west bengal As a result, re-elections were held on the Phalata Assembly seat, in which the Bharatiya Janata Party registered a massive victory. This seat was considered to be the stronghold of TMC. After this victory, PM Modi congratulated BJP candidate Debangshu Panda. Re-polling in this seat was held on April 29 after reports of widespread irregularities and disruptions during voting. Prime Minister Modi said that BJP’s success in the elections is a proof of the impressive work of the Bengal government.
PM Modi congratulated
PM Modi said in a post on Twitter, “The people of Phalta have expressed their vote! Democracy has won and threats have been defeated. Hearty congratulations to Debangshu Panda for winning by an unprecedented margin in Phalta. This is a proof of the unwavering faith of the people of West Bengal in the BJP. The people are seeing the extraordinary work being done in various sectors of the West Bengal government, and that is why they have blessed us once again. Congratulations to all the BJP workers of West Bengal for their extraordinary efforts. My heartiest congratulations for this. We will continue to work for the development of West Bengal in future also.”
BJP’s spectacular victory on Phalta seat
BJP candidate Debangshu Panda has got 1 lakh 49 thousand 666 (1,49,666) votes from Phalta Assembly seat of West Bengal. The BJP candidate has defeated CPI(M) leader Shambhu Nath Kurmi. CPI(M) candidate got only 40 thousand 645 (40,645) votes. The difference between victory and defeat on this seat was 1 lakh 9 thousand 21 (1,09,021) votes. Apart from this, Congress candidate Abdur Razzaq Mollah got 10,084 votes. Trinamool Congress candidate Jahangir Khan had withdrawn his name before voting, yet he got 7,783 votes.
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