To understand the TMC's frustration, one must look closely at the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise conducted before the elections.

Before entering politics in 2021, Kalita Majhi worked as a domestic help earning around Rs 2,500 monthly from four households in the Guskara municipality.

In what can only be described as a landmark political earthquake, the BJP has successfully broken through the TMC’s iron grip on West Bengal.

The BJP captured a staggering 206 constituencies out of a total of 293, pushing the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) down to a mere 81 seats.

The MNS chief was candid about the results, admitting that the numbers did not meet their high expectations.

The trends were dominated by mentions of Rasmalai, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, and BJP leader K. Annamalai.

Dhami secured 57268 votes with Congress at 3147, Samajwadi Party at 409, and independent candidate Himanshu Garkoti at 399 votes. 327 of the votes were given to the NOTA option

Author Shantanu Gupta has written two books, 'The Monk Who Transformed Uttar Pradesh' and 'The Monk Who Became Chief Minister' on Yogi Adityanath

Vanathi Srinivasan, the 50-year old BJP leader and Chennai High Court lawyer, was in a closely-contested fight with Kamal Haasan. Finally, she managed to win with 1540 votes.

In an interview to Arnab on Republic, Prashant Kishor announced his decision to hand it over to his colleagues. He said he wants to take some time out and look at an alternate career.