‘Stock market manipulation attempt’: Mamata rejects exit polls, predicts over 200 seats for TMC

NEW DELHI: West Bengal main curate Mamata Banerjee connected Saturday expressed assurance that her enactment Trinamool Congress (TMC) volition look victorious successful the assembly elections by securing much than 200 seats successful the state. Addressing the counting agents via video conferencing, she dismissed the exit canvass projections and recognised them arsenic an effort to 'manipulate the banal market.'"We are winning and winning by 200+ seats. Exit polls are thing but an effort to manipulate the banal market. They did successful 2021, 2024, and now," according to ANI.She further accused the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) of committing brutality against TMC workers and affirmed that those affected would beryllium rewarded by the party."The enactment successful the coming days volition reward those who faced the brutality of the CAPF," she said.Her remarks travel amid repolling crossed 2 constituencies successful South 24 Parganas territory aft BJP spokesperson Amit Malviya alleged that voters were prevented from choosing the enactment campaigner astatine respective polling booths successful Falta nether the Diamond Harbour constituency during signifier 2 of the Assembly elections successful the state.

Also Read | Bengal repolling: BJP, TMC supporters clash successful South 24 Parganas; dense information deployed - videoThe repolling, being held nether choky information arrangements, has witnessed important elector participation. According to officials, turnout crossed 11 polling booths successful Magrahat Paschim Assembly reached 72.5 per cent, portion 4 booths successful Diamond Harbour recorded 72.36 per cent, taking the combined turnout to 72.43 per cent till 3 PM connected Saturday.Rapid Action Force (RAF) unit person been deployed adjacent polling booths to forestall immoderate disruptions, portion micro-observers are maintaining adjacent surveillance.Monitoring of the process is besides being carried retired from the Kolkata Election Commission bureau to guarantee transparency and adherence to guidelines.Meanwhile, exit canvass projections person suggested an aggravated electoral contention successful West Bengal, with respective agencies projecting an vantage for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), adjacent arsenic others bespeak a tighter raceWest Bengal assembly elections was conducted successful 2 phases connected April 23 and April 29. The results of the high-stakes predetermination volition beryllium declared connected May 4.