Narendra Modiโs BJP wins election in West Bengal for the first time
4 May 2026 at 17:34
Result in key Indian state is set to have significant implications for the countryโs political landscape
Narendra Modiโs party has won a resounding election victory in West Bengal, a state which had been a rare opposition stronghold, expanding his unrivalled consolidation of power across the country.
It is the first time that the Indian prime ministerโs Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) has won assembly elections in West Bengal, a large and politically significant state in eastern India.
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ยฉ Photograph: Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images

ยฉ Photograph: Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images

ยฉ Photograph: Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images