Key highlights of West Bengal assembly election 2021
Lest start
The west Bengal election started on 27 March 2021 and will happen in 8 phases. A total of 294 constituencies are going to elect their representatives. There are 7.32 Cr eligible to vote, 20 lakh are first-time voters.
West Bengal election has had 3 phases of leadership, post-independence.
Before 1977 Like another state it was mostly governed by congress.
From 1977 to 2011, it was governed by the CPI(M), with Jyoti Basu and Budhodeb Vattachargya, Joti Basu is Indias longest-serving Chief minister at the time.
Since 2011 West Bengal has been under the governance of TMC led by Mamata Banarjee
In this election, there are 2 strong opponents TMC and BJP. But there is also CPI(M)
l All india trinamool congress
This alliance Consist of
1. Trinamool congress
2. Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
CM candidate was Mamata Banerjee (TMC supreme leader) also known as pisi and didi
She is Chief minister of West Bengal 2 times, & terms as a member of parliament
4 terms as Cabinet Minister
Age 66
l Bharatiya Janata Party (Bjp recent alliance with All Jharkhand student union as per the report.)
1. Bjp
2. All Jharkhand student union
CM candidate:
The BJP is yet to announce their CM candidate for west Bengal, many names come from unofficial sources -
1. Babul Supriyo
2. Locket Chatterjee
3. Nitish pramanik
4. Swapan Dasgupta
5. Dilip Ghosh
6. Mukul Roy
l Sanjukta Morcha
This alliance consist of
1. CPI(M)
2. Congress
CM candidate: The sanjukta morcha did not announce their CM candidate as per the report they only fight 165 seats.