The bugle for Bengal Assembly elections 2026 has been sounded. The Election Commission has announced the dates in the state on Sunday. Elections are to be held in two phases in the state. Last time the election program was conducted here in 8 phases. In such a situation, it is believed that holding elections in two phases may prove difficult for the current Chief Minister of Bengal Mamata Banerjee. Voting will take place on 294 seats here. The first phase of voting will be held on 23rd April and the second phase of voting will be held on 29th April. Apart from this, election results will come on May 4. TMC may face a tough competition from BJP in this election.
Mamata Banerjee is facing many problems in the state: Experts
Elections in two phases may prove difficult for Mamata Banerjee. Experts believe so. Senior journalist Prabhakar Mani Tiwari said That this election is already a challenge for Mamata Banerjee. She is struggling with many problems. In this state, he has been the Chief Minister for the last 15 years and the TMC government is looking after the governance system of this state. Naturally, anti-establishment or anti-establishment wave has increased in the state.
However, Mamata Banerjee had criticized the elections in 8 phases last year. But then he got the benefit of only 8 phases. He got a chance to take his system from here to there. This time when the full bench of the Election Commission had come, all the parties had demanded elections in two phases. But TMC did not say a single word on this issue. This is a challenge for Mamata, because elections are being held on so many seats simultaneously. Elections will be held on 152 and 142 seats separately in two phases at a gap of 6 days, it is going to be difficult for them to hold elections on so many seats simultaneously.
Mamata Banerjee in election mode for several months: Experts
Other than this Senior journalist Aadesh Rawal said It is said that Mamata Banerjee has been in election mode for several months. How there was a fight between ED vs Police in the state in the last few days. After this the same former DGP was sent to Rajya Sabha. But BJP faces a challenge in the state. Meaning the entire election is Modi-Amit Shah vs Mamata Banerjee. BJP does not have any local leader whose stature can be equal to Mamata Banerjee.
He said that the phase is a technical issue. Its advantage or disadvantage will be understood later. Apart from this, compared to 8 phases, the difference between two phases of elections will be visible after voting and counting. Last year also, BJP had fought the elections aggressively against Mamata Banerjee. The special thing about BJP is that BJP contests elections till the results are not declared. Here, Mamata Banerjee is a leader of the India alliance, who is known for her fighting spirit. He has the ability to fight against BJP. Similarly, when the results of Bihar elections came, the discussion has started since then whether BJP will be able to defeat Mamata Banerjee in the elections? Mamata Banerjee is the only leader who plays on BJP’s pitch and gives them a tough competition. There will be loss in two phases, there will be benefit in this, this is a different topic. But politically, Mamata Banerjee is going to give a tough competition to BJP.
Also read: Election Dates 2026: Elections in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry on April 9, see full election schedule of five states including Bengal.
