“Waiting and Watching…”: BJP’s Dilip Ghosh On Bengal Election Results

New Delhi:

State BJP chief Dilip Ghosh has performed down the Trinamool’s tremendous displaying in counting for the 2021 Bengal Assembly election – developments present the ruling get together will win 200+ seats to the BJP’s 80-odd. He identified that his get together trailed narrowly in 50+ seats and the outcome might nonetheless “swing in our favour”.

Mr Ghosh additionally took a swipe at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee – he mentioned it’s “humorous” that Ms Banerjee is trailing in Nandigram, the place she faces the BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari, her former lieutenant.

“Nothing has occurred (but)… we’re nonetheless within the contest and the ultimate result’s awaited. There was a swing away from us in lots of seats… however there are various seats the place BJP is trailing solely by a slender margin, and so it might swing in our favour within the subsequent few hours,” Mr Ghosh informed NDTV.

“… should take into accout counting (in a) pandemic is far slower than normal. So, there are various rounds of counting remaining and the leads as they stand might very properly change,” he mentioned.

“There are greater than 50 seats the place we’re trailing by a really small margin, and we imagine that can change in our favour within the rounds to come back… there are greater than 20 rounds of counting to go. So, we’re ready and watching,” he added.

Mr Ghosh additionally mocked Mamata Banerjee for trailing in her chosen seat – Nandigram.

“It’s humorous that Mamata Banerjee, the face of the Trinamool, is trailing and should lose… How can the get together chief lose and the get together win by a giant margin?” he requested.

Nandigram catapulted Ms Banerjee to energy in 2011, and is the scene of a high-profile clash between her and Mr Adhikari, whose change to the BJP led to a flood of defections from the Trinamool.

Requested concerning the total developments, Mr Ghosh mentioned he and his get together would respect the individuals’s will, however identified the big achieve from 2016, when the BJP received simply three of the 291 seats it contested.

“We fought the election to win, as do all events, and we’ll respect the mandate of the individuals, no matter that could be, when the ultimate outcomes are declared,” he mentioned.

The state BJP chief additionally downplayed hyperlinks between the prolonged (Bengal voted over a contentious eight phases) election and the scary spike in Covid circumstances following weeks of rallies and roadshows – held by all main political events – that violated all Covid norms.

“Look… there’s a Covid surge and no one denies that. However do not level solely at Bengal. States like Maharashtra and Delhi are the worst affected. Have there been elections there? No. So, should you spotlight solely Bengal then that’s pure politics…” he declared.