Just before the assembly elections to be held in West Bengal, a big political development has come to light in the state. In fact, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday (March 24, 2026) resigned from 23 posts and responsibilities held by her in various departments and affiliated bodies of the state. This decision of Mamata Banerjee is being considered very important in terms of electoral transparency and administrative balance.
According to the official letter issued by the State Home Department on Tuesday (March 24, 2026), all the concerned departments have been instructed to immediately start all the necessary processes to accept the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Along with this, resignation action should also be initiated from all those other posts which have not been clearly mentioned in his letter.
Mamta Banerjee is contesting from Bhawanipur seat of the state.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is contesting the assembly elections to be held in West Bengal from Bhawanipur seat in South Kolkata, where the state’s opposition leader and veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari is contesting in front of her.
Assembly elections will be held in two phases in Bengal
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has officially announced the dates for the assembly elections to be held in West Bengal. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said in a press conference held at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi that assembly elections have been scheduled to be held in West Bengal in two phases. The first phase of elections in the state will be held next month on April 23, 2026, while the second phase of elections will be held on April 29, 2026. Apart from this, after the completion of the elections, the counting of votes and declaration of results will be done on May 4, 2026.
According to the Election Commission, nominations for the first phase of elections in West Bengal will be filed till April 6, 2026, while nominations for the second phase will be filed till April 9, 2026. Apart from this, the dates for withdrawing their names from the elections have been fixed as April 9 and April 13 respectively.
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