Who Are The 2 Muslim Leaders Who Defied BJP Wave In Bengal, Gave Congress A Lifeline?

Summary

The Bharatiya Janata Party has won the 2026 West Bengal Assembly election, securing 207 seats, while the Trinamool Congress won 80 seats. The Congress party has won two seats in the election, with Motab Shaikh winning from Farakka and Jufikar Ali winning from Raninagar, providing the party with a small foothold in the state. This marks an improvement for the Congress party, which had failed to secure any seats in the previous election.