The states ofWest Bengaland Assam on Monday witnessed a saffron tsunami as results of the recently concluded Assembly elections unfolded. In Bengal, theBJPwas finally able to unseatTrinamool Congress(TMC)-led 15-year rule while in Assam, it won its third consecutive election. While counting of votes is still underway, but according to the Election Commission of India (ECI), the BJP has won nearly 90 seats, leading on over 110 and is all set to form the next government in Bengal. In Assam, the BJP has already won 72 seats and is leading on 10 more, way more than required for the majority mark and claim the government formation. In Puducherry also, the NDA alliance comprising the All India NR Congress and BJP, are on way to win 17 seats, one more than required for the magic numbers.
As this round of Assembly elections in four states and one Union Territory races towards its inclusion, let's take a look at how many states in the country will have BJP and NDA CMs.
After today's elections, an overall 17 states in the country will now have BJP Chief Ministers' while five other states would be having NDA Chief Ministers.
West Bengal Assembly elections have delivered a significant blow to the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC), as the long-held assumption of a consolidated Muslim and secular vote bank has crumbled.
A surge of regional and identity-based parties has successfully fractured the TMC's traditional support base, paving the way for a dominant showing by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in urban and suburban corridors.
The high-stakes state assembly elections were narrativised as "saving Bengali culture", with both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and TMC attempting to marry food and politics. The West Bengal Assembly elections witnessed door-to-door campaigns by candidates, especially from the BJP, holding fish in their hands.
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