West Bengal elections results: here are the highlights

May 2, 2021

By: Sanchita Dash

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In the state, Mamata Banerjee is fighting tooth and nail to retain her position as the Chief Minister.

She faces competition from the Bharatiya Janata Party, which has made a mark in the state.

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Here’s a look at the early trends as of 12.20 pm

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In early trends, Trinamool Congress has taken a comfortable lead against BJP.

As of 12.16 pm, TMC had a lead in 199 constituencies.

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Mamata Banerjee is locked in a neck to neck fight with BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari.

Adhikari was leading by 3,775 votes in Nandigram in early trends.

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BJP candidate Mukul Roy is leading in Krishnanagar North.

Roy is the national vice president of BJP.

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Dipak Halder is trailing in Diamond Harbour.

Halder had recently quit TMC to join BJP.

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TMC candidate Aroop Biswas is leading against BJP MP Babul Supriyo

As of 12.20 pm, Biswas had a lead of over 14,000 votes.

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Celebrity candidate June Maliah takes the lead

Malia is TMC’s candidate from Medinipur.

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TMC candidate Becharam Manna leading in Singur

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