Kolkata, May 23: As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading towards a triumph and a second term ridding on an extraordinary performance in states like West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said, "Congratulations to the winners. But all losers are not losers." The West Bengal Chief Minister's remark comes as the EVM counting is heading towards a massive win for the saffron party. Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 Live.
Bengal saw a tough fight as the BJP was aggressively campaigning for 42 seats in the state. According to to the poll trends, Trinamool Congress is leading in 22 seats while the BJP in 19 seats. The Congress party was also leading in the one constituency. West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Results 2019.
"We have to do a complete review and then we will share our views with you all. Let the counting process be completed fully and the VVPATs matched," Said West Bengal Chief Minister in a tweet. West Bengal Elections Results 2019: BJP Would Have Won Over 30 Seats if TMC Had Not Resorted to Violence, Says Roopa Ganguly.
Tweet by Mamata Banerjee:
Congratulations to the winners. But all losers are not losers. We have to do a complete review and then we will share our views with you all. Let the counting process be completed fully and the VVPATs matched
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) May 23, 2019
In 2014 elections, Trinamool Congress had won 34 seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party managed only two. The Congress and the Communist Party of India (Marxist)- led left front had won four and two seats.
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