OPINION | West Bengal Assembly Polls 2026: Election That Could Reshape Mamata Banerjee’s Politics

Irrespective of the final result, Banerjee and TMC are unlikely to recover the pre-SIR scale and consolidation of Muslim & women voter influence.

Source : ABP Live

The 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, set for two phases on April 23 and April 29 with results on May 4, represent a turning point for Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress (TMC). This contest unfolds under extraordinary conditions that have fundamentally altered the electoral landscape.  The Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls led to the deletion of nearly 91 lakh names from an electorate that previously stood at around 7.66 crore,