BJP Wins Historic Majority in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress Crashes to 80 Seats as Mamata Banerjee Loses Bhabanipur
मुख्य बातें
- •BJP wins 206 seats in West Bengal Assembly polls, ending Trinamool Congress' 15-year rule.
- •Mamata Banerjee loses Bhabanipur to former aide Suvendu Adhikari, marking a historic upset.
- •Trinamool alleges ECI disenfranchised 90 lakh voters through Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process.
- •High-profile Trinamool leaders including Aroop Biswas and Shrreya Pande lose seats; Left Front and AIMIM face setbacks.
Kolkata, May 5, 2026: In a stunning political reversal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has secured a historic majority in the West Bengal Assembly, winning 206 seats in the 294-member House. The victory marks the end of the Trinamool Congress' 15-year uninterrupted rule in the state, as the party was reduced to just 80 seats — its lowest tally since 2011. The results, declared on May 4, 2026, reflect a dramatic shift in the state’s political landscape, with the BJP sweeping nearly 70% of the seats.
The most significant upset came in Mamata Banerjee’s traditional stronghold of Bhabanipur, where she lost to her former aide Suvendu Adhikari, a senior BJP leader. The defeat in her own constituency underscores the scale of Trinamool’s collapse. Banerjee, who had been Chief Minister since 2011, now faces the unprecedented challenge of leading the Opposition in a state long considered her political fortress.
