Kolkata Municipal Corporation Election 2021 Results: TMC registers landslide victory, wins 134 of 144 wards – The Indian Express

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Kolkata Local Body Election Result 2021 Live News: TMC supporters celebrate as the party secured a lead in a chunk of the 144 KMC seats. (Express photo by Partha Paul)

Kolkata Municipal Election 2021 Results: The Trinamool Congress Tuesday registered a landslide victory in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections, winning 134 of the 144 wards. The BJP, which had emerged as the main opposition party in the Assembly polls earlier this year, won three seats, while the Left Front and Congress won two each. The Independents, with three seats, ended an equal footing with the non-TMC parties.

Counting of votes for 144 wards of KMC began this morning at 8 am.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee thanked the people of the metropolis for the “massive” victory. “I want to dedicate this triumph to the people of the state and ‘Maa, Mati, Manush’ (mother, land and people – the slogan of TMC). Several national parties like the BJP, Congress, and CPI(M) also fought against us, but they were all defeated. This victory will show the way in national politics in days to come,” Banerjee told reporters outside her residence.

In 2015, when the KMC elections were last held (they were put off last year due to Covid), the TMC had won 124 wards, the Left 13, the BJP 5 and Congress 2.

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Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/kolkata-municipal-corporation-election-kmc-results-live-updates-tmc-bjp-cpim-7682945/