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Rubbishing Modi's claim that BJP would win Bengal, Derek O' Brien tweeted: "The reality is you (BJP) lost Phase I. Refuting the claim that Bengal had been denied the benefits of Ayushman Bharat, Derek tweeted that the state had implemented a better health insurance scheme—Swasthya Sathi—two years before Ayushmann Bharat was introduced in the country. "Ayushmann Bharat covers 40% of India's population while Swasthya Sathi covers 100 per cent of Bengal's population. The beneficiaries have to pay Rs 150 to get the Ayushman Bharat card while Swasthya Sathi card is free. Under Ayushmann Bharat, the state government has to bear 40 percent of the cost while under Swasthya Sathi, Bengal government bears the entire expenditure," he stated..