2026 elections in West Bengal
West Bengal, a state in India, will undergo multiple elections in 2026, including elections to Rajya Sabha (upper house of Indian Parliament), by-election to Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian Parliament), state legislative elections, local elections of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, the local civil body of Kolkata, the capital city of West Bengal, and multiple other by-elections.
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2026 elections in West Bengal
West Bengal, a state in India, will undergo multiple elections in 2026, including elections to Rajya Sabha (upper house of Indian Parliament), by-election to Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian Parliament), state legislative elections, local elections of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, the local civil body of Kolkata, the capital city of West Bengal, and multiple other by-elections.
Political parties in West Bengal
2026 elections in West Bengal
The table below gives list of all political parties that are either recognized as state parties in West Bengal by the Election Commission of India or has at least one seat in either house of the parliament or the state assembly.
<table><thead><tr><th>Political Party</th><th>Allaince</th><th>Recognition</th><th>Number of Seats</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Lok Sabha (42)</td><td>Rajya Sabha (5)</td><td>State Assembly (294)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bharatiya Janata Party</td><td>National Democratic Alliance</td><td>National Parties</td><td>12</td><td>0</td><td>65</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Communist Party of India (Marxist)</td><td>Left Front</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td><td>N/A</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>All India Trinamool Congress</td><td>AITC+</td><td>State Parties</td><td>29</td><td>4</td><td>223</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>All India Forward Block</td><td>Left Front</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha</td><td>AITC+</td><td>Unrecognised</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Indian Secular Front</td><td>N/A</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table>
Elections for the Parliament of India
Rajya Sabha
All 5 seats of Rajya Sabha will undergo an election in 2026 where Members of West Bengal West Bengal Legislative Assembly will vote to elect 5 candidates to the Rajya Sabha.
<table><thead><tr><th>Date of end of term</th><th>Date of elections</th><th>Before</th><th>After</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Member</td><td>Political Party</td><td>Member</td><td>Political Party</td></tr><tr><td>April 2, 2026</td><td>March 16, 2026</td><td>Subrata Bakshi</td><td></td><td>AITC</td><td>Babul Supriyo</td><td></td><td>AITC</td></tr><tr><td>Ritabrata Banerjee</td><td></td><td>Koel Mallick</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mausam Noor</td><td></td><td>Menaka Guruswamy</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Saket Gokhale</td><td></td><td>Rajeev Kumar</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Rahul Sinha</td><td></td><td>BJP</td></tr></tbody></table>
Lok Sabha
<table><thead><tr><th>Constituency</th><th>Before</th><th>Cause of Vacancy</th><th>Date of Elections</th><th>After</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Political Party</td><td>Member</td><td>Political Party</td><td>Member</td></tr><tr><td>Basirhat</td><td></td><td>AITC</td><td>Haji Nurul Islam</td><td>Death</td><td>TBD</td></tr></tbody></table>
Elections for the West Bengal State Legislative Assembly
2026 elections in West Bengal
All 294 seats of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly will undergo elections in March/April 2026.
<table><thead><tr><th>Before</th><th>Date of Elections (tentative)</th><th>After</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Ruling</td><td>Opposition</td><td>Ruling</td><td>Opposition</td></tr><tr><td>Government</td><td>Chief Minister</td><td>Opposition</td><td>Leader of Opposition</td><td>Government</td><td>Chief Minister</td><td>Official Opposition</td><td>Leader of Opposition</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>March/April 2026</td><td>To be declared</td></tr><tr><td>Party</td><td>Seats</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AITC</td><td>225</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BGPM</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IND</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Officeholder</td><td>Party</td></tr><tr><td>Mamata Banerjee</td><td></td><td>AITC</td></tr><tr><td>Party</td><td>Seats</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>65</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>ISF</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Officeholder</td><td>Party</td></tr><tr><td>Suvendu Adhikari</td><td></td><td>BJP</td></tr></tbody></table>
Elections for Kolkata Municipal Corporation
2026 elections in West Bengal
All 144 wards of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, the largest civil body of West Bengal will undergo an election in December 2026.
<table><thead><tr><th>Before</th><th>Date of Elections (tentative)</th><th>After</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Ruling</td><td>Opposition</td><td>Ruling</td><td>Opposition</td></tr><tr><td>Government</td><td>Mayor & Dep. Mayor</td><td>Government</td><td>Mayor</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>December 2026</td><td>To be declared</td></tr><tr><td>Party</td><td>Seats</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AITC</td><td>225</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IND</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Office</td><td>Officeholder</td><td>Party</td></tr><tr><td>Mayor</td><td>Firhad Hakim</td><td></td><td>AITC</td></tr><tr><td>Dep. Mayor</td><td>Atin Ghosh</td><td></td><td>AITC</td></tr><tr><td>Party</td><td>Seats</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table>