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BJP secures historic West Bengal victory, expanding Modi's national control

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has achieved a significant victory in West Bengal, securing 207 out of 294 assembly seats and ending the Trinamool Congress's three-term rule. This win is considered the conquest of the BJP's final electoral frontier in India. The victory strengthens Prime Minister Narendra Modi's coalition, the National Democratic Alliance, which now controls approximately 70 percent of India's state legislatures. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Biman Mukherji ·

    What the BJP’s historic West Bengal victory means for Modi’s India

    After his party’s stunning conquest of West Bengal, Narendra Modi stands at a juncture that would have seemed implausible mere months ago. The prime minister who lost his parliamentary majority in 2024, briefly inviting talk of a weakened leader, now controls roughly 70 per cent …

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