Numbers Game: In 82 Bengal Seats, The No.3 Candidate May Have Decided The Winner | India News
Last Updated:May 06, 2026, 18:21 IST In 82 seats, the candidate who finished third got more votes than the margin separating the winner and the runner-up. This means the No.3 pick had enough votes to change the result In classic political science theory, this is widely recognised as a “spoiler effect” or vote fragmentation in…