Trends show Modi's party ahead in key India state elections
Early trends show India's ruling BJP party is ahead in the West Bengal state elections, with celebrations beginning at the party's Kolkata office. Party leaders are urging caution but are confident of unseating the current Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's TMC party.
Celebrations have begun at the BJP headquarters in Kolkata as early trends show the party is headed for a win in the West Bengal state elections. Boxes of sweets are being distributed among party workers, and chants of 'Jai Shri Ram' can be heard. Party leaders are urging caution but are confident of unseating the TMC and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The BJP has focused its campaign on development, law and order, and identity politics, pitching that the same party needs to be in power both in the state and at the centre for West Bengal to truly develop. The BJP emerged as a serious challenger in the 2021 assembly elections but lost to the TMC. This time, the party is showing signs of winning.
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