West Bengal election outcome will not affect Bangladesh-India relations: Shama Obaed
The state minister noted that discussions with India would continue on key issues such as "push-in" incidents and the Ganges water-sharing treaty.
Whichever party comes to power in India's West Bengal state, it will not have any impact on Bangladesh's relations with the neighbouring region, said State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed.
"Bangladesh would continue to engage with West Bengal and India based on its own national interests," she said while speaking to journalists at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today (4 May).
The state minister noted that discussions with India would continue on key issues such as "push-in" incidents and the Ganges water-sharing treaty.
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She expressed optimism about progress on the long-pending Ganges Water Treaty.
She also voiced hope that visa processing between Bangladesh and India would soon return to normal.
Earlier, West Bengal recorded a voter turnout of 92.47% in the two-phase polling of the state assembly elections, which concluded on 29 April. According to India's Election Commission, this marks the highest turnout in the state since the country's independence.
Meanwhile, counting of votes began today (4 May) across several Indian states, including Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and the federally administered territory of Puducherry. Counting started at 8am local time (0230 GMT).
Early trends and media projections suggested strong performances by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party in two of the key states, a development seen as politically significant nearly halfway through his third term in office.
