Legislative Assembly elections were held in West Bengal to elect all 294 members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in two phases on 23 and 29 April 2026, with the votes counted and results for 2
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Voter queue outside a booth in Howrah district
Voting procedures inside a polling booth in Murshidabad district
Suvendu Adhikari taking oath as chief minister of West Bengal
Suvendu Adhikari
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Suvendu Adhikari is an Indian politician who is serving as the 9th Chief Minister of West Bengal since 9 May 2026. He is the first chief minister of West Bengal belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party
2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
…West Bengal Legislative Assembly 148 seats needed for a majority Registered 68,362,033 Turnout 93.71% ( 11.41 pp) Majority party Minority party Leader Suvendu Adhikari Mamata Banerjee Party BJP AITC Leader since 2021 1998 Leader's seat Bhabanipur (won, retained) Nandigram (won, vacated) Bhabanipur (lost) Last election…
Adhikari in 2026
Adhikari in Nandigram Sitananda College
Adhikari with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi