Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hailed West Bengal as the “destination for industry” and said that her government will ensure 24 hours power supply for the “next 100 years” if voted back to power for the fourth consecutive time.
The Trinamool Congress supremo released the party’s manifesto for the Assembly election on Friday (March 20, 2026) in Kolkata.
Ms. Banerjee, who is aiming for a fourth consecutive term, is wooing voters with what she called ‘Doshta Angikaar’ or 10 commitments that range from industrial infrastructure, upgraded schools, better healthcare and 24/7 power supply among others.
The party manifesto said that West Bengal will become eastern India’s industrial gateway with state-of-the-art logistics and business infrastructure and a global trade centre. The government will spend ₹30,000 crore for the welfare of farmers and stand by the families of farmers and the landless.
“We have become a cement and leather hub. We are number one in them, and number one in MSMEs,” she said, adding that 1.5 crore people work in MSMEs in the State and 7 lakh in the leather industry.
