The TMC won a lot of seats in the panchayat elections in West Bengal. They won the most seats in all three levels of panchayats. The BJP came in second place, far behind the TMC In the panchayat elections.
The TMC won 19,394 (68%) of the 28,456-gram panchayat seats, 1842 (88.34%) of the 2,085 panchayat samiti seats, and 62 of the 63 zilla parishad seats declared till 8 pm on July 11. The BJP won 2,829-gram panchayat seats, 231 panchayat samiti seats, and 2 zilla parishad seats.
The CPI(M) won 1,182-gram panchayat seats, 122 panchayat samiti seats, and 1 zilla parishad seat. The Congress won 33-gram panchayat seats and 1 zilla parishad seat.
The TMC's victory makes a major problem for the BJP which had been hoping to get success in the state after winning the Lok Sabha elections in 2019. The BJP failed to impress its supporters in the panchayat elections and the party is struggling to make supporters in West Bengal.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had a big achievement to win the TMC and she got credit for the party's success. Mamata Banerjee is still a very famous leader in West Bengal and still able to keep her support strong and the panchayat election results show that people still like her.
Let us see what will happen in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections will go. The TMC's win in the panchayat elections shows that they are likely to win the next state elections. The BJP will keep trying to beat the TMC because it lead up to the national elections.
The panchayat elections did not happen without violence. There were arguments between followers of different parties and several people were injured. They started fights with different political parties and some people got hurt. The panchayat elections are a big deal for West Bengal. The Election Commission has made sure that the counting of votes is done quite.