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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Map of the assembly constituencies in West Bengal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election is expected to be held in March–April 2026 to elect all 294 members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.[1] Mamata Banerjee is the incumbent Chief Minister of West Bengal.[2][3][4][5][6]
Schedule
| Poll Event | Schedule |
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| 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
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Trinamool Congress | 
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Mamata Banerjee | TBD | |
| Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha | 
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Anit Thapa | TBD | |
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| Bharatiya Janata Party | 
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Suvendu Adhikari | TBD | |
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 
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Mohammed Salim | 150 (tentative) | |
| Indian National Congress | 
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Subhankar Sarkar | TBD | |
| All India Secular Front | 
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Nawsad Siddique | TBD | |
| All India Forward Bloc | 
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Naren Chatterjee | TBD | |
| Communist Party of India | 
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Swapan Banerjee | TBD | |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 
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Tapan Hore | TBD | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation | 
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Abhijit Majumder | TBD | |
| Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front | 
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Ajoy Edwards | TBD | |
| Marxist Forward Bloc |
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Samar Hazra | TBD | |
Others
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 
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Provash Ghosh | TBD | |
| Samajwadi Party | 
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Kiranmoy Nanda | TBD | |
Surveys and polls
Opinion polls
| Polling agency | Date published | Sample size | Margin of Error | Lead | ||||
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| AITC+ | NDA | SM | Others |
| Polling agency | Date published | Sample size | Margin of Error | Lead | ||||
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| AITC+ | NDA | SM | Others |
Exit polls
| Polling agency | Date published | Sample size | Margin of Error | Lead | ||||
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| AITC+ | NDA | SM | Others |
References
- ^ "Legislative Assemblies : Term of State/House". eci.gov.in.
- ^ "BJP hopeful of turnaround in Bengal in 2026 Assembly elections". The Telegraph India. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ "'No room for complacency': TMC sets agenda for State poll". The Hindu. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "West Bengal: Mamata cocks a snook at Modi, gets ready for strong showing in 2026 Assembly polls". Money Control. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "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.