Kolkata: The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal received all 4 meeting seats that went to by-polls on July 10.
The by-polls have been held in 4 meeting constituencies, together with Maniktala in Kolkata, Bagdah in North 24 Parganas, Ranaghat Dakshin in Nadia and Raiganj in Uttar Dinajpur.
The Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) in 2021 had received three meeting seats aside from Maniktala in north Kolkata, which the TMC had received.
North Kolkata has been a TMC stronghold for a very long time. “I actually really feel disheartened for the BJP. They lose each time from Maniktala. I’m telling this from the core of my coronary heart,” Supti Pandey, TMC candidate from Maniktala who received by 62,312 votes, instructed media individuals.
The TMC fielded Supti, spouse of former state minister Sadhan Pandey from the seat which had fallen vacant following the demise of Sadhan in February 2022. Sadhan had received the seat by 20,238 votes.
Kalyan Chaubey, the BJP candidate for the seat, claimed that solely seven to eight per cent of individuals may vote within the by-polls, alleging that the remainder have been faux votes.
The TMC additionally swept the Matua belt profitable each Ranaghat Dakshin and Bagda. TMC candidate Madhuparna Thakur, daughter of TMC Rajya Sabha MP Mamata Bala Thakur, received the seat by 33,455 votes, defeating BJP’s Binay Kumar Biswas.
“It’s the blessings of the individuals of Bagda. The residents had determined beforehand that they’d ship the TMC candidate to the meeting,” Bala Thakur mentioned.
The saffron camp, which enjoys the help of a big part of the Matua neighborhood, had received Bagdah, Raiganj and Ranaghat South in 2021 however the winners later joined TMC.
The turncoat legislators, Krishna Kalyani from Raiganj, Mukut Mani Adhikari from Ranaghat South and Biswajit Das from Bagdah, resigned from the legislative meeting forward of the latest Lok Sabha elections to contest the Raiganj, Ranaghat and Bongaon seats, respectively, however have been defeated by BJP.
The TMC didn’t area Biswajit Das however Krishna Kalyani and Mukutmani Adhikari have been nominated once more from Raiganj and Ranaghat South respectively.
“BJP has used the Matuas. They have been promised citizenship however CAA was introduced in to grab away their rights. Now the Matuas have turned their face off. They’re not with the BJP,” Adhikari, who received by 39048 votes, mentioned whereas talking to reporters.
The TMC additionally wrested the Raiganj meeting seat for the primary time. Kalyani received by 55,077 votes, defeating BJP candidate Manas Kumar Das.
“Normally, the ruling occasion in West Bengal wins the by-elections. That is the custom of the state. The BJP needed to face weapons and bombs and couldn’t resist the assault on its vote financial institution. Regardless of repeatedly telling the ECI (Election Fee of India) about political violence, we noticed how the central forces weren’t utilised. We’ve seen a lot worse. We are going to struggle again,” Samik Bhattacharya, BJP spokesperson, instructed media individuals.
Regardless that the BJP had set a goal to win greater than 200 seats within the 2021 meeting elections, it may solely bag 77 seats. The TMC returned to energy for the third time in a row with 213 seats. Whereas, within the just lately held Lok Sabha polls, the BJP’s seats dropped to 12 from 18 in 2019.