Trinamool Congress Secures Dominant Victory in West Bengal Bypolls

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) won Raiganj and Bagda assembly seats in West Bengal bypolls and secured leads in two other constituencies. TMC candidates Krishna Kalyani and Madhuparna Thakur led the wins, continuing the party's momentum from the Lok Sabha elections. The BJP cited electoral irregularities, which the TMC dismissed.

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) secured significant victories in the West Bengal bypolls, winning both the Raiganj and Bagda assembly seats. TMC candidates Krishna Kalyani and Madhuparna Thakur led the wins, a month after the party's strong performance in the Lok Sabha elections.

The bypolls, held on July 10, also saw TMC's Mukut Mani Adhikari and Supti Pandey leading in Ranaghat Dakshin and Maniktala respectively. In Raiganj, Kalyani defeated BJP's Manas Kumar Ghosh by 50,077 votes, and in Bagda, Thakur triumphed over BJP's Binay Kumar Biswas by 33,455 votes.

The ruling party's success comes after opposition from the BJP, whose spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya accused the TMC of electoral irregularities. TMC leader Kunal Ghosh refuted these claims, attributing the BJP's losses to the party's own failures. The results bolster the TMC's standing following its parliamentary success.

(With inputs from agencies.)