Overview
- The Election Commission’s count put the NDA at about 202 seats in Bihar, confirming a decisive win for the BJP-led alliance.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Bihar’s verdict had ‘paved the way’ for West Bengal and vowed to ‘uproot jungle raj’ there.
- BJP offices in Bengal celebrated and amplified the ‘Next West Bengal’ message as party sources signaled an immediate shift of focus to Kolkata for planning.
- West Bengal BJP leaders highlighted the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls, with Suvendu Adhikari asserting illegal names would be removed, a claim the TMC disputes.
- TMC figures condemned references to ‘Bangladeshis’ and ‘Rohingyas,’ warned of alleged conspiracies around SIR, and reiterated a projection of 250-plus seats for Mamata Banerjee in 2026.