The BJP looks set to form its first-ever government in West Bengal. 2 min read New Delhi May 4, 2026 06:28 PM IST First published on: May 4, 2026 at 06:28 PM IST When the BJP emerged as the principal Opposition in West Bengal after the 2021 Assembly elections, it marked a turning point for the party in the state. Now, the BJP is set to come to power in Bengal for the first time, ending the 15-year rule under the Trinamool Congress (TMC). Going by the results of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP is now in a position that had not been anticipated two years ago, when the party slid backwards in the Parliamentary elections compared to 2019. Until 2021, the BJP’s best electoral performance in Bengal had come in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, when it won 18 Parliamentary seats – four short of the TMC at 22 – among the state’s 48 total seats. In 2014, it won just 2 seats, compared to the TMC’s 34. Across every Lok Sabha election before 2014, the BJP had only won a combined 4 seats.…