With such high voter turnout, the Trinamul Congress stands a greater chance of forming the government for the fourth consecutive time, party spokesperson and candidate Kunal Ghosh said on Thursday.
Mr Ghosh along with Bratya Basu addressed the press at Trinamul Bhavan this afternoon.
The leaders congratulated people for giving overwhelming support to the party. “Hatred for BJP for forcing them to stand in long queues in the name of SIR and the subsequent deletion of names from the electoral roll and the all round development work by Mamata Banerjee government, are responsible for over 90 per cent votes till 6 p.m. in the first phase of election today.”
Mr Basu said: “I am confident that Trinamul Congress will bag at least 125 out of 152 seats in the first phase of polling.” He thanked the women for taking part in voting in huge numbers.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday that such a high voter turnout indicates that the Trinamul Congress is already in a position to win the election. At an election rally in Kolkata, Chief Minister Banerjee said: “If my eyes are right, given the voting that took place today, I would say that we have already moved to a place where we can win.”