United States President Donald Trump extended his congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the BJP registered victory in the West Bengal Assembly elections, the White House said on Tuesday. “The President congratulates Prime Minister Modi on this recent, historic, and decisive election victory,” White House spokesperson Kush Desai said.
The BJP crossed the majority mark in the 294-member West Bengal Assembly, winning 206 seats, according to the Election Commission of India. With polling in the Falta constituency countermanded, the effective majority mark stood at 147. The BJP has won 206 seats in the 294-seat Bengal Assembly, with the Trinamool Congress led by Mamata Banerjee securing only 80 seats when the results were declared on Monday.
The Indian National Congress and Aam Janata Unnayan party won two seats each, while Communist Party of India (Marxist) and All India Secular Front got one seat each.Suvendu Adhikari, the leader of opposition in West Bengal assembly, who defeated Banerjee on her home turf of Bhabanipur, has emerged as the frontrunner for the post. However, other party leaders said BJP has not ruled out names of state unit chief Samik Bhattacharya and vice-president Agnimitra Paul as potential CM faces.
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