India, April 26 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would win at least 110 seats in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections and form the government in the state.

"The first phase of the election has just been held. Do you want to know what would be the result? The BJP will win 110 seats and wipe out the Mamata Banerjee-regime. The BJP will form the government," Shah said, while addressing an election rally at Jamalpur in East Midnapore.

Polling for 152 assembly seats was held in the first phase on April 23, while the remaining 142 seats will go to polls in the second phase on April 29. With just two days left before campaigning ends for the second phase, political par...