NEW DELHI: In West Bengal, both Trinamool and BJP had fielded a galaxy of star candidates, from the world of film, sports and others. How did they fare?
We take a look at the performance of some of the star candidates.
TMC's stars
Thespian
Bratya Basu won comfortably from Dum Dum in the northern fringes of Kolkata.
Bratya BasuFilm director
Raj Chakraborty won from Barrackpore.
Actor
Koushani Mukherjee was no match for BJP heavyweight Mukul Roy in Krishnanagar Uttar.
Koushani MukherjeeSinger
Aditi Munshi had no trouble getting past BJP's Samik Bhattacharya in Rajarhat-Gopalpur.
Ex-India footballer
Bidesh Bose had an easy run in Uluberia Purba.
Bidesh BoseActor
Chiranjeet Chakraborty won rather easily from Barasat.
Ex-cricketer
Manoj Tiwari won handsomely from Shibpur in Howrah.
Manoj TiwariActor
Kanchan Mullick won from Uttarpara in Hooghly.
Singer
Indranil Sen too finished well clear of his BJP rival in Chandannagar.