: West Bengal polls: Left Front, Congress fail to win any seats #IndiaNEWS The Left Front and the Congress in West Bengal were unable to achieve a lead in any constituency till Sunday evening, according

West Bengal polls: Left Front, Congress fail to win any seats #IndiaNEWS
The Left Front and the Congress in West Bengal were unable to achieve a lead in any constituency till Sunday evening, according to data from the Election Commission. However, alliance partner Indian Secular Front, which contested under the name Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party was ahead in one seat. The Indian Secular Front was not able to register itself as a political party and hence fought under the symbol of Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party.The BJP, Trinamool Congress and a combine of the Left parties, the Congress and the Indian Secular Front battled for the state’s 294-seat Assembly, whose majority mark is 148. At 8.45 pm, the Election Commission’s data showed that the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress had won 82 seats and was ahead in 134 other seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party had won 20 and was ahead in 54. The majority mark in the 294-seat West Bengal Assembly is 148. An Independent candidate was also leading on a seat. In March, the Left Front had held a massive roadshow in south Kolkata with the candidates of five seats for the West Bengal elections. Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sujan Chakraborty had then expressed confidence that “all these five candidates will bag victory in their...Read more

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