2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

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2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
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All 294 elected seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
148 seats needed for a majority
 
Ms. Mamata Banerjee, in Kolkata on July 17, 2018 (cropped) (cropped).JPG
Shri Suvendu Adhikari BJP.jpg
Mohammed Salim in 2023.jpg
Leader Mamata Banerjee Suvendu Adhikari Mohammed Salim
Party TMC BJP CPI(M)
Alliance UPA NDA SM
Leader since 1998 2021 2022
Leader's seat Bhabanipur Nandigram TBA
Last election 48.02%, 215 seats 38.15%, 77 seats 4.73%, 0 seat
Current seats 225 65 0
Seats needed Steady Increase 83 Increase 148
Map of the assembly constituencies in West Bengal
Incumbent Chief Minister

Mamata Banerjee
INC



Legislative Assembly elections are expected to be held in West Bengal in March–April 2026 to elect all 294 members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.[1][2][3][4][5]

Background

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The tenure of West Bengal Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 7 May 2026.[6] The previous assembly elections were held in March–April 2021. After the election, the incumbent All India Trinamool Congress formed the state government again after winning 215 out of 294 seats in the assembly, with Mamata Banerjee sworn in as the Chief Minister.[7][8][9]

Schedule

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Poll event Schedule
Notification date TBD
Last date for filing nomination TBD
Scrutiny of nomination TBD
Last date for withdrawal of nomination TBD
Date of poll TBD
Date of counting of votes TBD

Parties and alliances

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Trinamool Congress+

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  Trinamool Congress

Party Flag Symbol Photo Leader Seats contested
Trinamool Congress
Mamata Banerjee TBD
Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha Anit Thapa TBD

National Democratic Alliance

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  National Democratic Alliance

Party Flag Symbol Photo Leader Seats contested
Bharatiya Janata Party Suvendu Adhikari TBD

Left Front (West Bengal)

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  Left Front (West Bengal)

Party Flag Symbol Photo Leader Seats contested
Communist Party of India (Marxist) Mohammed Salim TBD
All India Forward Bloc
Naren Chatterjee TBD
Communist Party of India Swapan Banerjee TBD
Revolutionary Socialist Party Tapan Hore TBD
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation Abhijit Majumder TBD
Marxist Forward Bloc Samar Hazra TBD

Others

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Party Flag Symbol Photo Leader Seats contested
Indian National Congress
Subhankar Sarkar TBD
Indian Secular Front Nawsad Siddique TBD
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) Provash Ghosh TBD
Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front Ajoy Edwards TBD
Samajwadi Party Kiranmoy Nanda TBD

Surveys and polls

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Opinion polls

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Vote Share Projections
Polling agency Date published Sample size Margin of Error Lead
AITC+ NDA SM Others
Seat Projections
Polling agency Date published Sample size Margin of Error Lead
AITC+ NDA SM Others

References

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  1. ^ "BJP hopeful of turnaround in Bengal in 2026 Assembly elections". The Telegraph India. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  2. ^ "'Govt change in Bengal possible only if BJP remains in power in Delhi... Poll a semi-final for 2026': Dilip Ghosh". The New Indian Express. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  3. ^ "'No room for complacency': TMC sets agenda for State poll". The Hindu. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  4. ^ "West Bengal: Mamata cocks a snook at Modi, gets ready for strong showing in 2026 Assembly polls". Money Control. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  5. ^ "TMC govt won't last till 2026 if BJP gets even one more seat than them in LS polls: Sukanta Majumdar". The Economic Times. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Term of the Houses". www.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 7 August 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  7. ^ "West Bengal elections | In final tally, TMC bags 213, BJP 77, ISF and Independent 1 each". The Hindu. 3 May 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 15 September 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  8. ^ "Bhabanipur, Jangipur, Samserganj: TMC adds more to its tally in West Bengal Assembly". www.timesnownews.com. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  9. ^ "Mamata Banerjee sworn-in as West Bengal chief minister for 3rd time, takes oath in Bengali". The Times of India. 5 May 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 November 2025.