West Bengal election results 2021: Checkout the list of winning candidates

• Mamata Banerjee looks set for a thunderous victory for her third consecutive term as Chief Minister of West Bengal.
• As of 5 pm, the election commission showed that her party – All India Trinamool Congress – was leading in 208 seats out of the 294 constituencies in Bengal.
• There are 294 seats in the Bengal state assembly, the polling for which took place through eight phases between March 27 and April 29.

In West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee or Didi as she’s fondly called, looks set for a thunderous victory for her third consecutive term as Chief Minister of the state. As of 5 pm, the election commission showed that her party – All India Trinamool Congress – was leading in 208 seats out of the 294 constituencies in Bengal.

With this elections, much was talked about the competition Banerjee would face from the Bharatiya Janata Party, the ruling party of India led by Narendra Modi and Amit Shah. However, as of 5 pm, according to the election commission BJP had managed to secure a leading stance in 78 seats, which is still a big up for the party, which had accounted for just three seats in the last assembly elections.

The election campaigns in the state, held amidst a raging second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, have come under much scrutiny and criticism. The campaigns saw some fierce competition between the two states, with much being said about each other.

There are 294 seats in the Bengal state assembly, the polling for which took place through eight phases between March 27 and April 29.

While the election commission hasn’t yet officially declared the results, the BJP has conceded defeat with many leaders like Defence Minister Rajnath Singh taking to Twitter to congratulate Banerjee on her win.