West Bengal Election Result 2021: Trinamool Congress Crosses Halfway Mark In Early Leads

West Bengal Election Result 2021: The Chief Minister, however, is trailing in Nandigram, where she is fighting a prestige battle against her former lieutenant-turned-BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari.

Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress is well past the majority mark in Bengal with the BJP not far behind, in early leads as votes are being counted for state elections. The Trinamool is at 157 while the BJP is at 129. The Chief Minister, however, is trailing in Nandigram, where she is fighting a prestige battle against her former lieutenant-turned-BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari. In 294-seat Bengal, the majority mark is at 148. The BJP has made gains in the state since the 2019 national elections, when it stunned the Trinamool by winning 18 of Bengal's 42 Lok Sabha seats.