Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed happiness over the victory of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the Falta Assembly seat of West Bengal. He has congratulated newly elected MLA from Falta seat Debanshu Panda for his victory in the elections.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote in a post on social media platform X that the people of Falta have given their verdict! Democracy has won and threats have been defeated. Hearty congratulations to Debanshu Panda for winning by a record margin in Falta. This shows the unwavering faith of the people of West Bengal towards BJP. The public is seeing the extraordinary work done by the West Bengal government in all sectors and hence they have decided to bless us more.

He said my hearty congratulations to BJP workers across West Bengal for their excellent work. We will continue to work for the progress of West Bengal in the coming times also.

BJP candidate Debangshu Panda was declared victorious in Falta Assembly seat of West Bengal by a huge margin of 1,09,021 votes, while TMC got its deposit forfeited.

Panda got a total of 1,49,666 votes, while CPI(M) candidate Shambhunath Kurmi came second with 40,645 votes. Congress candidate Abdur Razzaq stood third with 10,084 votes, while Trinamool Congress candidate Jahangir Khan stood fourth with 7,783 votes. The deposits of both Congress and Trinamool Congress candidates were confiscated.

The results of re-polling in Falta are unique in two ways. This is the first time in history since the establishment of Trinamool Congress in January 1988 that a party candidate has got the fourth position.

This is the first time since 2011, when 34 years of Left Front rule ended and Trinamool Congress rule began, that a party candidate’s deposit has been forfeited.

Re-polling in Falta was held on 21 May. With Panda’s victory, BJP’s total seats out of 294 seats in the West Bengal Assembly have now increased to 208.