West Bengal election result live updates: Mamata set for Bengal sweep
The poll war in West Bengal has been the most dynamic state assembly polls in recent years in India. The eight-phased state assembly elections in Bengal ended on 29 April and now all eyes are on the counting of votes.
The polls were held amid a surge in coronavirus infections and deaths across the country – a second wave that has ridden the country to an unprecedented crisis.
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The BJP candidate is leading by about 65 votes in Sitalkuchi, the site where four Muslim youths had died when security forces opened fire outside a polling booth on April 10.
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Early trends show CM Mamata Banerjee trailing in Nandigram by over 7,000 votes. It was predictable as the Hindu-majority Nandigram block 2 had to be counted first.
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In West Bengal, the TMC+ is leading in 74 while the BJP+ is leading in 72.
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TMC leading on 38 seats in Bengal.
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West Bengal: Officials, counting agents and others arrive at a counting centre at Siliguri College in Siliguri.
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The majority of exit polls suggested that the ruling TMC might have an edge over BJP and the Left-Congress-ISF combine.
