The challenge before the new West Bengal government is straightforward: Can it move the state from its current 16th rank in per capita income to the levels of Haryana (third) and Gujarat (fifth)?
Given that only a small fraction of Muslims — around 30 per cent of the population — are likely to have supported the party, its current vote share of roughly 46 per cent, points to an unusually high level of Hindu consolidation, estimated at nearly 65…
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.…
In 48 seats, the number of voters this time was lower than in 2021. These 48 account for 28% of the total 27.16 lakh deletions. This suggests that the Special Intensive Revision could have had an impact on the number of voters who turned out.
Both TMC and BJP stake prestige to clinch the key seat; Mamata's 2021 loss to Suvendu in Nandigam prompted the BJP leadership to pitch him against her in her Kolkata bastion
Amid the push forward by an assertive BJP and a pushback by a determined Mamata Banerjee, the outcome on May 4 will have implications far beyond Bengal.
