'Never before in Bengal had a single party been re-elected with two-thirds of the assembly,' notes Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien.
An electorate of 1,45,93,980 voters would exercise their franchise in the third phase.
The CM will either force Tejashwi to resign, or tender a resignation himself to put pressure on the RJD.
The two leaders heaped praise upon each other for effectively implementing prohibition in their states, reports M I Khan from Patna.
The deadline for withdrawal of nominations ended on Friday afternoon.
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