The Congress didn't win even a single seat in West Bengal and failed to pose a challenge to the incumbent governments in Kerala and Assam. The party lost Puducherry to BJP. In Tamil Nadu, the DMK-led alliance of which the Congress is a constituent managed to dislodge the AIADMK government.
Mamata Banerjee led Trinamool Congress retains power in West Bengal as TMC wins a two-thirds majority in the assembly elections and secured a third straight term in office in West Bengal.
Though TMC registered a massive victory over BJP in West Bengal but Mamata Banerjee Didi not manage to save her seat in Nandigram and lost to her former associate Suvendu Adhikari. This lead to a violent clash between BJP and TMC workers. The office of BJP was set on fire and workers were beaten.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will meet West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar at 7 pm today, possibly stake claim and set the ball rolling for government formation. This will be Banerjee’s third consecutive term.
With Mamata Banerjee powering the Trinamool Congress to a "landslide" victory in West Bengal overcoming 10 years of anti-incumbency, a full-throttle BJP campaign and a rebellious former lieutenant, she has become the "natural leader" to guide the Opposition's politics against the BJP in the coming days, some leaders said Sunday.
Mamata Banerjee lost the election against BJP's Suvendu Adhikari in an election nail-bitter in Nandigram constituency.
Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congres is all set to return to power in West Bengal for the third time as the party as leading on over 200 out of 294 seats, way over the victory mark of 147.
West Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost the election against BJP's Suvendu Adhikari in an election nail-bitter in Nandigram constituency.
Violence breaks out in Bengal soon after the West Bengal Elections results were clear. BJP party office in Arambagh is set on fire.
The ruling Trinamool Congress looks set to retain power in West Bengal with its candidates leading in over 200 of the state's 292 seats that went to poll against the BJP.
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