BJP To Reveal Bengal Manifesto For 2026 Polls After Durga Puja This Year; Here’s What To Expect | Elections News

Last Updated:July 09, 2025, 08:30 IST

While sources in the Bengal BJP say it is premature to predict what the main highlights of the manifesto will be, they told News18 that the approach will be positive rather than negative. Image/News18

The West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to announce its Sankalp Patra (manifesto) for the assembly polls to be held in summer 2026 after Durga Puja this year, much ahead of the Election Commission’s poll schedule announcement, sources told News18.

“The festivities in Bengal end with Kali Puja, closely followed by Bhai Phonta (Bhai Dooj). Soon after that, you can expect the manifesto to come out. The work for it has begun this week,” said a state BJP functionary on condition of anonymity.

News18 has learnt that Sukanta Majumdar, the union minister of state for education, whose tenure as Bengal BJP chief has ended, has been entrusted with making suggestions for the assembly poll manifesto. Simultaneously, many committees are being formed to campaign and implement programmes for the upcoming assembly elections.

While sources in the Bengal BJP say it is premature to predict what the main highlights of the manifesto will be, they told News18 that the approach will be positive rather than negative. “The manifesto won’t talk about Trinamool Congress’s corruption or appeasement. It will focus on what the BJP promises to deliver if it comes to power,” a source added.

In the 2021 manifesto called Sonar Banglar Sonkolpo Potro, the BJP promised the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the first cabinet meeting, assured to provide arrears of Rs 18,000 to 75 lakh farmers under PM-Kisan, promised to implement the seventh pay commission for state government employees, and 33 per cent reservation for women in state government jobs, among a slew of other promises.

In the coming months, the BJP is expected to seek mass feedback from the public, asking for suggestions both online and offline (through feedback boxes) for its Sankalp Patra. These suggestions will be screened, and a selected few are likely to make it to the printed copy, sources said.

Recently, Samik Bhattacharya became the party unit president, taking over from Sukanta Majumdar. The handover ceremony saw a significant shift with the BJP flaunting a huge photo of Goddess Kali without slogans of “Jai Shri Ram”. Party co-in-charge Amit Malviya’s post on X stressing that the Bengal BJP will reclaim “Bengal’s true identity, rooted in Maa Kali, Maa Durga, Devi Chandi, Mahaprabhu Chaitanya, and the fearless spirit of Banga Shakti” raises questions about whether the cover of the BJP manifesto will feature any of these deities.

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