West Bengal Panchayat Polls: BJP state chief holds ‘dharna’, accuses TMC of result manipulation

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ANI, as reported This action was taken in response to the alleged manipulation of results in the Panchayat polls, counting for which had commenced earlier in the day. Majumdar, as the state BJP chief, announced his intention to seek legal remedies to address this matter. "Despite our candidates winning in the elections...the results are being fabricated.

The ruling party has brought criminals inside the counting centre to help their candidates win by rigging the counting. The Block Development Officer (BDO) is biased and is an agent of TMC," Majumdar said while speaking to reporters outside the counting center. "I am here to meet the BDO, but he is not here...We will go for legal action," he added.

The counting of votes for the 63,229 Gram Panchayat seats in West Bengal commenced at 8 am on Tuesday, with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) consistently leading the tally since the beginning. As the counting process progressed, the TMC maintained its initial advantage in the results. According to the State Election Commission (SEC) data as of 10.30 pm on Tuesday, the TMC emerged victorious in 28,985 seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured 7,764 seats.

The Congress party managed to secure 2,022 seats thus far. In terms of leading positions, the TMC was ahead in 1,540 panchayat seats, while the BJP led in 417 seats. The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has emerged victorious in 2,409 seats and is leading in 260 seats in the West Bengal panchayat polls.

Other political parties have secured 725 seats and are leading in 23 seats. Additionally, independent candidates, including TMC rebels, have won 1,656 seats and are leading in 104 seats. Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) criticized the Trinamool