Amit Shah: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has expressed supreme confidence that a decisive victory is waiting for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the West Bengal assembly elections. Shah said the next West Bengal CM will be a Bengali and not the nephew of Mamata Banerjee as the state is facing an anti-incumbency tsunami now.
Record Voter Turnout-BJP Sets Winning Margins
Speaking at a press conference today, Shah remarked that internal party assessments have revealed that the party could conquer more than 110 out of the 152 seats that were contested in the polling’s first phase.
Political stalwarts and everyone in the country were left stunned when the state of West Bengal reported an exceptionally high voter turnout of 92.58 percent in the first phase of polling.
Shah remarked that the record voter turnout is a clear endorsement by the common man of the country of development under the able leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Shah predicted that the exit of Trinamool Congress government was near and BJP is all set to embrace a sweeping victory.
Amit Shah-Anga, Banga and Kalinga Will Have BJP Governments
Referring to Assam, Bengal and Odisha, Amit Shah said Anga, Banga and Kalinga will have BJP governments next month. BJP already won Odisha in 2024 after ending the 24-year tenure of Naveen Patnaik by winning 78 seats in the Odisha Assembly elections.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to win Assam under the leadership of Himanta Biswa Sarma. According to several media reports, BJP is also likely to win or at least give a tough fight to the sitting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. If the BJP becomes successful to win the states of Assam and West Bengal, it would conquer Anga, Banga and Kalinga (the previous names of Assam, Bengal and Odisha).
The second phase of West Bengal assembly elections would happen on April 29 and the results would be out on May 4, 2026. The results would either be a 4th successive win for Mamata Banerjee or the 1st ever win of BJP in the state of West Bengal.
