Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress today won a landslide victory in Bengal. The Chief Minister, however, lost to BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram. “I accept the verdict in Nandigram – it is not a big deal. Don’t worry,” she said.
“‘Khela hobe‘ did happen, and we did win. The BJP kept going on and on about double-engine sarkar, while I assured you all that I will score a double century. This is Bangla’s win… this is Bengal’s win… this is your win. This win has saved Bengal, it has saved the culture and tradition of Bengal,” said Ms Banerjee who ran a bitter, no holds barred campaign against the BJP over two months as Covid cases surged in India.
“Bengal has saved India. This is a victory of the people of Bengal and the people of India and the victory of democracy. Bengal has decimated BJP’s ego,” Mamata Banerjee said. “My first priority will be to work in the interest of the people – all who are affected by COVID-19… Despite all the efforts of the central forces, this has been a landslide victory for us. However, I appeal to everyone not to have any victory celebration due to the pandemic. The Election Commission fought with us just like BJP spokespersons. But we battled all and emerged victorious,” she said.
“The Bharatiya Janata Party heartily respects the mandate of the people of Bengal and expresses gratitude to the people for this result. We thank Dilip Ghosh and all the workers for their tenacity and hard work. The BJP will continue to work for the dream of Sonar Bengal,” BJP chief JP Nadda tweeted.
