Archive · 1 Sep 2026
BJP Gears Up for Bengal Civic Polls
The BJP is preparing for local elections in West Bengal.
These elections include contests for the Kolkata and Howrah municipal corporations.
Minister Tapas Roy said the BJP takes every election seriously.
The party has created teams to organize its campaigns in both cities.
Different BJP leaders have been given responsibilities for the two elections.
Howrah has not had an elected civic board since 2013.
The government is working on changing the boundaries and number of wards.
A proposed law would increase the number of wards in both corporations.
Tapas Roy said every election, including civic and panchayat polls, is important to the BJP.
The Bengal BJP has begun preparations for elections to the Kolkata and Howrah municipal corporations.
Samik Bhattacharya appointed separate election committees for the two civic bodies.
Howrah has had no municipal election since 2013 and is currently run under an administrative arrangement.
An Assembly-passed Bill proposed increasing Kolkata’s wards from 144 to 209 and Howrah’s from 50 to 68.
- Who
- The Bharatiya Janata Party, including Bengal minister Tapas Roy and state president Samik Bhattacharya, is preparing for the polls.
- What
- The BJP has formed election committees for the Kolkata and Howrah municipal corporation elections.
- When
- Ahead of the upcoming civic polls; no election date is provided.
- Where
- Kolkata and Howrah in West Bengal, India.
- Why
- The BJP says every election is important, while the state government is completing delimitation before holding the civic elections.
- Polls involved
- Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Howrah Municipal Corporation elections
- BJP position
- Tapas Roy said every election is important to the BJP
- Kolkata committee in-charge
- Union Minister of State Sukanta Majumdar
- Howrah committee in-charge
- Rajya Sabha MP Rahul Sinha
- Howrah election history
- No municipal election has been held since 2013
- Proposed Kolkata wards
- Increase from 144 to 209
- Proposed Howrah wards
- Increase from 50 to 68