Every single thing will be accounted for, Mamata Banerjee’s roar just before the elections, released a manifesto with promises:

News India Live, Digital Desk: After the hat-trick of power in West Bengal, the Chief Minister is preparing to come to power for the fourth time. Mamata Banerjee Has given a strong message to the opponents on Saturday (28 March 2026). Addressing an election rally, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo said those trying to capture Bengal and misusing central agencies “will be held to account for every single thing.”

This statement of Mamata Banerjee has come at a time when the Election Commission has announced to conduct voting in two phases in the state and there is already an uproar in the state regarding ‘Special Voter List Revision’ (SIR).

Didi’s ’10 promises’: Highlights of the manifesto

Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee have together released TMC’s 2026 manifesto, which ’10 words of Didi’ Name given:

Expansion of Lakshmi Bhandar: Promise of further increase in the amount of assistance given to women.

fresh blood: New opportunities for jobs and self-employment in high-tech IT sector for the youth.

Health Revolution: Expansion of super-specialty facilities in government hospitals.

Identity of Bengal: Resolved to protect “Bengali culture and identity” against external interference.

Constitutional crisis and allegations of ‘digital arrest’

Attacking the central government, Mamata Banerjee said that democracy is being intimidated by threatening to impose “President’s rule” in Bengal. Recently, he also raised sharp questions regarding the protocol controversy of President Draupadi Murmu and deletion of lakhs of names from the voter list (SIR controversy).

“The people of Bengal will answer the politics of intimidation through the ballot box. Only the people here will decide who will hold the account and who will be held accountable.”

Bengal elections 2026: ‘Super-fast’ schedule

This time, elections will be held in Bengal in very less phases as compared to 2021 (when elections were held in 8 phases):

Total Seats: 294

First Step: 23 April 2026 (152 seats – North Bengal and Jangalmahal region)

Second step: 29 April 2026 (142 seats – Kolkata and South Bengal)

consequences: 4 May 2026

Main contest: Didi vs ‘Nandigram hero’

BJP also in its first list Shubhendu Adhikari The contest has been made very interesting by fielding MLAs from Bhawanipur and Nandigram (two seats). Subhendu Adhikari has hit back and said, “There will be an account, but it will be for the 15 years of Trinamool’s misgovernance and corruption.”