India’s ruling BJP looks on course to score historic win in West Bengal
Politics
Early vote counting trends for state show major gains for PM Modi’s BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party supporters outside the party’s regional office in Kolkata on May 4 celebrate as early trends show their candidates leading in vote counting for the West Bengal state assembly. © Reuters
NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party looks set to form the government in the politically crucial eastern state of West Bengal, bordering Bangladesh, for the first time, early vote-counting trends for elections held in April showed on Monday.
