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TMC suffers stunning setback as 22 of 35 ministers lose in West Bengal assembly poll
Politics
Published on 5 May 2026
Key portfolios fell too as top ministers went down
West Bengal’s 2026 assembly election results have dealt a major blow to the Trinamool Congress, with 22 of its 35 contesting ministers defeated, including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The rout signals deep anti-incumbency sentiment, and the losses span high-profile departments like women and child development, industry, housing, power, education, transport, and backward classes.
- 22 of 35 TMC ministers who contested were defeated
- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost in her own constituency
- Defeat reached ministers overseeing critical state portfolios
- Results point to widespread anti-incumbency in West Bengal
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