TMC's Kirti Azad Defeats BJP's Dilip Ghosh
Trinamool Congress' Azad Kirti Jha, aka Kirti Azad, registered a landslide victory over the Bharatiya Janata Party's Dilip Ghosh in West Bengal's Bardhaman Durgapur's constituency. He won in the key constituency by a staggering 1,37,981 votes. Azad compared his Lok Sabha win to his 1983 World Cup win. "Back then, it was for the pride of the country. People wanted the India cricket team to win in 1983. But here, I must work for the people and win their hearts," he said.
PM Modi must resign: Mamata Banerjee
As Trinamool Congress registered a thumping victory in West Bengal with 29 seats, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addressed the media and took digs at BJP and PM Modi. "The Prime Minister has lost credibility. He had promised to win 400 seats but he could not. PM Modi must resign as he could not cross the 400 seats mark. Now, BJP has to beg to TDP and Nitish Kumar to get into power," she said.
Results update at 6:15 PM
As of 6:30 PM, TMC leads in 30 out of 42 seats in the state, while BJP is ahead in 11 seats. The Congress party leads in 1 seat. The official declaration of results is expected late in the night as the counting of votes is still underway.
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Shatrughan Sinha leads in Asansol by 50,000 votes
As of 2:30 pm, actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha continued to propel TMC towards the victory mark as he led over BJP's SS Ahluwalia by a staggering margin of 50,000 votes in the Asansol constituency
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Prominent TMC candidates enjoy comfortable lead
Abhishek Banerjee's lead in Diamond Harbour extends to more than 3.14 lakh votes.
Mahua Moitra, the TMC candidate for the Krishnanagar constituency, is leading by over 65,000 votes.
Shatrughan Sinha, the TMC candidate for the Asansol Lok Sabha seat, is leading by over 36,000 votes.
Prasun Bandyopadhyay, the TMC candidate for Howrah, leads by a margin of over 53,000 votes.
1 PM Update
Numbers haven't changed significantly since the last update. According to official trends, TMC leads in 31 seats, BJP in 10, and Congress ahead on 1 seat.
Neck-to-neck contest
Alidpurdaurs: Manoj Tigga (BJP) is leading with 7292 votes.
Baharampur: TMC's Yusuf Patha is leading against BJP's Nirmal Kumar Saha with 3304 votes.
Balurghat: BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar is trailing behind TMC's Biplab Mitra with close to 7000 votes.
Bishnupur: BJP's Saumitra Khan is leading with over 6000 votes.
Coochbehar: Union Minister and BJP candidate Nisith Pramanik is trailing with 6200 votes.
Kanthi: BJP's Soumendu Adhikar is leading with a thin margin of 2772 votes.
Purulia: Shantiram Mahato is trailing behind BJP's Jyotirmay Singh with around 4000 votes.
Tamluk: BJP candidate Abhijit Gangopadhyay has the edge over the TMC candidate with over 6300 votes.
Results in these seats can go any way.
12 PM update
According to official trends, TMC is leading in 32 seats in Bengal. Mamata Banerjee's party has surprised many, as several exit polls predicted that BJP would outperform TMC in the state. BJP is ahead on 9 seats, while Congress is in the race to open its account with one seat.
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According to the EC website, actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha is leading by a significant margin with just over 4700 votes in the Asansol seat, with BJP's Surendrajeet Singh Ahluwalia trailing behind him.
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As per the current trends, TMC is leading on 24 seats, while the BJP is struggling to reach double digits.
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Election Commission Website Trends
According to the Election Commission of India's official website, the Trinamool Congress is leading on 13 seats, while the BJP and Congress are ahead on 2 seats each.
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TMC candidate Abhishek Banerjee leads in Diamond Harbour seat
Sayani Ghosh, TMC candidate in Jadavpur seat leads
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TMC candidate Mahua Moitra leades in Krishnanagar seat
West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Live: BJP ahead of TMC in initial trends
According to the initial trends in 31 out of 42 seats in West Bengal, the TMC is ahead in 11 seats, the BJP is leading in 17 seats, and the Left Front and Congress are leading in 1 seat each.
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Initial trends
According to initial trends, TMC's Abhishek Banerjee is leading in the Diamond Harbour constituency. BJP state unit chief Sukanta Majumdar is leading in Balurghat. Agnimitra Paul of the BJP is leading in the Medinipur seat.
However, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is trailing in Behrampur, while TMC's Mahua Moitra leads in the Krishnanagar seat. TMC's Shatrughna Singh is also trailing in Asansol.
Counting starts
Counting of votes begins for the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies.
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Polling Phases
West Bengal has a total of 42 Lok Sabha seats, with voting spread across all seven phases of the general elections. Voting was conducted for three seats each in the first and second phases, four seats in the third phase, eight seats each in the fourth and sixth phases, seven seats in the fifth phase, and nine seats in the seventh phase on June 1.
Election Issues in West Bengal
This time, the BJP focused on corruption issues within the Mamata Banerjee government and highlighted the Sandeshkhali incident. The BJP fielded candidates for all 42 seats in the state, while the Trinamool Congress also contested all the seats. Meanwhile, TMC has strongly accused BJP of worsening the communal atmosphere in the state for political gain.
Prominent Candidates
Among the prominent BJP candidates are former High Court Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay contesting from the Tamluk seat, Dilip Ghosh from the Bardhaman-Durgapur seat, and Union Minister Nisith Pramanik from the Cooch Behar seat.
2019 Results
In the 2019 election, the BJP won 18 seats, TMC secured 22 seats, and Congress obtained two seats.
In terms of vote share, Trinamool Congress secured 43.7% of the total votes, while the BJP received 40.6%. The Left Front garnered 7.5% of the votes, and Congress received 5.7%.
Exit poll prediction for West Bengal
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