West Bengal: After saffron surge, Mamata Banerjee calls for emergency meeting

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West Bengal: After saffron surge, Mamata Banerjee calls for emergency meeting

Making inroads in Bengal, the BJP won 18 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats with a vote share of 40.5 per cent.

West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee. (Express file photo)
West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee. (Express file photo)
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will today chair an emergency meeting with party workers for an analysis of the Lok Sabha election results which registered a massive win for the BJP. Making inroads in Bengal, the BJP won 18 of the 42 seats and with a vote share of 40.5 per cent.
Up from the two seats and 17 per cent vote share it had in 2014, the BJP not only pulled through an unprecedented victory, but also took a lead in around 130 assembly segments of the state in terms of vote share

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