Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde said BJP served West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee "a taste of defeat's 'jhalmuri'," as early trends showed the party leading in West Bengal. "People of West Bengal, fed up with thuggery and corruption, have truly established democracy in the state," he added. Amit Shah worked tirelessly to dismantle Mamata Banerjee's "stronghold", he further said.