TMC workers begun celebrations outside Mamata Banerjee’s residence as the West Bengal CM emerged victorious in Bhabanipur.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee won the Bhabanipur assembly seat by winning with a huge margin of over 58,000 votes against BJP contender Priyanka Tibrewal. The thumping victory for the TMC leader secured her position as the chief minister of West Bengal.
The Bhabanipur by-poll remained a prestige battle for Banerjee, who was not an MLA and had to become a member of the state legislature by November 5.
After registering the huge victory, Mamata Banerjee said, “Since the elections started in Bengal, Central Govt hatched conspiracies to remove us (from power). I was hurt in my feet so that I don’t contest the polls. I am grateful to the public for voting for us & to ECI for conducting polls within 6 months.”
Mamata Banerjee further said that she won the seat with a margin of 58,832 votes and have registered the victory in every ward of the constituency.
The West Bengal CM said, “Around 46% of people here (in Bhabanipur) are non-Bengalis. They all have voted for me. People of West Bengal are watching Bhabanipur, which has inspired me.”
TMC had begun celebrations outside Mamata Banerjee’s residence as the West Bengal CM emerged victorious in Bhabanipur. Counting started early morning in three assembly constituencies in Bengal -Bhabanipur, Jangipur, and Samserganj, in the morning.