BJP Secures Landslide Victory in West Bengal, Marks Return to Writers’ Building Bharatiya Janata Party workers, leaders, and supporters across West Bengal celebrated a historic landslide victory in the state elections on May 5, 2026. The saffron party’s triumph marked a significant shift in political power, with BJP supporters raising slogans of "Jai Shri Ram" and participating in rallies adorned with saffron flags. Celebrations extended to government offices, where employees in the State Secretariat chanted BJP’s rallying cry and expressed relief from what they described as years of administrative oppression under the previous Trinamool Congress (TMC) government. The victory was underscored by the BJP’s sweeping win, which saw the party reclaim control of the state after 15 years of TMC rule. Key figures such as Suvendu Adhikari, who defeated Mamata Banerjee in her stronghold of Bhabanipur, were feted by party workers at the BJP’s Salt Lake office. Other notable winners, including Dilip Ghosh from Kharagpur Sadar, State President Samik Bhattacharya, and MP Sukanta Majumdar, joined the festivities. Supporters highlighted the end of a period marked by "punishment postings, transfers, and denial of Dearness Allowance," with one BJP worker inside the Nabanna Secretariat stating, "We have brought an end to 15 years of abuse by the previous government." The BJP’s victory also triggered a symbolic return to the Writers’ Building, a historic administrative complex in central Kolkata. The party announced plans to shift the state Secretariat back to this iconic site, which had been abandoned by the TMC government in 2013. Mamata Banerjee had previously relocated her administration to Nabanna, a building in Hooghly, citing the need for modern infrastructure.#mamata_banerjee #bjp #trinamool_congress #suvendu_adhikari #writers_building
