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Ahead of phase 2, Amit Shah says BJP’s CM candidate is ‘born in Bengal, educated in Bengali’
Speaking of operating a double-engine government in state in the near future, Shah exuded confidence that the BJP will win 110 out of 152 seats.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a roadshow in Madhyamgram as part of the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 campaign, in North 24 Parganas on Thursday. (@AmitShah X/ANI Photo)
A day after West Bengal voted in record numbers in the first phase of Assembly elections, Union Home Minister andf senior BJP leader Amit Shah said that the huge turnout shows that the saffron party’s will form the next government in the same. He also said that the BJP’s pick for chief minister would “definitely” someone born in Bengal and educated in Bengali medium.
Speaking of operating a double-engine government in state in the near future, Shah exuded confidence that the BJP will win 110 out of 152 seats.
‘The voters have decided the future of Bengal. The record voter turnout shows fear is receding,” he said while urging the people of constituencies voting in the second phase of the Bengal elections on April 29 to exercise their franchise without any fear.
Thanking the CAPF and election commission for their efforts in conducting a fair polls, he said elections are being conducted in a peaceful manner this time.
“In comparison to the 2023 Panchayat elections where 664 people were injured, and the 2024 general elections where 761 were injured, fewer than 30 people were injured yesterday. This indicates that, by and large, the elections were conducted peacefully, and the death toll is zero.
However, this increase in voter turnout is a vote for change and for the formation of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. The overwhelming response received during the rallies and roadshows of the Prime Minister and our other leaders was sealed within the ballot machines during the first phase yesterday,” said Shah.
He said that Bengal is heading for a big change in the coming days and that the election result will also be an answer to the current-CM Mamata Banerjee’s opposition of women’s bill.
He launched a scathing attack on Banerjee over the women safety issue plaguing Bengal and mentioned Sandeshkhali and RG Kar cases to highlight it. “A woman Chief Minister who asks why women need to leave their homes after 7 PM has no right to govern. After a BJP government is formed, even if a young girl goes out on a scooter at 1 AM, no goon will dare to look at her,” Shah asserted.
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