Mamata stops BJP’s juggernaut, will be West Bengal’s Chief Minister for a third time

Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee led her celebration to certainly one of its largest political victories up to now three many years by single-handedly stopping the BJP juggernaut in Bengal, paving the way in which for her return as Chief Minister for a third consecutive time period.

The West Bengal Assembly polls noticed a high-voltage marketing campaign with the BJP placing all its may into the State. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and different senior BJP leaders campaigned vigorously within the State holding a number of public conferences and street exhibits.

This was the one of many largest victories of the Trinamool Congress with over 48 % of all votes polled. In the 2016 Assembly polls, the TMC had gained 211 seats and the proportion of votes polled was about 44.9%.

The victory additionally places the 66-year-old Trinamool Congress chairperson on the forefront of nationwide politics with all of the leaders of Opposition events congratulating her for the huge win.

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Till late within the night, the celebration had leads and victories in over 217 of the 292 seats that went to polls. As per ECI, on the time of publishing this story, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, is main in Nandigram by 4,099 votes.

A pattern of the outcomes indicated Muslims that comprise about 27.01% of the State’s inhabitants have overwhelmingly supported the Trinamool Congress. In districts like Malda and Murshidabad , that are minority-dominated areas, the State’s ruling celebration was main or successful over 80% seats. The Trinamool Congress was additionally main in a majority of seats of South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas, Howrah and Hooghly. The State’s ruling celebration was main or emerged victorious in all of the 11 seats within the capital Kolkata.

The BJP’s makes an attempt at polarisation of the citizens have been efficiently countered by the TMC which invoked Bengali satisfaction. The BJP’s strident struggle cry of “Jai Shri Ram”, geared toward inciting spiritual passions, was countered by the Trinamool Congress’s extra inclusive “Joy Bangla” and the celebration was profitable in labelling the BJP as a celebration of Bahiragawtos ( outsiders).

‘Bengal has saved India’

Speaking to the press on Sunday night, Ms Banerjee described the victory as a “landslide”, and stated Bengal’s victory has saved the nation.

Speaking concerning the “money power and muscle power” of the BJP, Ms. Banerjee stated she didn’t anticipate such a scale of victory.

The Chief Minister thanked the folks of the State, significantly girls, and stated her first job will be to sort out the raging COVID-19 pandemic. And quickly after the outcomes have been declared, Ms. Banerjee demanded free vaccination for all 140-crore folks within the nation and threatened to launch a dharna if the Centre doesn’t comply with the demand.

On her defeat in Nandigram, Ms Banerjee stated she had accepted the decision of the folks however requested how in only one constituency the vote was towards the pattern prevalent throughout all the State. “It is good I don’t have to go there again and again,” she added.

Reiterating her criticism of the Election Commission over the conduct of the elections and the long-drawn marketing campaign, Ms.Banerjee stated she would strategy the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court towards the ballot physique.

As the resullts got here in, it additionally grew to become clear that a lot of the defectors from the TMC who joined the BJP didn’t do effectively. Former State Minister Rajb Banerjee was trailing the TMC candidate at Domjur. Similarly, Baishali Dalmiya and Prabir Kumar who stop the TMC to hitch the BJP have been additionally trailing.

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh admitted that the folks of the State might not have taken the defections effectively. “It is a lesson for us,” he stated.

The BJP had both gained or was main in 73 Assembly seats. Senior BJP leaders like Kaliash Vijayvargiya accepted defeat and stated the folks of the State wish to see Mamata Banerjee because the Chief Minister.

Of the 4 Lok Sabha MPs who contested the Assembly polls solely Nisith Pramanik gained from Dinhata. Babul Supriyo, Locket Chatterjee, Jagannath Sarkar and former Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta have been all trailing on the time of going to press.

The saffron celebration couldn’t match its efficiency within the 2019 Lok Sabha elections the place it was main in 121 Assembly segments, whereas the TMC improved its efficiency, making certain a increased share of votes and extra seats. In many areas of the State like Jhargram, Purba and Paschim Bardhaman, Uttar Dinjpur, the TMC was capable of overcome the BJP problem.

Left, Congress draw a clean

The experiment of the Samyukta Morcha the place Left and Congress had allied with the Indian Secular Front (ISF) was utterly ignored by the voters and tendencies point out that there might not be a Left or Congress MLA within the Assembly. The solely seat that went to the Samyukta Morcha was in favour of ISF chairman Naushad Siddique from Bhangar.

The Trinamool Congress marketing campaign focusing on girls voters and emphasis on welfare schemes reaped wealthy dividends for the ruling celebration. Along with schemes, the TMC organisational power on the grassroots has labored to its benefit. The ruling celebration’s slogans of Joy Bangla (Hail Bengal) and Bangla Nijjer Mekei Chai ( Bengal desires its personal daughter) struck a chord with folks towards the BJP’s declare of offering “Asal Paribartan” (actual change).