The ruling TMC on Tuesday (March 17, 2026) announced its list of candidates for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, with party supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declaring that the party will contest 291 of the 294 seats in the State.
Addressing a press conference in Kolkata, Ms. Banerjee said the remaining three seats in the Darjeeling hills will be contested by Anit Thapa-led Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM).
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"We will contest 291 of the 294 seats. The remaining three seats will be contested by our ally, Anit Thapa-led BGPM, in the Darjeeling hills," Ms. Banerjee said, while announcing the names of candidates, flanked by the party's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and state president Subrata Bakshi.
Ms. Banerjee expressed confidence that the TMC would retain power with a comfortable majority in the 2026 Assembly elections.
