'Will win 110 seats in phase-1': Amit Shah predicts BJP sweep after record turnout in Bengal polls
Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that the high voter turnout in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections signals a desire for change.
He asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party is poised for victory and will form the next government with an absolute majority.
Record turnout in West Bengal polls
- 1971 Bengal elections: When the Army marched into Kolkata Times Of India —
- Special intensive voting: Record 92.6% turnout in West Bengal phase 1 after 9.4% SIR cut Times Of India —
- 92.8% turnout in Bengal highest ever in state; 2nd highest ever in any state/Lok Sabha poll Times Of India —
- ‘Didi vs. Modi’: A Test for the Hindu Right in India’s Bengali Heartland The New York Times —
- No injuries in Yellow Line derailment Chicago Sun-Times —