Early trends not real indicator of Bengal poll outcome: BJP's VIjayvargiya

BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Sunday exuded confidence that his party will form the next government in West Bengal.

Kailash Vijayvargiya met Mithun Chakraborty at the latter's residence in Belgachia, Kolkata (Photo: ANI)
File photo: Kailash Vijayvargiya and Mithun Chakraborty at the latter's residence in Belgachia, Kolkata (Photo: ANI)
Press Trust of India Kolkata
1 min read Last Updated : May 02 2021 | 11:08 AM IST

BJP national general secretary

Kailash Vijayvargiya on Sunday exuded confidence that his party will form the next government in West Bengal.

He said that the initial trends from postal ballots were "not the real indicator of the final outcome".

"We will cross the magic figure by evening. I am sure that we will form the next government in Bengal," Vijayvargiya, who is also the BJP's Bengal minder, said.

The saffron party, which had managed to secure just three seats in the last assembly elections, is making good progress, he stated.

Early trends till 10.30 am showed that the ruling TMC was surging ahead of challenger BJP, leading in 101 of the 156 seats. The saffron party was ahead in just 53 seats.

"The TMC goons had terrorised the voters who used the postal ballot option... We had a feeling that our party will not do well in postal ballots. However, the BJP is making good progress," he added.

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Topics :Kailash VijayvargiyaBJPWest Bengal Assembly polls

First Published: May 02 2021 | 11:06 AM IST

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