West Bengal Election Results 2021 Live: After Mega Win, Mamata Banerjee To Stake Claim To Form Govt At 7 PM On Monday

West Bengal Election Results 2021 Live Updates: Intense political tussle between Mamata Banerjee's TMC and Bhartiya Janata Party to come to an end as the D-Day is here.

Background

West Bengal witnessed the most intense political tussle ever between the state's ruling government, Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress and the Bhartiya Janata Party.

The most furious battle began when Mamata Banerjee left her home seat Bhawanipore and contesting from Nandigram against former ally now BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari. The state has recorded an average of around 80 per cent polling.

While a straight fight is expected between the BJP and the TMC on most of the seats, the CPI (M)-Congress-ISF alliance has made the battle triangular on several seats. Bengal experienced the most critical assembly elections in 2021 with factors like NRC, CAA, and religious polarisation, the most important one which is expected to be the decider of the results will be the handling of Covid 19. 

While BJP is experiencing criticism at a national level for Covid mismanagement, Mamata's TMC is facing strong anti-incumbency sentiment after ruling the state for 10 years. The results for the 294 seats will be declared today

21:42 PM (IST)  •  02 May 2021

'Bengal Rocks': Maharashtra Leaders Hail Mamata's Victory

Top political leaders in Maharashtra hailed the impending victory of the ruling Trinamool Congress in the West Bengal Assembly elections, as the final results continue to trickle in on Sunday.

Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Thackeray said that the Bharatiya Janata Party used all its might to vanquish Banerjee, but she blew them away.

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole, Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, Sena leader and Bollywood actress Urmila Matondkar and others also extended their wishes to TMC supremo.

21:16 PM (IST)  •  02 May 2021

Mamata To Stake Claim To Form Govt In Bengal Tomorrow

Mamata Banerjee will call on Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankar tomorrow at 7 pm and stake claim after the Trinamool Congress (TMC) secured a spectacular win in West Bengal defeating BJP and the Congress+Left alliance.

Congratulated @MamataOfficial party win in West Bengal assembly elections.

Tomorrow at 7 PM Hon’ble CM will be calling on me at Raj Bhawan.

— Governor West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) May 2, 2021