Narendra Modi Claims to Have Achieved a 'Record Victory' in the Calcutta Region Elections

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on social media on Monday that his party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has achieved a 'record victory' in the local elections in West Bengal, a region that has eluded his control until now.

Over 36 million voters - out of a population of nearly 100 million - were called to elect their 294 representatives in West Bengal, including the local executive leader, Mamata Banerjee, whose party, the All India Trinamool Congress, has been in power since 2011.

AFP