BJP Leaders Pray at Kali Bari After Bengal Victory

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, including national president Nitin Nabin, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Delhi unit president Virendra Sachdeva and Member of Parliament Bansuri Swaraj, visited Kali Bari Mandir in Chittaranjan Park, South Delhi, on Tuesday to offer prayers following the party's victory in the West Bengal assembly elections.

The visit came a day after the Election Commission of India declared results from assembly polls in several states. In West Bengal, the BJP secured 207 seats in the 294-member assembly, crossing the majority mark of 148 and ending the 15-year rule of the Trinamool Congress, which won 80 seats. The BJP also led its National Democratic Alliance to victory in Assam, winning 82 seats against a majority of 64, with allies Asom Gana Parishad and Bodoland People's Front each taking 10 seats. The Congress and its allies managed 19 seats there. In Puducherry, the BJP-backed alliance retained power.

After prayers at the temple, dedicated to Goddess Kali, Nabin addressed reporters and thanked voters in West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry. He described the wins as blessings from deities including Maa Kali and Maa Kamakhya, and expressed confidence...