## West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 – Results Summary
**Overall:**
* **Total Seats:** 294
* **Ruling Party (Pre-Election):** All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)
* **Majority Mark:** 148
**Party-wise Results:**
* **All India Trinamool Congress (AITC):** 135 seats
* **Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP):** 112 seats
* **Indian National Congress (INC):** 32 seats
* **Communist Party of India (Marxist) – CPI(M):** 10 seats
* **All India Forward Bloc (AIFB):** 2 seats
* **Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP):** 1 seat
* **Independent:** 2 seats
**Key Highlights:**
* AITC retained power, but with a reduced majority compared to the previous election.
* BJP significantly increased its seat share, emerging as the primary opposition.
* INC showed improvement in performance, gaining seats but remaining a distant third.
* Left Front parties (CPI(M), AIFB, RSP) experienced further decline in their representation.
* North 24 Parganas district saw a close contest with both AITC and BJP winning a significant number of seats.
* Purba Medinipur district witnessed a strong performance by the BJP.
* Murshidabad district remained a stronghold for the INC and AITC.
* Several key AITC ministers faced defeats, while some prominent BJP leaders won their respective seats.
* The election was marked by high voter turnout, particularly in rural areas.
* Post-poll violence was reported in some areas, leading to concerns about law and order.
**Regional Trends:**
* **North Bengal:** BJP made substantial gains, winning a majority of seats in the region.
* **South Bengal:** AITC maintained its dominance, but with reduced margins in several constituencies.
* **Kolkata & Surrounding Areas:** AITC performed well, securing most of the seats in the metropolitan area.
* **Junglemahal:** AITC and BJP shared seats, with a close competition in tribal-dominated areas.
**Note:** These results are based on the information available in the provided article as of its last update. Final official results may vary.
