BJP wins 206 seats in West Bengal: Nitin Nabin hails Modi's leadership
Synopsis
The BJP's sweep of 206 seats in West Bengal — a state TMC held for over 15 years — is the party's most consequential eastern India breakthrough yet. With TMC winning just 81 seats and failing to open its account in ten districts, Mamata Banerjee faces the steepest electoral rebuke of her political career.
Key Takeaways
BJP won 206 seats in the 294-member West Bengal Assembly , well above the majority mark of 148 .
Trinamool Congress (TMC) managed only 81 seats and failed to win a single seat in 10 districts including Cooch Behar , Darjeeling , and East Midnapore .
BJP polled 46% vote share against TMC's 41% .
Results were declared for 293 constituencies ; repolling in Falta (South 24 Parganas) is scheduled for 21 May , with counting on 24 May .
Congress won 2 seats , CPI(M) won 1 , while AISF and Aam Janata Unnayan Party secured 1 and 2 seats respectively.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nitin Nabin on Tuesday, 5 May congratulated the people of West Bengal and other poll-bound states after the BJP secured a commanding 206 seats in the 294-member West Bengal Assembly, marking one of the most significant political shifts in eastern India in over a decade. Nabin made the remarks after visiting a temple to offer prayers, calling the result a historic victory on the land of Maa Kali and Maa Kamakhya.
What Nabin Said
Speaking to reporters, Nabin said,
Point of View
Including tribal and Matua-dominated constituencies, signals that its social coalition has fractured at the base. For the BJP, this is the eastern India breakthrough it has pursued since 2019. The real question now is governance: West Bengal carries a complex cultural and administrative identity that has resisted centralised political templates. Whether the BJP can hold this coalition together beyond the honeymoon period — without alienating the very regional pride that Nabin invoked at the temple — will define its tenure far more than the margin of victory.
NationPress
15 Jul 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seats did BJP win in the West Bengal Assembly election?
The BJP won 206 seats in the 294-member West Bengal Assembly, well above the majority mark. Results were declared for 293 of the 294 constituencies, with repolling in the Falta seat scheduled for 21 May.
How did TMC perform in the West Bengal election?
The All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) won only 81 seats and failed to win a single seat in ten districts, including Cooch Behar, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, and East Midnapore. It also lost all tribal and Matua-dominated constituencies.
What was the vote share breakdown in the West Bengal election?
The BJP polled 46% of the vote, while TMC received 41%. The Left Front secured 4%, Congress 3%, and others including AISF and AJUP accounted for 6%.
Who is Nitin Nabin and what did he say after the results?
Nitin Nabin is a BJP leader who congratulated the people of West Bengal after the party's victory. He visited a temple to offer prayers and expressed confidence that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, the cultural heritage of West Bengal would continue to progress.
When will the Falta seat result be declared?
Repolling in the Falta seat of South 24 Parganas district is scheduled for 21 May, as announced by the Election Commission of India, with counting due on 24 May.
