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West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 News

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Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has announced a legal offensive against the 2026 West Bengal election results. Alleging large-scale rigging by the BJP and ECI, Banerjee confirmed she will move the Supreme Court and refuse to resign as a mark of protest.
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President Donald Trump has officially congratulated PM Narendra Modi on the BJP’s historic 207-seat win in West Bengal. White House spokesman Kush Desai highlighted the "decisive" nature of the victory, which ends Mamata Banerjee's 15-year tenure and marks a major shift in Indian politics.  
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The party had contested assembly elections in Bengal since 1982 without winning a seat.
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West Bengal Assembly Election Results 2026: Why is the BJP leading in TMC strongholds? Suvendu Adhikari analyzes the "Muslim bifurcation" in Malda and Murshidabad as BJP surges past 170 seats in the 2026 West Bengal election results.  
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West Bengal Election Results 2026: Is the BJP forming the government in Bengal? Latest 2026 West Bengal election results show the BJP leading in 180+ seats, crossing the majority mark. See how the saffron party dismantled TMC’s South Bengal and Kolkata strongholds.  
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Chowranghee Election Result 2026: Nayna Bandyopadhyay of AITC has won from Chowranghee seat.
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Nandigram Election Result 2026 Live Updates: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has won from both constituencies --Nandigram and Bhabanipur for the state Assembly polls.
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Entally Election Result 2026: All India Trinamool Congress' Sandipan Saha has defeated BJP's Priyanka Tibrewal fom the Entally seat.
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Tarakeswar Election Result 2026: BJP's Shantu Pan has defeated Ramendu Sinharay of AITC from Tarakeswar Assembly seat.  
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Beleghata Election Result 2026: TMC's Kunal Kumar Ghosh won from Beleghata seat, defeating contender BJP's Partha Chaudhury by a considerable margin.
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Budge Budge Election Result 2026: Ashok Kumar Deb of AITC has won against Dr. Tarun Kumar Adak from Budge Budge Assembly seat.
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Bhabanipur Election Result 2026: Bhabanipur became a major upset for Mamata Banerjee. BJP's Suvendu Adhikari has toppled her seat in a nail-biting electoral show.
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Shyampukur Election Result 2026: Purnima Chakraborty of the BJP has won against Shashi Panja of TMC from Shyampukur Assembly seat.
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Maniktala Election Result 2026: Bharatiya Janata Party's Tapas Roy has won the Maniktala seat by a vote margin of 15644. 
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Kashipur Belgachhia Election Result 2026: Bharatiya Janata Party's Ritesh Tiwari wins Kashipur Belgachhia seat by a vote margin of 1651. 
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Balurghat Election Result 2026: BJP's Bidyut Kumar Roy has defeated TMC's Arpita Ghosh by a massive vote margin.
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Darjeeling Election Result 2026 declared: Noman Rai was up against Madhap Rai of Congress from the Darjeeling seat. The voter turnout in Darjeeling stood at 82.27 per cent, as per ECI data. Notably, BJP's Noman Rai won by a margin of 6,057 votes. 
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West Bengal Election Result 2026 highlights: As the 2026 West Bengal Assembly Election results are set to be declared today, the spotlight is on the main contest between Mamata Banerjee’s TMC and the BJP. Notably, the BJP has established victory in 206 seats, while the TMC won 80, and Congress won two. 
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For a watertight Phase 2 of the West Bengal Assembly elections on April 29, the ECI has appointed 11 additional police observers. Meanwhile, five officers in Diamond Harbour have been suspended for dereliction of duty.
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West Bengal recorded a massive 91.35% turnout across 152 seats in Phase 1, marking the highest polling activity the state has seen since independence. The high percentage is partly attributed to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), which removed 91 lakh names from the electoral rolls, effectively shrinking the voter base and boosting the turnout ratio. A "fear factor" regarding citizenship and the NRC—fueled by political rhetoric—led thousands of migrant workers from cities like Delhi and Mumbai to return home specifically to secure their voting identity, said experts.
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PM Modi’s remark came after the Trinamool Congress (TMC) criticised his “jhal muri break” a day earlier. The Prime Minister had taken the break on April 19 in Jhargram following a series of election rallies in the state.
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Over 90 lakh voters have been excluded from the electoral rolls in West Bengal under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Of these, 63% are Hindus and 34% are Muslims.