The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won around 206-208 of the 294 seats in the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026, well above the majority mark of 148, and will form a government in the state for the first time. The All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) led by Mamata Banerjee, in power since 2011, lost office, ending 15 years of TMC rule. Mamata Banerjee was herself defeated in Bhabanipur by BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari. A very high turnout of around 92% was recorded after the electoral rolls were revised ahead of the polls.