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result ended up in a big difference for the BJP.” Historically, election analysts have argued that due to the BJP’s Hindu majoritarian politics, the party did not stand a chance of winning West Bengal
2026. **Manish Swarup/AP** Manish Swarup/AP NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Hindu nationalist party on Monday wrested control of the state of West Bengal, an opposition stronghold, in a key election
2026 after her party lost the recently concluded state legislative assembly elections.](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/afp_69fb4aecd510-1778076396.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Police guard the road leading towards the official residence of outgoing West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee
2026 [Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP] ## What’s happening in the West Bengal election? Nearly 68 million people in West Bengal are expected to vote for their candidate of choice on April 23 and 29, to elect
BJP had expanded rapidly in the state over the past decade but failed to dislodge Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in 2021. The 2026 election was therefore viewed both as a referendum on Banerjee’s weakening
election campaign was built on the slogan “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas”, which translates to “Support for all, development for all”. On the ground, though, it is a very different kind of “double-engine” government that