Overview

• The BJP sent central observers Bhupender Yadav and Biplab Kumar Deb to Kolkata for closed-door strategy sessions with state leaders including Samik Bhattacharya and Suvendu Adhikari.
• Party meetings highlighted booth-wise planning and the Election Commission’s forthcoming Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls as a key tactical focus.
• The TMC starts block-level Bijoya/Vijaya Sammelani outreach on October 5 with about 50 ministers, MPs and MLAs assigned as speakers per block.
• Abhishek Banerjee is directing the party’s campaign roadmap, with Mamata Banerjee positioned as the chief campaigner.
• The pre-poll calendar now centers on Sunday’s Puja Carnival and a rapid mobilisation phase ahead of Assembly elections expected in March–April 2026.