West Bengal Assembly poll: Trends indicate Trinamool win, Mamata likely to be CM for third time
The Hindu
The BJP is placed at a distant second and the Samyukta Morcha, an alliance of the Left Front and Congress, has failed to make a dent.
The initial trends of counting for the West Bengal Assembly election indicate that the Trinamool Congress is likely to edge past the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and form the government for a third consecutive term. If there are no major changes in the trends, Mamata Banerjee will be Chief Minister again. Trends for about 283 of the 294 seats indicate that the State’s ruling Trinamool Congress is leading in 199 seats and the BJP is ahead in 79 seats. Another trend to be noted is that the Samyukta Morcha, an alliance of the Left Front and Congress, has failed to make a dent. A Congress candidate is leading in only one of the 278 seats.More Related News