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

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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• Trinamool Congress
• Bharatiya Janata Party
• India
• Narendra Modi
• West Bengal
• National Democratic Alliance

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