New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to form the government in Bengal, as per the trends. The saffron camp has passed the majority mark in the state, as per trends. BJP candidates Suvendu Adhikari, Agnimitra Paul, Dilip Ghosh, and Swapan Dasgupta are leading from their respective seats. According to Zee News, the Bharatiya Janata Party is leading in 165 seats (10.05 AM) whereas TMC is leading in 120 seats.
‘Hindus are consolidated in favour of Lotus’: Suvendu Adhikari shares first reaction as BJP leads in West Bengal
West Bengal LoP and BJP candidate from Nandigram and Bhabanipur, Suvendu Adhikari, said, “BJP is forming the Govt. Initial trends show BJP as 135 plus and approx 100 to TMC. Initially, it will be a neck-to-neck fight in Bhabanipur. In the first round of counting, out of the 14 booths, 6 are Muslim-majority. They used to get 90-95% of those votes last time, but it didn’t happen this time; there is a crack. I am leading on the 8 Hindu booths.”
“From round 9-10 in Bhabanipur, I will be leading…There is anti-incumbency, plus Hindus are consolidated in favour of Lotus. This is a very good signal for us…There has also been a Muslim vote bifurcation, especially in Malda, Mushidabad and Uttar Dinajpur,” he further added.
