New Delhi, May 9 -- Following a decisive defeat in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, Mamata Banerjee has made a public appeal for unity. She called on Left, ultra-Left and all national parties to join hands against the BJP. The appeal came on the evening of Rabindra Jayanti, from her residence in Kalighat.

The BJP won 207 seats in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections. Trinamool Congress secured just 80 seats out of 293 declared results. One constituency was undergoing re-election at the time of the declaration.

Congress won two seats, CPI(M) one, ISF one and AJUP two. The BJP secured 45.84% of the total vote share. Trinamool received 40.80% while CPI(M) got 4.45% and Congress 2.97%.

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