West Bengal Exit Poll results: TMC walks tightrope; huge gain for BJP

West Bengal Election Exit poll 2021 highlights: Stay tuned for West Bengal election exit poll and result 2021

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West Bengal exit poll result 2016: IndiaToday-Axis had predicted a clean sweep for the TMC with 233-253 seats

In West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee’s TMC retained its hold over the 294-seat assembly bagging (211) seats. IndiaToday-Axis had predicted a clean sweep for the TMC with 233-253 seats, while Today’s Chanakya was closest to the actual numbers with its 210; C-Voter stuck to 167 seats and ABP News-Nielsen had given Didi’s team 163 seats.

 

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West Bengal election 2021 LIVE updates: BJP candidate Anirban Ganguly's car ransacked

BJP candidate Anirban Ganguly's car ransacked allegedly by villagers in Bolpur's Ilambazar in West Bengal with bamboo poles and bricks. Ganguly remains unhurt. Polling for eight and last phase is underway in the state.

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Exit poll results 2016: Chanakya nailed West Bengal, Assam and Kerala

 The pollster that had apologised for getting the Bihar assembly results wrong, after hitting headlines for getting right two general elections, managed to pip its competitors in getting the seat haul for Assam, West Bengal and Kerala nearly correct. However, it erred in giving AIADMK, which swept back to power with (134) seats, only 90-99 seats.

 

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West Bengal election: Preliminary probe has revealed that firecrackers were set off outside central Kolkata

Preliminary probe has revealed that firecrackers and not bombs were set off outside central Kolkata's Mahajati Sadan: Official

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West Bengal election 2021: Voting underway at polling stations under 168 Kashipur-Belgachia constituency

Polling process going on at polling stations under 168 Kashipur-Belgachia Assembly Constituency

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West Bengal election: TMC writes to ECI over 'inadequacies' in its direction for counting of votes on May 2

Trinamool Congress writes to Election Commission of India regarding 'inadequacies' in its direction for counting of votes on May 2; says no provision has been made for submission of negative RT-PCR test by polling officers and CAPF personnel

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West Bengal election: TMC supporters gherao car of BJP candidate Kalyan Chaubey in Maniktala, North Kolkata

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West Bengal election 2021 LIVE: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury casts his vote in Murshidabad

Congress MP and party's state chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury casts his vote for the eighth and final phase of West Bengal elections at a polling booth in Murshidabad.

 

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West Bengal election: BJP candidate from Malda accuses TMC, Congress of April 18 attack

Days after being allegedly shot at during campaigning for the West Bengal Assembly elections, BJP candidate from Malda, Gopal Chandra Saha termed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led TMC governance in the state 'jungle raj' and said that the attack was either carried out by the TMC or Congress 'goons'.

 

His remarks came after casting his vote for the eighth and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections at a polling booth in Malda on Thursday.

 

Speaking to ANI after casting his vote, Saha said, "There was a public rally on April 18 in Sahapur where I was shot at. It was done by either TMC or Congress goons. There is 'jungle raj' here".

 

Saha was allegedly shot at while he was returning from campaigning on April 18. Saha, who received a bullet injury on his neck, was taken to Maldah Medical Hospital where he underwent an operation.

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68.46% voter turnout recorded till 3.37 pm in West Bengal Assembly elections: ECI

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West Bengal election LIVE: First time Voter after casting her vote at a polling station

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Congress' Bengal chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury casts his vote

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Glimpse of women polling at a booth in Rejinagar Assembly Constituency

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West Bengal election LIVE: 56.28 per cent voter turnout recorded till 1 pm

West Bengal sees a voter turnout of 56.28 per cent as of 1 pm in the last phase of elections.

 

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LIVE: TMC supporters obstruct BJP candidate's car in North Kolkata