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Kolkata, May 4 (PTI) The BJP stormed past the majority mark in the West Bengal assembly on Monday, winning 156 seats and leading in 52 others, taking its overall tally to 208, according to the Election
Commission.
The halfway mark stands at 148 in the 294-member House, but with counting of votes currently underway for 293 seats as polling in Fata was countermanded, the majority mark dropped to 147.
The BJP cut through the ruling TMC's traditional strongholds and expanded its footprint in both urban and rural belts.
With this victory, the BJP will form its first government in the state, ending the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government's 15 years in power. PTI PNT SOM
