The Lok Sabha election results have clarified. The NDA has secured a majority, and the INDIA alliance has also emerged in a better position. In West Bengal, a major political play was observed. Despite high hopes, the BJP's attempts to infiltrate Mamata Banerjee's stronghold were unsuccessful, resulting in a significant setback for the party in this state.
While the BJP secured 18 seats in 2019, this year it shrank to only 12, and the Trinamool Congress, which owned 22 seats in 2019, has now climbed to 29. Furthermore, the Congress secured 1 seat.
Results contrary to exit polls
The exit polls were indicating a favorable BJP outcome for 2024, which hasn’t translated into actual results. Prior predictions of the NDA gaining a 46% vote share in West Bengal’s 42 seats have fallen short, and the TMC, projected only at 40%, has surpassed expectations. Hopes for the BJP to increase their seat count from projections of 26-31 have not been realized, and the INDIA alliance's forecast was set at an unfulfilled 0-2. Notably, consensus within the state's INDIA alliance was not achieved. The TMC and Congress competed separately.
Shatrughan Sinha wins in Asansol
Speaking of West Bengal's prominent seats, TMC’s Shatrughan Sinha has won from Asansol, beating BJP’s Surendrajeet Singh, who has come in second.
The condition of Abhishek Banerjee's seat
TMC's candidate and sitting MP Abhishek Banerjee triumphed over his closest BJP rival, Abhijit Das, in the Diamond Harbor Lok Sabha constituency.
Mahua Moitra claims victory too
In the Krishnanagar Lok Sabha constituency, Mahua Moitra of TMC was victorious, while BJP’s Amrita Roy lost by 56,000 votes.
Yusuf Pathan's political pitch prepared
Former cricketer Yusuf Pathan has won the Baharampur seat, a contest which also grabbed attention as Congress’s Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was a candidate, yet lost by 85,000 votes.
