Kolkata, May 4 -- In a major political development that could reshape the landscape of the 2029 Lok Sabha elections for the opposition, the Bharatiya Janata Party has secured a historic victory in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections for the first time in history, ending Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's 15-year reign and dismantling the Trinamool Congress bastion.

The victory, powered by a staggering and record-breaking voter turnout of 92.47%, signals a seismic shift in the state's identity, as the electorate chose the "Double Engine" promise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the "Bengali Pride" narrative of the TMC.

Further, ground reports also showed anti-incumbency against the Trinamool Congress and Chief Minister Mamata Baner...