"BJP, Modi, Shah Are Beatable": Derek O'Brien To NDTV On Bypoll Results
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Bengal Bypolls: The Trinamool wrested two assembly seats from the BJP- Dinhata and Santipur- by huge margins.
In a 4-0 clean sweep in bypolls in Bengal, Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress snatched two seats from the BJP on Tuesday, steamrolling the party for the second time this year in the state. The Trinamool's Derek O'Brien, in an interview to NDTV, said the big message is that "beyond Bengal, the BJP is beatable".
The Trinamool wrested two assembly seats from the BJP- Dinhata and Santipur- by huge margins and retained the Khardah and Gosaba assembly seats.
The BJP's candidates lost their deposits in three constituencies.
"Beyond Bengal, I think the message is that the BJP, (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi and (Home Minister Amit) Shah are beatable," Derek O'Brien told NDTV.
The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance clinched a historic victory in the Maharashtra Assembly Elections, winning 235 out of 288 seats.
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The NCP (SP) candidates who defeated their NCP rivals included Jitendra Awhad who defeated Najeeb Mulla in Mumbra Kalwa.
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The prime minister said the Maharashtra election also shows that only one Constitution will work in India and that was given to the people of the country by B R Ambedkar.
The Prime Minister said the Congress' outsized interest in its own welfare is a "threat to democracy".
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