West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has issued an urgent message on Monday to TMC agents and workers. Calling on Trinamool workers to stay at counting centres, the TMC supremo has alleged that counting has been stopped.
“As I said yesterday, they would show BJP in the lead after 2-3 rounds... counting has been stopped at around 100 places,” she said in her message on X.
In her video message, which was issued just as ECI trends showed the BJP leading in the West Bengal assembly election results, the chief minister added that workers of the polling body have stopped counting votes, especially in those areas where the Trinamool Congress is in the lead.
"There are around 100 seats in which TNMC is ahead, but it is not being revealed," she said.
The chief minister added that the BJP and Centre have "looted votes in the name of SIR."
Mamata Banerjee's full message
“I request the counting agents and the party candidate not to leave the voting area. Do not leave the strong room area where counts are going on. This is BJP's plan. I have been telling this from yesterday, they are showing their counts after first 2-3 counting rounds and wont show our results. In someplaces After counting for 2-3 rounds they have stopped counting at 100 places. In Kalyani 7 machines were found where there vote counts dont match. This is done by using the police force. They are torturing TMC worker they are breaking offices. Votes are being stolen in the name of SIR. They are about 100 seats where we are leading but the info is suppressed. The ECI and central govt and police are colluding in this. But I will urge my party workers not to be disappointed. I said we will by sunset. We are all with you. Do not be scared."
West Bengal election results: What do the numbers say?
{{/usCountry}}“I request the counting agents and the party candidate not to leave the voting area. Do not leave the strong room area where counts are going on. This is BJP's plan. I have been telling this from yesterday, they are showing their counts after first 2-3 counting rounds and wont show our results. In someplaces After counting for 2-3 rounds they have stopped counting at 100 places. In Kalyani 7 machines were found where there vote counts dont match. This is done by using the police force. They are torturing TMC worker they are breaking offices. Votes are being stolen in the name of SIR. They are about 100 seats where we are leading but the info is suppressed. The ECI and central govt and police are colluding in this. But I will urge my party workers not to be disappointed. I said we will by sunset. We are all with you. Do not be scared."
West Bengal election results: What do the numbers say?
{{/usCountry}}According to the Election Commission of India, the BJP is currently leading in 182 seats, while the TMC trails with 91 seats.
Based on the polling body's latest trends, the BJP has already crossed the majority mark of 148 seats.
Meanwhile, in Bhabanipur, the TMC supremo is back in the lead after a tight contest with BJP's Suvendu Adhikari. Banerjee is currently ahead by over 17,000 votes.
The Election Commission of India is counting the votes for the assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry. The votes for the seven bypoll assembly seats are also being counted today.