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However, CPIM reacted sharply to her call, saying she only was responsible for BJP's rise in the state. CPIM Central Committee member Sujan Chakraborty said, “She has no credibility of fight against BJP.

The current Assembly was constituted in May 2021 after the Trinamool Congress, under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee, returned to power for the third consecutive term in the state.

With victory in Bengal, the NDA is now in power across east, west, and much of north India. Beyond the electoral politics of the moment, the 2026 West Bengal election also marks a deeper inflection point for the ruling party and the Opposition

The party did not abandon its core ideological themes; issues like 'Jai Shri Ram' and Hindutva remained in the background. But it recognised that these alone would not deliver electoral success in Bengal.…

The TMC had argued that it was issued without any jurisdiction. The party also contended that the Election Commission has not made any such arrangement in four other states which also went to polls along with Bengal.

From Indianexpress RSS Feed: Mamata vs Adhikari in Bhabanipur — on the ground, at booths

Car bonnets to courtrooms, all Mamata Banerjee needs is a stage and a cause. As West Bengal votes today in one of its most decisive elections, The Indian Express on the 71-year-old who likes a good fight.

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While TMC has always dominated Kolkata’s 14 seats, BJP gained some ground in 2024 Lok Sabha polls, even though it has never won any seats in the city

Cabinet minister Sujit Bose’s chances in Kolkata suburb have been dented not only by a corruption case but also discontent among several voters over civic problems

TMC women wing chief Chandrima Bhattacharya tells The Indian Express: “Centre deliberately didn’t notify Women’s Reservation Act… They did all of this just to mislead women of Bengal”

In 2021 polls, TMC maintained its dominance in 142 second-phase seats by winning 123, with BJP now looking to breach Mamata's South Bengal fort