India, Nov. 14 -- With the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) set for a thumping victory in Bihar, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in neighbouring West Bengal and its arch rival, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), upped the ante against each other with an eye on the 2026 state elections.

While senior leaders of the BJP said that "West Bengal is the next (target)", the TMC shot back saying that the Bihar poll results won't have any impact on West Bengal.

"Bihar ki jeet hamari hai, agli bari Bengal ki hai, didi (We have won Bihar, next is West Bengal)," Union minister and senior BJP leader Giriraj Singh told the media.

The Begusarai MP also targeted the TMC government in West Bengal, saying that Bangladeshis and Rohingyas need to be f...