Kharagpur, May 4 -- BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Monday asserted that the outcome of the elections has already been "determined" and only the formal announcement is pending, expressing confidence that the BJP will form the government in West Bengal with a significant mandate.

Speaking on the political situation in the state, Ghosh said, "The results have already been determined; only the announcement is pending. The trust with which people have voted will be fulfilled. The new government and Bengal must move forward with India; it won't head towards Bangladesh. The public wants change. And the BJP will form the government with a good number of seats."

Alleging deterioration in law and order in the state, he further said, "Law and order did...