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West Bengal Assembly election results 2026: Check full list of winners

Counting of votes started at 8 am across 293 Assembly constituencies, with polling in one seat deferred, taking place at 77 counting centres spread over 23 districts

BJP's rise to power in Bengal revives hopes for ₹25k cr Tajpur port project

The BJP's ascent to power in West Bengal has revived industry expectations around the long-delayed Rs 25,000 crore Tajpur deep sea port project, with stakeholders hopeful that improved coordination between the state and the Centre will accelerate progress on the proposed infrastructure venture. The optimism comes even as the latest global tender floated in December 2025 by the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC) now stands cancelled, after failing to attract adequate participation. "With the Centre-state alignment in Bengal, the project is well positioned to gain momentum. However, its full potential will hinge on robust last-mile connectivity and seamless multimodal integration," Adhip Nath Pal Chaudhuri, Chairman, National Shipping and Logistics Committee, BCC&I, told PTI. The Tajpur port has the potential to be a transformative catalyst for eastern India's trade by enabling direct berthing of large vessels, reducing reliance on transshipment hubs, and ...

CEC orders immediate arrest of those involved in post-poll violence in WB

The Election Commission's directive came after two persons were killed in alleged incidents of post-poll violence in the state on Tuesday, besides scores of party offices being ransacked

Can BJP's Bengal win be a turning point for industry? Experts weigh in

Now, with the BJP in power at both the Centre and the state - a convergence not seen in over 50 years - the question is whether it can unlock a wave of investment to match the scale of the mandate

Assembly election results: What to expect from the three unknowns

BJP has promised an industrial park in Singur

Mamata Banerjee refuses to resign, says election verdict a conspiracy

Violence reported across West Bengal after Assembly results as BJP secures majority, while Opposition leaders question the mandate and Election Commission's role

Trump congratulates PM Modi on 'historic, decisive' election victory

US President Donald Trump has congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his "historic and decisive" election victory, a White House spokesman said on Tuesday. "Just last month on their phone call, President Trump expressed to Prime Minister Modi his admiration and how lucky India is to have him as its leader," White House Spokesman Kush Desai told PTI. "The President congratulates Prime Minister Modi on this recent, historic, and decisive election victory," he added. On Monday, the BJP scripted history by securing more than two-thirds majority in the West Bengal assembly polls, ending the 15-year rule of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The party also retained Assam for a third term.

Won't resign, poll results not people's mandate but conspiracy: Mamata

Outgoing West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday ruled out stepping down after her party's defeat in the assembly polls, claiming that the verdict was not a genuine public mandate but the result of a conspiracy. Banerjee also alleged that the TMC's contest in the polls was not against the BJP, but against the Election Commission, which worked "for the BJP". "The question of my resignation does not arise, as we were defeated not by a public mandate but by a conspiracy I did not lose, I will not go to Lok Bhavan. They can take action as per constitutional norms," she told a press conference here. Banerjee alleged large-scale irregularities in the counting process, claiming that mandate in nearly 100 seats was "looted" and that counting was deliberately slowed down to demoralise her party. "A black chapter in history has been created," she asserted. The TMC chief accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of undermining people's democratic ...

Suvendu Adhikari's rise: From Mamata loyalist to defeating her twice

Suvendu Adhikari, who defeated Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram in 2021, beat her again in Bhabanipur as the BJP ended the TMC's 15-year rule in Bengal

Railway wagon stocks in focus; Texmaco, Jupiter, Titagarh soar up to 13%

Titagarh Rail Systems soared 13 per cent to ₹870 in intraday on the back of a 10-fold jump in trading volumes. Texmaco Rail & Engineering surged 8 per cent, while Jupiter Wagons gained 7 per cent .

