Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday intensified the Bharatiya Janata Party’s election campaign in West Bengal, using a rally in Malda to send a strong political message ahead of the Assembly polls scheduled later this year. Addressing party supporters, the Prime Minister said West Bengal was ready for a new political chapter and urged voters to replace the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government with the BJP.
PM Modi said that the momentum of change was clearly visible across eastern India and that West Bengal should no longer remain outside this transformation. He linked the BJP’s recent electoral gains in neighbouring states to what he described as public trust in the party’s governance model. “For years, eastern India suffered because of politics based on division. Today, the same region is moving ahead on the path of development,” he said.
Highlighting BJP’s growing influence, the Prime Minister pointed to Odisha forming its first-ever BJP government, Tripura’s continued support for the party, Assam’s repeated mandate, and Bihar’s decision to once again back the BJP-led NDA. According to him, these results proved that voters were prioritising stability, development, and performance over old political narratives.
The Prime Minister also stressed that young voters were becoming a decisive force in elections. He said India’s Gen Z population believed in progress, opportunities, and transparent governance, values that the BJP claims to represent. To underline this shift, PM Modi referred to the party’s performance in recent municipal elections, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation polls and the BJP’s historic victory in Thiruvananthapuram, where it elected its first mayor.
Launching a sharp attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led government, PM Modi accused the TMC of deliberately stalling central welfare schemes. He claimed that benefits meant for the poor were being blocked for political reasons. “People ask why they are not getting the benefits of free electricity and welfare schemes. The reason is the state government’s politics,” he alleged.
Switching to Bengali to connect directly with the crowd, the Prime Minister declared, “Ei sarkar palano dorkar,” asserting that the people of Bengal were eager for political change. He invited the audience to raise slogans demanding a BJP government, signalling the formal start of the party’s election push in the state.
PM Modi concluded by saying that West Bengal’s true development would begin only after what he described as an “obstructionist” government was removed. He promised that a BJP-led administration would ensure smooth implementation of central schemes and faster development across the state.
