Summary:
Mamata, the TMC supremo, successfully took on the BJP juggernaut led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah besides a battery of national and state leaders.
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The most awaited and discussed election in Bengal has finally come to a conclusion.
India’s only female Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee has hit it hard again the third time with gaining 215 out of 294 seats.
However, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, who was contesting against BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram, conceded defeat.
She alleged the Election Commission (EC) changed results in Nandigram, but said she is happy as the “people of Bengal have saved the country”.
Tackling COVID-19 is priority, no grand oath-taking ceremony to be organised; mega victory rally in Kolkata when pandemic is over: CM Mamata Banerjee
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 2, 2021
With almost all votes counted, it appeared she may have lost her own assembly seat in a tight race, but that will not stop her from becoming chief minister.
BJP`s Suvendu Adhikari wins Nandigram constituency against West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, as per Election Commission of India.
— ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2021
TMC turning points
Women power:
There were two clear turning points in the election.
One was Banerjee’s injury sustained in Nandigram on March 10 after which she began her campaign in a wheelchair and blamed the BJP for the trauma.