This is a victory for people of Bengal: Mamata

After winning in the Nandigram constituency defeating BJP challenger Suvendu Adhikari by 1,200 votes, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said this is a victory for people of Bengal.

"I would like to thank everyone. I request all to not take out victory processions. I urge everyone to go back to their homes now," Mamata Banerjee said at her office. 

"All of you who have gathered here, I want to thank you all. You all have worked very hard," she told the crowd.

Meanwhile, India's Defence Minister and BJP leader Rajnath Singh congratulated Mamata on her party's stunning performance in the Assembly election. 

"We came to know that Mamata Banerjee won by around 1200 votes. She won in the last round. We have to give due credit to Suvendu Adhikari. It was a very tough and neck to neck fight", said Jay Prakash Majumdar, BJP state vice president.

"The TMC won because of Mamata Banerjee. It seems people have chosen Didi," Kailash Vijayvargiya, the BJP general secretary incharge of West Bengal, said at around 3 pm

The Mamata Banerjee-led TMC is poised to win over 200 seats in 294-member Bengal Assembly.