West Bengal Panchayat Election Result: The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) has suffered a major setback in Nandigram in East Midnapore district, despite being well ahead of opposition parties in most parts of the state, according to trends in the counting of votes for West Bengal’s panchayat elections. Nandigram is considered to be the stronghold of Shubhendu Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly.
Adhikari is also the BJP MLA from Nandigram, where he defeated Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by a margin of 1,956 votes in the 2021 assembly elections. Banerjee later reached the assembly after being elected from Bhabanipur in Kolkata in a by-election.
What was the result of Nandigram?
The performance of BJP in Gram Panchayat areas of Boyal-I, Boyal-II, Khodambari-I and Khodambari-II under Nandigram-II block in Panchayat elections has been significant. Out of the total 61 Gram Panchayat seats there, BJP candidates have either won or are ahead in 37 seats. After this, there are TMC candidates and one independent candidate on 23 seats.
In Boyal-I, BJP candidates have won or are leading in eight of the 13 seats, pushing TMC back in five seats. In Boyal-II, nine seats are in favor of BJP, while TMC has six and one independent candidate.
In Khodambari-I, BJP won eight out of 15 seats, followed by TMC with seven seats. In Khodambari-II, 12 out of 17 seats are in favor of BJP. TMC has won on five.
What did Shubhendu Adhikari say?
Shubhendu Adhikari said the Nandigram results reflect the fact that people have rejected TMC, opposed TMC’s ‘goons’ and cast their vote. He said, “If this picture of Nandigram was visible in the entire state, TMC would have become a minority in most of the districts. But our fight against the ruling party TMC will continue.”
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