Mamata Banerjee is likely to make a hatric as the Chief Minister, with the TMC leading in over 200 seats, while the BJP’s lead has slipped to 88 seats, as per early trends.
Suvendu Adhikari leading in Nandigram:
In Nandigram, after six rounds of counting, Suvendu Adhikari is leading with around 7,000 votes.
However, counting at Nandigram block 1 will be crucial and it will decide the results of the constituency. Mamata Banerjee is expected to make up the losses and give a tough fight to Suvendu Adhikari.
Who is leading where?
•TMC’s cricketer-turned-politician, Manoj Tiwary, is taking a lead on BJP’s Rathin Chakraborty. Tiwary leads Chakraborty by 2036 votes in Shibpur.
•TMC leading from Bhawanipore, party leads on 202 seats as per EC trends.
•Madan Mitra of Trinamool leading in Kamarhati.
•TMC leading much ahead in Sujapur, Malda.
•Ratna Chatterjee of Trinamool leads Behala East.
•Manoj Tewari of Trinamool leads at Shibpur.
•Ministers Aroop Biswas leading from Tollygunge and Tapas Roy leading from Baranagar.
TMC clebrates as official trends show party leading:
Celebrations by TMC supporters begin in Asansol as official trends show the party leading on 202 seats so far. The Election Commission has banned any victory procession amid the COVID-19 situation in the country.
TMC supporters celebrate at Kalighat, Kolkata as party leads on 202 seats as per official trends.
Meanwhile, ECI takes serious note of reports coming in of congregation(s) of people to celebrate anticipated victory. EC has directed Chief Secretaries of all 5 states to file FIR in each such case, suspend concerned SHO and report action taken immediately of each such incidence: ECI
Bengal’s Legislative Assembly has a total of 294 seats. While a party or an alliance needs 148 seats to win the election, two seats have not voted yet. This drops the interim half-way mark to 146.
