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In a landmark shift for Eastern India, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has secured its first-ever victory in the West Bengal Assembly elections, ending the 15-year rule of Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC). The BJP successfully crossed the majority mark in the 294-member assembly, a feat that Prime Minister Narendra Modi described as a “victory for development and democracy.” The TMC suffered a major blow as Mamata Banerjee lost her high-profile seat in Bhabanipur to BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari by over 15,000 votes. While Banerjee alleged “immoral” tactics and vote looting in several constituencies, the Election Commission data confirmed a decisive sweep for the saffron party across both rural and urban belts. Simultaneously, the BJP maintained its stronghold in Assam, completing a hat-trick of electoral wins by securing 82 seats. The result in Bengal is seen as the culmination of years of aggressive campaigning by the BJP to penetrate the state’s unique socio-political fabric. Meanwhile, the opposition INDIA bloc faced further setbacks as the Congress-led UDF returned to power in Kerala, ousting the Left government. This reshuffling of state power is expected to have deep implications for the upcoming national political discourse.
