Overview
- BJP leaders seized on the NDA’s emphatic Bihar lead, posting “Next West Bengal” and declaring the state their next target in 2026.
- Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari said a Special Intensive Revision and an ECI‑run free and fair contest in Bengal would ensure the TMC’s ouster.
- TMC’s Kunal Ghosh countered that Bihar’s verdict has no relevance to Bengal, predicted 250-plus seats for Mamata Banerjee’s party, and alleged likely misuse of agencies and SIR.
- Union minister Giriraj Singh said the party would win West Bengal after Bihar, while BJP’s Jagannath Chattopadhyay touted a trajectory from Odisha 2024 to Bihar 2025 to Bengal 2026.
- INDIA bloc figures escalated criticisms of the Bihar process, with SP chief Akhilesh Yadav calling the outcome a conspiracy and Congress’s Pawan Khera questioning the Election Commission’s conduct.