West Bengal Polls: 2021 vs 2026 - How State's Political Landscape Shifted

• TMC secured a third term in 2021, expanding welfare schemes like Lakshmir Bhandar and Duare Sarkar.
• Post-2021, high-profile corruption investigations, including the school recruitment scam, became a central political issue.
• BJP emerged as the main opposition in 2021 but faced organizational challenges and internal factionalism.
• Left parties are attempting a gradual revival through student movements and issue-based campaigns.
• Tensions persist between the West Bengal government and the BJP-led central government over fund allocation and central schemes.