2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

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
Leader Mamata Banerjee Suvendu Adhikari Mohammed Salim Party AITC BJP CPI(M) Alliance AITC+ NDA SM Leader since 1998 2021 2022 Leader's seat Bhabanipur Metiaburuz Nandigram Bhabanipur Raninagar Bhagabangola Last election 48.02%, 215 seats 38.15%, 77 seats 4.73%, 0 seat Current seats 225 65 0 Seats needed 83 148   Leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Party INC Alliance SM Leader since 2022 Leader's seat Baharampur Lalgola Last election 4.73%, 0 seat Current seats 0 Seats needed 148
Map of the assembly constituencies in West Bengal
Incumbent Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee AITC

The 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election is expected to be held to elect all 294 members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. ^{[1] [ failed verification ]} Mamata Banerjee is the incumbent Chief Minister of the Indian state of West Bengal. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Schedule

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

   Trinamool Congress+

Party		Flag	Symbol	Photo	Leader	Seats contested
	Trinamool Congress				Mamata Banerjee	290
	Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha				Anit Thapa	04

   National Democratic Alliance

Party		Flag	Symbol	Photo	Leader	Seats contested
	Bharatiya Janata Party				Suvendu Adhikari	294

   Sanjukta Morcha

Party		Flag	Symbol	Photo	Leader	Seats contested
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)				Mohammed Salim	98
	Indian National Congress				Subhankar Sarkar	90
	Indian Secular Front				Nawsad Siddique	36
	All India Forward Bloc				Naren Chatterjee	19
	Communist Party of India				Swapan Banerjee	18
	Revolutionary Socialist Party				Tapan Hore	18
	Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation				Abhijit Majumder	10
	Samajwadi Party				Kiranmoy Nanda	05

Others

Party		Flag	Symbol	Photo	Leader	Seats contested
	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)				Provash Ghosh	TBD
	Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front				Ajoy Edwards	TBD

Surveys and polls

Opinion polls

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

1. "Legislative Assemblies : Term of State/House". eci.gov.in.
2. "BJP hopeful of turnaround in Bengal in 2026 Assembly elections". The Telegraph India. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
3. "'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.
4. "'No room for complacency': TMC sets agenda for State poll". The Hindu. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
5. "West Bengal: Mamata cocks a snook at Modi, gets ready for strong showing in 2026 Assembly polls". Money Control. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
6. "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.