2024 Lok Sabha Election Result LIVE: Will TMC hold fort in Bengal? Or Will BJP turn the tide?
Kolkata:
The electoral contest in West Bengal has seen its share of turbulence as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP takes on Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress or TMC. West Bengal elects 42 of 543 Lok Sabha seats. In 2019, of the 42, Trinamool had won 22 seats and the BJP came a close second with 18 seats. The Congress, backed by the Communist Party CPI(M) came a distant third with 2 seats. Though Mamata Banerjee is part of the opposition INDIA Bloc nationally, in Bengal, her party is contesting independently of the alliance in all 42 seats. The Congress and CPI(M) are contesting together. PM Modi’s BJP aims to not just increase the vote share this election, but if exit poll trends are to come true, then the BJP may emerge as the single-largest party in West Bengal – which would thereby indicate a huge shift in Bengal politics. Will Mamata Banerjee be able to hold fort in Bengal? Or Will BJP turn the tide in east India?
Here are the LIVE Updates of the 2024 Lok Sabha Election result from West Bengal:
As of 9:15 am, the BJP’s Agnimitra Paul is holding her Medinipur seat. Former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who quite the judiciary and joined the BJP weeks before the election, is leading from the Tamluk constituency.
Senior Trinamool leader Abhishek Banerjee, who is also Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew, is holding his Diamond Harbour seat. The party’s Mala Roy is holding the Kolkata Dakshin seat, which is Ms Banerjee’s bastion. However, the Trinamool is losing – to the BJP’s Tapas Roy – in Kolkata Uttar.
Among the heavyweights, the Congress’ Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was leading in Bahrampur (one of two seats the party won in 2019) and the BJP’s Sukunta Majumdar was ahead in Balurghat.
At 9 am INDIA was leading in 19 seats and the BJP coalition was ahead in 20.
Counting began at 8 am and the early trends from postal ballots show that the BJP and Trinamool Congress are neck and neck.
Though Mamata Banerjee is part of the opposition INDIA Bloc nationally, in Bengal, her party is contesting independently of the alliance in all 42 seats. The Congress and CPI(M) are contesting together.
West Bengal elects 42 of 543 Lok Sabha seats. In 2019, of the 42, Trinamool had won 22 seats and the BJP came a close second with 18 seats. The Congress, backed by the Communist Party CPI(M) came a distant third with 2 seats.
The electoral contest in West Bengal has seen its share of turbulence as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP takes on Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress or TMC.
