In all three tiers of the West Bengal panchayat local government, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) won a majority of the votes. 2,552 of the 3,317-gram panchayats, 232 of the panchayat samitis, and 12 of the 20 zilla parishads were won by the TMC.
Only 212-gram panchayats, seven panchayat samitis, and no zilla parishads were won by the BJP, which came in a distant second.
Some results are still awaited.
According to Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal, “In the countryside of Bengal, it’s TMC. I want to express my gratitude to the public for its love, adoration, and support of the TMC.”
She continued “This election has demonstrated that only the TMC resides in the hearts of the people of the state.”
Yesterday morning, the panchayat elections vote-counting process got underway. 63,229-gram panchayat seats, 9,730 panchayat samiti seats, and 928 zilla parishad seats are among the more than 74,000 seats that are up for grabs.
Violence was rife during the elections on Saturday, which were billed as a popularity test for Trinamool leader and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Violence once more disrupted the Monday re-voting at a number of booths. Since Saturday, about 40 people have died as a result of violence related to the election.
In response to charges of election fraud, booth capture, and numerous reports of electoral irregularities and voter suppression throughout the voting, revoting was conducted in 696 booths.
Last night, there was an outbreak of violence in Bhangar, South 24 Parganas, with reports of gunfire. There is a possibility of one death, and a police officer has also been hurt.
Yesterday morning, while the police had to use batons to clear a throng in Howrah, explosives were set off close to a counting center in Murshidabad.
The Trinamool has been accused by the opposition BJP of making “desperate attempts to loot votes” by barring opposition observers from entering the voting booths.
“TMC goons are making desperate attempts to steal the elections by preventing BJP and other opposition party candidates from entering counting locations as well as counting agents. They are being prevented from approaching the location, and bombs are being thrown to frighten counting officials, said to opposition lawmaker Suvendu Adhikari,” which was quoted by news agency PTI.
According to claims made by the Trinamool, 60% of those killed in election-related violence were either supporters or workers.
“Even a malicious campaign with flimsy propaganda to disparage the AITC State Govt in WB couldn’t sway the voters!” In reaction to the accusations of election fraud, Trinamool leader Abhishek Banerjee remarked.
“Grateful to the people for changing the opposition’s ‘No Vote To Mamata’ campaign to ‘Now Vote For Mamata’,” he continued.
The Union Home Minister Amit Shah requested a report from West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose due to the widespread violence and claims of ballot box tampering.
Mr. Bose also warned to take harsh action against the perpetrators of the assault.
Trinamool Congress emerged victorious in the violence-hit West Bengal panchayat local government elections, securing a majority in all three tiers.
They won a significant number of gram panchayats, panchayat samitis, and zilla parishads.
Meanwhile, the BJP trailed behind in a distant second position, managing to secure only a small number of seats.
The elections were marred by violence, resulting in several deaths and allegations of electoral irregularities.
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