Next West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

Next West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election
← 2021 By March–April 2026 2031 →
All 294 elected seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
148 seats needed for a majority
 
Ms. Mamata Banerjee, in Kolkata on July 17, 2018 (cropped) (cropped).JPG
Shri Suvendu Adhikari BJP.jpg
Leader Mamata Banerjee Suvendu Adhikari
Party AITC BJP
Leader since 1998 2020
Leader's seat Bhabanipur Nandigram
Last election 48.02%, 215 seats 37.97%, 77 seats
Current seats 225 66
Seats needed Steady Increase 82
 
AXfLSVpW 400x400.jpg
Leader Mohammed Salim Subhankar Sarkar
Party CPI(M) INC
Alliance SDA SDA
Leader since 2022 2022
Leader's seat TBA TBA
Last election 4.71%, 0 seat 2.93%, 0 seat
Current seats 0 0
Seats needed Increase 148 Increase 148
Map of the assembly constituencies in West Bengal
Incumbent Chief Minister

Mamata Banerjee
AITC



The Next West Bengal legislative assembly election is expected to be held in March–April 2026 to elect all 294 members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.[1] Mamata Banerjee is the incumbent Chief Minister of West Bengal.[2][3][4][5][6]

Schedule

Poll Event Schedule
Notification Date TBD
Last Date for filing nomination TBD
Scrutiny of nomination TBD
Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination TBD
Date of Poll TBD
Date of Counting of Votes TBD

Parties and Alliances

  Trinamool Congress

Party Symbol Leader(s) Seats contested
All India Trinamool Congress Mamata Banerjee 293

  Bharatiya Janata Party

Party Symbol Leader(s) Seats contested
Bharatiya Janata Party
Sukanta Majumder
Suvendu Adhikari 		TBD

  Sanjukta Morcha

Party Leader(s) Symbol Contesting Seats
Left Front
Communist Party of India (Marxist) Mohammed Salim
Sujan Chakraborty
All India Forward Bloc Naren Chatterjee
Revolutionary Socialist Party Tapan Hore
Communist Party of India Swapan Banerjee
Marxist Forward Bloc Samar Hazra
Congress and allies
Indian National Congress Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Subhankar Sarkar
Hamro Party Ajoy Edwards
Others
Indian Secular Front Nawsad Siddique
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation Abhijit Majumder

Others

Party Symbol Leader Seats contested
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) Provash Ghosh TBD
Samajwadi Party Kiranmoy Nanda TBD

Results

Results by party or alliance

Alliance/ Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−
AITC 294
BJP 294
SDA CPI(M)
INC
ISF
AIFB
RSP
CPI
CPI(M-L)L
HP
Total 294
SUCI(C) TBD
Others
NOTA
Total 100% - 294 -

Surveys and polls

Opinion polls

Vote Share Projections
Polling agency Date published Sample size Margin of Error Lead
SDA AITC BJP Others
Seat Projections
Polling agency Date published Sample size Margin of Error Lead
SDA AITC BJP Others

Exit polls

Polling agency Date published Sample size Margin of Error Lead
SDA AITC BJP Others

References

  1. ^ "Legislative Assemblies : Term of State/House". eci.gov.in.
  2. ^ "BJP hopeful of turnaround in Bengal in 2026 Assembly elections". The Telegraph India. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  3. ^ "'Govt change in Bengal possible only if BJP remains in power in Delhi… Poll a semi-final for 2026': Dilip Ghosh". The New Indian Express. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  4. ^ "'No room for complacency': TMC sets agenda for State poll". The Hindu. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  5. ^ "West Bengal: Mamata cocks a snook at Modi, gets ready for strong showing in 2026 Assembly polls". Money Control. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  6. ^ "TMC govt won't last till 2026 if BJP gets even one more seat than them in LS polls: Sukanta Majumdar". The Economic Times. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.