West Bengal Poll Results Victory Of Democracy, Says Sena's Sanjay Raut

"Congratulations Tigress of Bengal," he tweeted after Ms Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) surged way ahead the BJP in the counting of votes currently underway.

As the TMC is set to retain power in West Bengal, the Shiv Sena on Sunday said Mamata Banerjee's win in her state is "victory of democracy" in India and the result would give a new direction to national politics. Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut also hailed Ms Banerjee as the "Tigress of Bengal". "Congratulations Tigress of Bengal," he tweeted after Ms Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) surged way ahead the BJP in the counting of votes currently underway. As per the latest trends, the TMC was ahead in 202 of the 292 seats that went to polls in West Bengal, way over the halfway mark of 147, leaving the BJP trailing far behind in 82 seats.