Trinamool Sweeps Bengal Rural Polls, BJP Distant 2nd, Some Results Awaited
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The TMC won 2552 out of 3,317 gram panchayats, 232 panchayat samitis, and 12 out of 20 zilla parishads.
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) swept the West Bengal panchayat elections, winning a majority in all three tiers of the rural local government. The TMC won 2,552 out of 3,317 gram panchayats, 232 panchayat samitis, and 12 out of 20 zilla parishads. The BJP was a distant second, winning only 212 gram panchayats, 7 panchayat samitis, and no zilla parishads.
Some results are still awaited.
"It's TMC all the way in rural Bengal. I want to thank the people for their love, affection and support towards the TMC. This election has proved that only TMC resides in the heart of the people of the state," Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said in a Facebook post.
