Majority achieved, claims Mamata

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Apr 25 2016 | 7:43 PM IST
Exuding confidence of returning to power after polls, Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee today claimed that her party had achieved majority after the fourth phase of polls.
"Today the fourth phase of polls are on. After this phase of polls, we have already attained the majority mark, needed to form the new government. After the results are announced you can check it," Banerjee said addressing a poll meeting here.
Over 67 per cent turnout was recorded till 3 PM today in the fourth phase of the West Bengal Assembly election.
Banerjee said her government, in the last five years, had undertaken various developmental projects and turned Bengal into a favourite industrial destination.
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First Published: Apr 25 2016 | 7:43 PM IST

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