New Delhi: Bengal is looking at a saffron surge as the BJP raced towards an impressive score and was closing the gap fast with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress as votes were counted today. The Trinamool is ahead in 22 of the State's 42 seats, BJP is ahead in 18.
Mamata Banerjee seems set to concede much ground to the BJP in the State she has ruled since 2012. The BJP's performance shows the party has been able to make inroads in the State over the past few years. Analysts read the results in Bengal as the "Left turning Right."
