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Updated · Bloomberg · May 8BJP names Suvendu Adhikari West Bengal chief minister after landslide win
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- The party won 207 seats in the 294-member assembly, ousting the All India Trinamool Congress after 15 years; TMC took 80.
- The result in the key eastern state was stronger than most exit polls had forecast, with surveys predicting a much closer contest.
- The victory has also sparked debate over a controversial voter roll revision as Narendra Modi's party takes power in West Bengal.
Did the removal of 9 million voters decide the BJP's historic West Bengal victory? How will West Bengal's new 'infiltrator' policy affect its relationship with Bangladesh?