New Delhi, May 5 -- The 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections have culminated in a historic and seismic shift in the state's political landscape. For the first time since Independence, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has secured a decisive mandate in the eastern stronghold, winning 206 seats and dismantling the 15-year incumbency of Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC).

While the BJP attributes this "Saffron Surge" to a narrative of good governance and an anti-incumbency wave, a shadow of controversy hangs over the victory: the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which saw the removal of millions of voters just months before polling.

The West Bengal Assembly election results 2026 represent a complete reversal of fo...