2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

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The 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election was the 18th quinquennial legislative assembly election held in the Indian state of West Bengal on April 23 and April 29 in two phases, to elect 294 MLAs to the 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the result declared on Monday, 4 May. The election saw the defeat of the incumbent All India Trinamool Congress (AITC), led by Mamata Banerjee. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the election in a landslide and formed the government for the first time in the state. It is the first time since 1946 that a right-wing party has won the highest number of seats in the Bengal Legislative Assembly. Over 9 million voters were removed through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) prior to the elections. This move has been criticized as erosion of democracy in India. The election recorded a historic voter turnout of about 94%, surpassing even the 2011 election, highest ever for a General election for the Parliament or State...

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