West Bengal 2026 Assembly Election: 10 Data-Backed Factors That Decided the Outcome
West Bengal 2026: BJP's historic sweep of 143 seats ending 15 years of TMC rule was decided not by a landslide, but by razor-thin margins — six seats won by under 1,000 votes. Our analysis of 3,187 candidates and all 294 constituencies reveals the uncomfortable data behind the result: 67% of BJP's candidates had criminal cases on record, the richest TMC candidate (₹133.5 Cr) still lost his seat, and fewer than 12% of all contestants were women — with virtually none winning. This is what the numbers actually say about West Bengal 2026.
