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  • Narendra Modiโ€™s BJP wins election in West Bengal for the first time Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
    Result in key Indian state is set to have significant implications for the countryโ€™s political landscapeNarendra Modiโ€™s 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 ministerโ€™s Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) has won assembly elections in West Bengal, a large and politically significant state in eastern India. Continue readi
     

Narendra Modiโ€™s 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 countryโ€™s political landscape

Narendra Modiโ€™s 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 ministerโ€™s 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

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