Union minister Amit Shah said West Bengal voters are making history with their support for “Parivartan” and asserted the BJP is poised to secure 110 seats in the first phase of the assembly election. He also suggested the next Chief Minister will be a Bengali-speaking leader, framing the outcome as a decisive shift under BJP rule.
West Bengal goes to the polls for Phase 1 of the 2026 Legislative Assembly elections on Thursday, April 23, with voting across 152 seats. The exercise spans 16 districts, including entire North Bengal and parts of South Bengal, along with Jangalmahal belts such as Purulia, Bankura, Jhargram, and Paschim Medinipur. Campaign fever runs high for the TMC versus BJP contest.
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