Assam (BJP).
9.30 AM: Trends available for 212/292 seats: TMC has crossed the 100-mark, the ruling party is ahead on 106 seats, BJP leading in 100 seats, Congress in 6.
BJP's Suvendu Adhikari is leading in Nandigram seat with over 1500 votes against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as of now
Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal leading in first round
West Bengal is witnessing a close fight between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the BJP. The Left — which has ruled the state till 2011 — is leading in only two seats as per early trends.
Himanta Sarma leading in Jalukbari: State Finance and Health Minister and BJP's star campaigner Himanta Biswa Sarma is leading from Jalukbari constituency in Assam
9.15 AM: Trends available for 174/292 seats: TMC is ahead in 91, BJP leading on 80 seats.
Official trends for West Bengal Elections: TMC leading on one seat.
Gopal Som, a counting agent of the Congress candidate from Panihati (North 24 Parganas) Tapas Majumder, has been taken to a hospital after he fell unconscious at the counting centre, reports ANI.
It's a Suer Close fight in West Bengal: The main opposition party BJP continues to maintain an edge in the state, it is leading on 61 seats, while Trinamool is leading in 66 at 9 AM.
Now, CM Mamata Banerjee is trailing in Nandigram, her BJP rival Suvendu Adhikari is giving a tough fight to the TMC chief.
8.45 AM: Trends available for 103/292 seats: TMC is ahead in 53, BJP leading in 49 seats as per EC official trends.
Early trends show BJP has taken a comfortable lead over the Congress in Assam; the party is leading on 12 seats, Congress in 10 seats.
The Election Commission has said that no candidates or their agents will be allowed inside the counting halls without a negative coronavirus report. Victory processions have also been banned by the poll body in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis across the country.
West Bengal Chief Minister is said to be leading against her BJP rival Suvendu Adhikari in the Nandigram seat.
TMC takes early leads in early trends, BJP close behind: Initial trends show TMC is leading on 22 seats, while the BJP is close behind on 16 seats. The Counting of votes began with the postal ballots here.
8.25 AM: Trends available for 23/292 seats: TMC is ahead in 13, BJP leading in 10 seats as of now
8.20 AM: Trends available for 19/294 seats: TMC ahead in 11, BJP leading in 9 seats.
Today's counting would decide the electoral fate of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal (Majuli), BJP`s northeast region pointsman and Finance, Health, Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (Jalukbari), Assembly Speaker Hitendra Nath Goswami (Jorhat), ruling BJP`s state president Ranjeet Kumar Dass (Patacharkuchi), Congress President Ripun Bora (Gohpur), party`s Legislature Party leader Debabrata Saikia (Nazira), Asom Gana Parishad chief and Minister Atul Bora (Bokakhat), jailed Raijor Dal President and prominent peasant leader Akhil Gogoi (Sibsagar) and Assam Jatiya Parishad President Lurinjyoti Gogoi (Duliajan).
First two trends have come for West Bengal through postal ballots in favour of BJP
Counting of votes for the Assembly Elections 2021 begins in West Bengal. Votes are also being counted across Assam, Kerala, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu.
West Bengal: Officials, counting agents and others arrive at a counting centre at Siliguri College in Siliguri.
Counting of votes for West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021 to begin shortly. Visuals from a counting centre at St Thomas' Boys' School in Kolkata.
Counting of votes for Assam Assembly Polls to be held at two locations in Dibrugarh, at Dibrugarh Govt Boys Higher Secondary School and Deputy Commissioner Office, Dibrugarh. Here are some visuals of Counting centres.
The counting of votes for Assam Assembly polls is set to begin shortly across 331 halls. The Election Commission will kick off counting of votes will begin at 8 AM today.
Counting of votes will begin at 8 AM, and the trends will start pouring in a few hours. In the 294-seat West Bengal assembly, a party needs at least 148 seats to win the election.
Kolkata: Belying all expectations, the TMC was headed on Sunday (May 2) for a landslide victory in assembly elections, overcoming the might of the BJP after a bitter campaign that had turned into a virtual duel between Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. By evening the trends were clear. Banerjee's Trinamool Congress had won or was leading in 216 (93 wins and 123 leads) out of 292 constituencies which went to the polls with some 48 per cent of the votes counted so far. Polling was countermanded in two constituencies after candidates fell victim to a raging Covid-19 pandemic.
In Assam, the saffron party is all set to retain power in Assam. The party's state chief Ranjeet Kumar Dass said the BJP-led alliance is committed to develop all the communities of the state with blessings of the people. Meanwhile, Congress's Assam president Ripun Bora resigned after the party's defeat in the state elections.
The much-awaited results are being updated every minute on the Election Commission of India's website - https://results.eci.gov.in.
WATCH: Combined assembly election results 2021
Modi 'magic' Vs Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal
Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) is seeking to seize power for the third consecutive term in the state, where it was locked in a high-octane contest with the BJP.
The power-packed campaigns by the main contenders - the Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), involved rallies with large participations and mega roadshows. The third front i.e. the coalition of the Congress, Left Front and Indian Secular Force seemed to be on the back foot when it came to campaigning.
The ambitious BJP did intense campaigning with the goal to topple the incumbent TMC government in the state. To continue its stride in Bengal especially after an overwhelming result in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls in the state, the party brought Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, party president JP Nadda and many others for campaigning. ‘Tolabaazi’’ (extortion), `cut money`, syndicate raj and appeasement politics were a few topics over which the BJP targeted the ruling TMC.
Mamata chose Nandigram over her home turf Bhabanipur seat this time to test her fate in the 2021 elections. Now not just Bengal, but the country`s eyes were on Nandigram that witnessed the most high-profile contest on April 1 with the chief minister taking on her former ministerial colleague Suvendu Adhikari, who had joined the BJP in December last year. However, in a setback to the Bengal CM, she lost the seat by a margin of over 1700 votes to Adhikari, her former protege.
Several exit poll surveys gave an edge to the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC). In West Bengal, all exit polls predicted that the BJP would make major inroads and a few also said that the party would emerge victoriously.
Assam
In Assam, the ruling BJP faced a challenge from 'Mahajoth' or 'Grand Alliance' comprising the Congress, AIUDF, Bodoland Peoples' Front (BPF), CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML) Liberation, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Anchalik Gana Morcha (AGM). The BJP has an alliance with the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), the United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) and the Gana Suraksha Party (GSP).
The saffron party had scripted history by winning the traditionally Congress-dominated state in 2016, after remaining on the fringes. In the northeastern state of Assam, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appeared ahead in the exit polls and after the Sunday votes counting, the lotus is all set to bloom for the second consecutive time in the state. All major pollsters have predicted a majority for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the 126-member Assembly.
As per the Zee News Maha Exit Poll, the BJP+ was leading on 79 seats, while the Congress-AIUDF alliance was ahead only in 46 of the 126-seat legislative Assembly. Given these trends, it is clear that the BJP headed by chief minister Sarbanand Sonowal faced neither anti-incumbency nor rejection over the Citizenship Amendment Act (Act) from the electorate.
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