West Bengal election results | Congratulations pour in as Trinamool emerges victorious

Wishes poured in from various quarters as the Trinamool Congress chief is set to form a government in the State for a third time.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee during a video conference with party workers, in Kolkata district, Friday, April 30, 2021.

Congratulations poured in from various quarters as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee steered her party to victory and is set to form a government in the State for a third time.

Following the victory, Ms. Banerjee addressed supporters outside her residence. "This is Bengal's victory. Only Bengal can ensure such a victory," she said. She is expected to address the media later.

Meanwhile, Finance Minister Nirmala Sithraman and Defence Minsiter Rajnath Singh conveyed their wishes on the occassion.

Congratulations @MamataOfficial didi on @AITCofficial being elected again in the Assembly election. Good wishes for your next tenure.

— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) May 2, 2021

Congratulations to the Chief Minister of West Bengal, @MamataOfficial Didi on her party's victory in West Bengal assembly elections. My best wishes to her for her next tenure.

— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) May 2, 2021

 

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor lauded Ms. Banerjee saying it was a victory over communalism and intolerance. "The BJP has met its match in Bengal, and lost," he wrote on Twitter.

Congratulations to @MamataOfficial Mamata Banerjee on her spectacular victory over the forces of communalism and intolerance. The voters of Bengal (& esp Nandigram) have demonstrated where their hearts lie. The BJP has met its match in Bengal, and lost.

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) May 2, 2021

NCP chief Sharad Pawar chimed in with his congratulatory remarks.

Congratulations @MamataOfficial on your stupendous victory!
Let us continue our work towards the welfare of people and tackling the Pandemic collectively.

— Sharad Pawar (@PawarSpeaks) May 2, 2021

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal joined to wish the Trinamool leader.

Congratulations @MamataOfficial didi for landslide victory. What a fight!

Congratulations to the people of WB

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) May 2, 2021

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, while conveying his wishes, wrote: "People of West Bengal have taught a lesson to BJP and have clearly rejected the divisive and communal agenda of the party".

Congratulations to TMC president & #WestBengal CM Mamata Banerjee ji, @MamataOfficial for a resounding victory in the state. It was a very tough battle, fighting collective central forces. Every tactic was used by BJP.

— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) May 2, 2021

NC leader Omar Abdulla sent his wishes on the occasion.

Heartiest congratulations to @MamataOfficial didi & everyone at @AITCofficial for the remarkable victory in West Bengal. The BJP & a throughly partisan Election Commission threw everything including the kitchen sink at you & you prevailed. All the best for the next 5 years.

— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) May 2, 2021