Ahead of the Assembly elections in West Bengal next month, the Trinamool Congress on Tuesday released the names of its candidates for the polls. Banerjee expressed confidence in the TMC retaining power, saying, “We will win more than 226 seats in the 2026 assembly polls.” (HT Photo/ Samir Jana)
The Mamata Banerjee-led party will contest 291 of the 294 Assembly seats in the state, with the TMC supremo contesting from her current seat of Bhabanipur in Kolkata.
This has set the field for a direct contest between the West Bengal chief minister and BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, who had handed her a defeat in Nandigram in 2021. Banerjee then entered the House by winning a bypoll in Bhabanipur.
While the TMC will contest 291 seats, the remaining three seats in the Darjeeling hills region will be contested by Anit Thapa-led Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM).
Releasing the list of all candidates who will contest the elections, Banerjee expressed confidence in the TMC retaining power, saying, “We will win more than 226 seats in the 2026 assembly polls.”