Kolkata, May 4 -- BJP candidate from Kashipur-Belgachhia constituency in Kolkata North, Ritesh Tiwari, on Monday claimed that the people of West Bengal have voted decisively in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

He asserted that the "public has rejected" Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Speaking to ANI, Tiwari said, "The people of Bengal have voted for us for a landslide victory. From Gangotri to Gangasagar, the Bharatiya Janata Party government, the double-engine government, is just a few hours away. The public has rejected her (Mamata Banerjee)."

Counting is underway across 823 constituencies in key regions including West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Keralam, Assam, and the Union Territory of Puducherry.

The process begins with postal ball...