West Bengal Results 2026: Saffron tsunami in TMC turf, Mamata trounced, BJP secures historic win

In a historic, unprecedented victory, BJP has stormed to power in West Bengal — the land of its founder Shyama Prasad Mookerjee — for the first time since Independence. BJP's vote share surged from 38.4% in 2021 to 45.5%, while Mamata Banerjee's TMC collapsed from 48.5% to 41% — a massive 7% voter swing. Five key factors fuelled the upset: ECI's SIR clean-up of voter rolls, anti-appeasement sentiment, the RG Kar rape case impact, the 7th Pay Commission promise for state employees, and anger over TMC's job and coal scams. Amit Shah's mission-mode strategy, Modi's appeal and Suvendu Adhikari's ground game sealed the deal. Howrah Bridge echoed with 'Jai Shri Ram' as the Lotus bloomed in Bengal.