BJP plans to trifurcate West Bengal Mamala alleges

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday (April 12, 2026) alleged that the BJP government at the Centre wants to carry out a delimitation exercise to trifurcate the State. She also alleged that parts of West Bengal could be merged with Bihar or Odisha, and it would result in hardships for the Bengalis living in those areas.

Addressing an election rally on Sunday (April 12, 2026) at the Kawakhali ground in the northern West Bengal city of Siliguri, PM Modi said the Centre was working to develop the Siliguri Corridor, which serves as a gateway to the Northeast, on a massive scale. Urging people to vote for a ‘double engine’ government, Mr. Modi said Bengal will witness development at double the speed.

More than 3.6 crore electors across 16 districts will be eligible to exercise their franchise in the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections on April 23, according to data released by the ECI. BJP leaders who accuse about the law-and-order situation in Tamil Nadu are mute about violence and crime against women and children reported from BJP-ruled States, said DMK president M.K. Stalin.

Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi and Congress leaders will soon campaign in Tamil Nadu, with details to be announced by AICC.