Put petty politics aside, it's not about party but India: Rahul on TMC loss

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday termed the BJP's victory in Bengal and Assam assembly polls a "theft" of the mandate, and a big step forward in the saffron party's mission to "destroy" Indian democracy. Gandhi also came out in support of the TMC, which has been trounced by the BJP in the polls, and urged those gloating over the loss of Mamata Banerjee's party to put petty politics aside. "Some in the Congress, and others, are gloating about TMC's loss.They need to understand this clearly - the theft of Assam and Bengal's mandate is a big step forward by the BJP in its mission to destroy Indian democracy," Gandhi said in a post on X. "Put petty politics aside. This is not about one party or another. This is about India," he said in his post. The BJP ousted Trinamool Congress from power in Bengal and captured power for the third time in a row in Assam in results of assembly polls declared on Monday.

Split in minority votes cracks TMC bastions in West Bengal, fuels BJP surge

In an election that has upended West Bengal's entrenched political arithmetic, the BJP's sweeping victory has drawn its decisive momentum not merely from traditional strongholds but from unexpected gains in Muslim-dominated districts, where a fractured minority vote quietly rewrote the script that had long favoured the TMC. For over a decade, the TMC's dominance in districts such as Murshidabad, Malda and Uttar Dinajpur rested on a near-complete consolidation of Muslim votes, a bloc that accounts for 50 per cent or more of the population in large parts of this belt. That group, forged in the aftermath of the Left Front's decline in 2011 and reinforced during the polarised 2021 election, appears to have splintered this time with far-reaching consequences. The numbers tell a stark story. Of the 43 assembly seats spread across these three districts, the BJP has surged from just eight seats in 2021 to 19 now. The TMC, which had dominated with 35 seats, has been reduced to 22. The ...

TMC alleges post-poll violence in West Bengal; BJP denies involvement

Incidents of arson and vandalism at offices of the Trinamool Congress were reported across West Bengal on Monday as BJP workers celebrated their landslide victory in the state. Police said TMC offices in Kolkata's Tollygunge and Kasba, in Baruipur, Kamarhati, Baranagar in the suburbs, and in Howrah and Baharampur in the districts were vandalised by mobs since Monday afternoon. An Election Commission official said strict action will be taken against those involved in the rampage and assault, and reports have been sought from the local police to initiate follow-up action. BJP Leader Rahul Sinha, however, rejected the charge that any of his party's workers were involved in vandalism, saying it might be the handiwork of rival factions within the TMC, who were letting out their frustration at party leaders following the election results. At the Bijoygarh-Netajjnagar area in Tollygunge, the election office of TMC candidate and former minister Aroop Biswas was seen vandalised by a mob. So

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West Bengal election results: Industrialists pin hopes on BJP's win

Strained Centre-state relations had long made investors wary, a sentiment reinforced by Trinamool leader Mamata Banerjee's rise on the back of a land agitation in Singur and Nandigram

Assembly poll results 2026 HIGHLIGHTS: Suvendu Adhikari defeats Mamata by 15,105 votes in Bhabanipur

Assembly election results 2026 HIGHLIGHTS: BJP all set to form government in Assam, West Bengal and Puducherry; TVK sweeps DMK out of power in Tamil Nadu; UDF leads in Kerala

BJP's promises face funding hurdles after ending TMC's 15-yr rule in Bengal

The BJP's commitments are expansive, ranging from ₹3,000 monthly transfers for women and unemployed youth to implementing the 7th Pay Commission and raising dearness allowance

The way of Bengal: BJP sweeps to power, ends TMC's 15-year rule

BJP will form its first govt in the state after winning 207 seats, way past the majority mark of 148, to end TMC's 15-year rule. Mamata Banerjee's party managed only 80 seats

A vote for change, and continuity: BJP swept West Bengal and retained Assam

Superstar Vijay's TVK dazzled in Tamil Nadu, while UDF reclaimed Kerala, and the NDA held on to Puducherry

West Bengal poll results: BJP scripts historic victory, crosses 200 seats

West Bengal Assembly election results: BJP crosses majority mark with strong gains, while TMC suffers losses as vote share dips and key regions swing towards BJP in 2026 polls