India, May 4 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is looking to pull off an upset in West Bengal by ousting the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) in 2026. The BJP's Bengal president, Samik Bhattacharya, said the party is not just aiming to win the state but is confident of a landslide victory.

The TMC, meanwhile, is eyeing a fourth consecutive term in power, while the BJP hopes to script history by forming its first government in the state.

"People of the state have already rejected the Trinamool Congress government and, in a few hours, the overwhelming majority of the seats will confirm that. In the fight between Mamata Banerjee and the people, the people have rejected Mamata Banerjee," Bhattacharya said outside a counting centre in Ko...