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Bengal results highlights: Suvendu Adhikari defeats Mamata Banerjee by 1956 vote
West Bengal Election Results LIVE Updates: Earlier, there were reports of Mamata Banerjee winning the Nandigram seat defeating BJP's Suvendu Adhikari.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Suvendu Adhikari has defeated West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee from the Nandigram hotseat by a margin of 1956 votes, the Election Commission has finally confirmed. Adhikari was once a close aide of Banerjee and jumped boats and joined the BJP just a few months ahead of West Bengal assembly elections....Read More
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Mamata Banerjee's party Trinamool Congress too is headed for a victory in the state leading on more than 200 out of the state's 294 assembly constituencies, according to latest updates on the Election Commission website.
Poll experts had earlier said that if Mamata Banerjee’s TMC manages to hold on, it will a remarkable achievement as the party has been weakened by desertions, faced significant anti-incumbency, and appeared to be behind the BJP for much of the campaign.
Who will win Nandigram?
It's a crucial battle for West Bengal's Nandigram district from where CM Mamata Banerjee is contesting for the first time and her former aide Suvendu Adhikari has been fielded by the BJP.
Mamata vs Modi in West Bengal
West Bengal's battle is going to be the most interesting to watch as chief minister Mamata Banerjee aims to grab the post for a third term the BJP, which hasn't announced its CM face, is confident of winning over 200 seats.
West Bengal vote counting to begin at 8
The counting of votes for West Bengal assembly election will begin across all 294 constituencies at 8am. The state is witnessing a fierce battle with chief minister Mamata Banerjee led Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
