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
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Leader Mamata Banerjee Suvendu Adhikari Mohammed Salim
Party AITC BJP CPI(M)
Alliance INDIA NDA SM
Leader since199820212022
Leader's seat Bhabanipur Nandigram TBA
Last election48.02%, 215 seats38.15%, 77 seats4.73%, 0 seat
Current seats225650
Seats neededSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 83Increase2.svg 148
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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]

Contents

Schedule

Poll eventSchedule
Notification dateTBD
Last date for filing nominationTBD
Scrutiny of nominationTBD
Last date for withdrawal of nominationTBD
Date of pollTBD
Date of counting of votesTBD

Parties and alliances

Trinamool Congress+

   Trinamool Congress

PartyFlagSymbolPhotoLeaderSeats contested
Trinamool Congress All India Trinamool Congress flag.svg
All India Trinamool Congress symbol 2021.svg
Ms. Mamata Banerjee, in Kolkata on July 17, 2018 (cropped) (cropped).JPG Mamata Banerjee TBD
Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha No image available.svg No image available.svg No image available.svg Anit Thapa TBD

National Democratic Alliance

   National Democratic Alliance

PartyFlagSymbolPhotoLeaderSeats contested
Bharatiya Janata Party BJP Bengali Flag.png Lotus flower symbol.svg Shri Suvendu Adhikari BJP.jpg Suvendu Adhikari TBD

Left Front (West Bengal)

   Left Front (West Bengal)

PartyFlagSymbolPhotoLeaderSeats contested
Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI-M-flag.svg CPIM election symbol.png AXfLSVpW 400x400.jpg Mohammed Salim TBD
All India Forward Bloc AIFB Flag 2023.png
Indian Election Symbol Lion.svg
No image available.svg Naren ChatterjeeTBD
Communist Party of India CPI-banner.svg CPI symbol.svg No image available.svg Swapan BanerjeeTBD
Revolutionary Socialist Party RSP-flag.svg Indian Election Symbol Spade and Stoker.png No image available.svg Tapan HoreTBD
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation CPIML LIBERATION FLAG.png Flag Logo of CPIML.png No image available.svg Abhijit MajumderTBD
Marxist Forward Bloc No image available.svg CPIM election symbol.png No image available.svg Samar HazraTBD

Others

PartyFlagSymbolPhotoLeaderSeats contested
Indian National Congress Indian National Congress Flag.svg
INC Hand.svg
Subhankar Sarkar leading a campaign rally in West Bengal.jpg Subhankar Sarkar TBD
Indian Secular Front Indian Secular Front Flag.png Indian Election Symbol Envelope.jpg Nawsad Siddique ISF.jpg Nawsad Siddique TBD
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) SUCI flag.svg Indian Election Symbol Battery Torch.svg Provashghosh.jpg Provash Ghosh TBD
Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front Hamro Party Darjeeling Flag.jpg No image available.svg No image available.svg Ajoy Edwards TBD
Samajwadi Party Samajwadi Party.png Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png No image available.svg Kiranmoy Nanda TBD

Surveys and polls

Opinion polls

Vote Share Projections
Polling agencyDate publishedSample sizeMargin of ErrorLead
AITC+ NDA SM Others
Seat Projections
Polling agencyDate publishedSample sizeMargin of ErrorLead
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.
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