PM Modi to Address BJP Workers as NDA Surges in West Bengal, Assam

BJP National President Nitin Nabin arrived at the party headquarters, where he was greeted by a throng of party workers and supporters over the exemplary poll performance of the BJP-NDA across Assam, Puducherry and West Bengal.

Earlier in the day, BJP chief spokesperson Anil Baluni in a post on X wrote, "Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji will visit BJP HQ, New Delhi today at 6 PM."

The PM's address comes as the BJP is on track to become the single-largest party in the West Bengal Assembly, crossing the critical halfway mark of 148 seats.

The shift in the state's political landscape, where the BJP has secured 33 seats and is leading in 171 constituencies, marks a significant departure from the dominance of Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC), which currently holds 13 seats and is leading in 70 constituencies, bringing its total to 87 seats.

According to the ECI, high-margin victories were recorded in Medinipur, where Sankar Kumar Guchhait won with 133,041 total votes and a margin of 38,747, and in Asansol Dakshin, where Agnimitra Paul secured the seat with 119,582 votes and a margin of 40,839.

Earlier in the day, BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in West Bengal and a key party candidate, expressed confidence, stating, "The BJP will form the government with more than 180 seats."

In a dig at the TMC's poor showing, Adhikari added, "Rone dijiye. Khatam poora khatam." He also emphasised the unity of the Hindu vote in favour of PM Modi, stating, "All Hindus are united in favour of Narendra Modi... After four rounds of counting, the BJP is forming its government."

He highlighted the dominance of the BJP in Hindu-majority areas, though acknowledging the TMC's stronghold in regions like Malda, Murshidabad, and North Dinajpur, where Congress emerged as the preferred choice.

Meanwhile, in Assam, the BJP continues to dominate, securing 31 seats and leading in 51 constituencies out of 82 contested. In Puducherry, the BJP has won a second consecutive term, further solidifying its presence across India.

This was the first assembly election in the state with Himanta Biswa Sarma as Chief Minister, and the party improved its performance compared to the 2021 polls.

Meanwhile, Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy won from the Thattanchavady assembly seat by a margin of more than 4000 votes as per the Election Commission (ECI) trends.

Puducherry will thus witness the return of a National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government led by N Rangaswamy, as data from the Election Commission showed the alliance won 9 out of 11 seats in the 30-member Legislative Assembly.

In Kerala the BJP won from three Assembly constituencies - Nemom, Kazhakoottam and Chathannoor as per data from the Election Commission.

- ANI