Amit Shah Predicts BJP Sweep In West Bengal, TMC Hits Back

Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has hit back at Amit Shah after the Union Home Minister predicted a sweeping victory for the BJP in the West  Bengal assembly polls  next year. 

“There’s one thing we love about @AmitShah. His predictions. In the 2021 Bengal Assembly elections, he declared ‘Pakka 200 paar’. BJP landed at 77 seats instead. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, he confidently forecast 30 seats. BJP collapsed to 12 seats. And now, for 2026, he has announced a two-thirds majority win for BJP,” the TMC said in a statement on social media.

“If history is any indication, this is excellent news for us. So truly, thank you. We couldn’t have asked for a better omen,” the statement added.

What did Amit Shah say?

Amit Shah, who was in Kolkata on Tuesday, had asserted during a press conference that the BJP will secure a two-thirds majority in West Bengal.

"In 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP got 17% votes and two seats. Our party got 10% votes and 3 Assembly seats in 2016 Assembly elections. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP got 41% votes and 18 seats. The party got 21% votes and 77 seats in 2021 Assembly elections. The party which got 3 seats in 2016, got 77 seats in a span of five years. Meanwhile, Congress reached zero. The Communist alliance could not get even one seat. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, BJP secured 39% votes and 12 seats. In 2026, BJP will form a government with majority in West Bengal," he was quoted as saying.

The Union Home Minister also slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the TMC over several issues, including corruption and creating hurdle for central schemes for people in the state apart from the issue of infiltration from Bangladesh.