Overview

• Union minister Bhupendra Yadav and MP Biplab Kumar Deb arrived as the BJP’s observer team and held strategy talks with state leaders at the party’s Salt Lake office in Kolkata.
• BJP figures signaled a focus on the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, slated to begin after the Puja break, with discussions also expected on early deployment of central armed police.
• Trinamool Congress will start Bijaya Sammelani gatherings at the block level on Sunday, using the post-festival platform for grassroots engagement.
• Around 50 designated TMC speakers, including ministers, MPs and MLAs, have been assigned to address these events and connect with local voters.
• The push comes as West Bengal heads toward assembly elections projected for March–April 2026, with the 2021 baseline showing TMC at 213 seats and the BJP’s current strength at 65 MLAs from 77 won.