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1st LD Writethru: Ruling TMC of E. Indian state West Bengal to retain power for another 5 years

Xinhua, May 16, 2016 Adjust font size:

The ruling party of Trinamool Congress (TMC) of chief minister Mamata Banerjee of the eastern Indian state West Bengal will retain power for another five years after the local legislative election in the state in April and May, said poll exits Monday.

Trinamool Congress won a slightly reduced majority in the local legislature of West Bengal, a strategically important state of India, two exit polls said on Monday evening.

ABP Ananda predicted that the Trinamool was poised to get 178 of the 294 seats - it had 184 in the outgoing assembly - while the Left-Congress alliance would get 110. The national ruling party BJP would get one seat while others would bag five seats. Endit