BJP wins West Bengal with two-thirds majority, ending 15-year TMC rule
Synopsis
The BJP has swept West Bengal with 206 seats out of 293 declared, demolishing the Trinamool Congress's 15-year grip on the state. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost her own seat, and the TMC was blanked in ten full districts — a rout that rewrites Bengal's political map entirely.
Key Takeaways
The BJP won 206 seats out of 293 declared, crossing the two-thirds majority mark of 196 in the 294-member West Bengal Assembly .
The Trinamool Congress was reduced to 81 seats , ending its 15-year rule in the state.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and several Cabinet ministers lost their own constituencies.
The TMC failed to win a single seat in 10 districts and drew a blank in all tribal- and Matua -dominated constituencies.
BJP 's vote share stood at 46% , against the TMC 's 41% .
Repolling for the Falta constituency is scheduled for 21 May , with results on 24 May .
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to form the next government in West Bengal after securing a commanding two-thirds majority in the 294-member state Assembly, ending 15 years of All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) rule in the state. Counting for 293 of 294 constituencies was completed on Monday, 4 May, with the remaining Falta constituency in South 24 Parganas district scheduled for repolling on 21 May, with results due on 24 May.
Final Seat Tally
Of the 293 constituencies declared, the BJP won 206 seats — comfortably crossing the two-thirds majority threshold of 196. The Trinamool Congress was reduced to 81 seats, while the Indian National Congress (Congress) won 2, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) won 1, the All India Secular Front (AISF) won 1, and the Humayun Kabir-founded Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) secured 2 seats.
In terms of vote share, the BJP polled 46% of total votes cast, followed by the Trinamool Congress at 41%, the CPI(M)-led Left Front at 4%, the Congress at 3%, and others — including the AISF and the AJUP — at 6%.
TMC Wiped Out in Ten Districts
The scale of the Trinamool Congress rout was most visible at the district level. In ten districts — Cooch Behar, East Midnapore, West Burdwan, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Jhargram, Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Bankura, and Purulia — the TMC failed to win a single seat. The party also drew a blank in all tribal- and Matua-dominated constituencies across the state — a significant demographic blow, given the Matua community's historical electoral weight in West Bengal.
Cabinet Ministers, Including Mamata, Defeated
In a particularly sharp rebuke, several senior members of the Mamata Banerjee-led Cabinet lost their own constituencies. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee herself was among those defeated. Other casualties included Minister of State for Finance (Independent Charge) Chandrima Bhattacharya, Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Minister Dr Shashi Panja, Fire Services Minister Sujit Bose, Education Minister Bratya Basu, North Bengal Development Minister Udayan Guha, and Power Minister Aroop Biswas.
The TMC's prospective finance ministerial candidate, journalist-turned-politician Devdeep Purohit, also lost from the Khardah constituency in North 24 Parganas district by a margin of over 21,000 votes.
Notable Victories for the BJP
Three journalist-turned-politicians won on BJP tickets: Swapan Dasgupta from Rashbehari in south Kolkata, state BJP vice-president Jagannath Chattopadhyay from Suri in Birbhum district, and Santu Pan from Tarakeswar in Hooghly district.
One of the most symbolically charged wins came from the Panihati constituency in North 24 Parganas, where BJP candidate Swapna Debnath prevailed. She is the mother of a junior doctor at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, who was the victim of a rape and murder within the hospital premises in August 2024 — a case that had triggered widespread public outrage across the state.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered repolling for the entire Falta constituency on 21 May, after which the final composition of the West Bengal Assembly will be confirmed. All eyes now turn to the formation of the new BJP government and the selection of its Chief Minister.
Point of View
Pointing to a first-past-the-post amplification that the TMC's fragmented vote distribution could not survive. The blanking of the TMC in ten districts and across Matua and tribal constituencies signals that the BJP successfully converted identity-based and anti-incumbency grievances — sharpened by the R.G. Kar case — into a coordinated electoral bloc. The defeat of Mamata Banerjee in her own constituency is symbolically devastating and raises immediate questions about the TMC's capacity to function as a credible opposition in the new Assembly.
NationPress
6 May 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seats did the BJP win in the West Bengal Assembly election?
The BJP won 206 seats out of 293 constituencies for which results were declared, comfortably surpassing the two-thirds majority threshold of 196 in the 294-member Assembly. Results for the remaining Falta constituency are due on 24 May after repolling on 21 May.
Did Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lose her seat?
Yes, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was defeated from her Assembly constituency, according to the declared results. Several other senior TMC Cabinet ministers also lost their seats in the same election.
Why was there no result for the Falta constituency?
The Election Commission of India ordered repolling for the entire Falta constituency in South 24 Parganas district, with fresh polling scheduled for 21 May and results to be declared on 24 May.
What was the BJP's vote share in the West Bengal election?
The BJP secured 46% of total votes polled, against the TMC's 41%. The CPI(M)-led Left Front received 4%, the Congress 3%, and others including the AISF and AJUP accounted for 6%.
Who is Swapna Debnath and why is her victory significant?
Swapna Debnath is the mother of a junior doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata who was the victim of a rape and murder within the hospital in August 2024. Her victory on a BJP ticket from the Panihati constituency in North 24 Parganas is widely seen as a symbolic verdict on the TMC government's handling of that case.
