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Election results explainer

For the BJP, which had been elated after its performance in the state in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, when it won 18 out of 42 Lok Sabha seats and its vote share grew to 40.25 per cent, the Assembly results were shocking as the party top brass was claiming to bag 200-plus seats. (AFP)

For West Bengal, the BJP continues to be an 'outsider'

Results proved that a majority of voters refused to ditch the 'Daughter of Bengal' for BJP’s promise of turning state into 'Sonar Bangla'

03 May 2021 1:19 AM

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