04 May,2026 11:04 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Prior to the latest result, the BJP had Chief Ministers in 16 states. File Pic
Extending its saffron brushstroke in north and east India, the BJP was Monday set for a decisive win over the TMC in long elusive West Bengal and headed for another term in Assam.
Following the West Bengal Assembly Election Results 2026, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to increase its number of Chief Ministers to 17 across India.
Prior to the latest result, the BJP had Chief Ministers in 16 states. The addition of West Bengal marks a further expansion of the party's political presence. However, the name of the new West Bengal CM was yet to be declared.
With this development, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will now have a total of 22 Chief Ministers across the country, including those from its alliance partners.
List of 16 BJP CMs
| State | Names |
| Pema Khandu | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Himanta Biswa Sarma | Assam |
| Samrat Choudhary | Bihar |
| Vishnu Deo Sai | Chhattisgarh |
| Rekha Gupta | Delhi |
| Pramod Sawant | Goa |
| Bhupendra Patel | Gujarat |
| Nayab Singh Saini | Haryana |
| Mohan Yadav | Madhya Pradesh |
| Devendra Fadnavis | Maharashtra |
| Yumnam Khemchand Singh | Manipur |
| Mohan Charan Majhi | Odisha |
| Bhajan Lal Sharma | Rajasthan |
| Manik Saha | Tripura |
| Pushkar Singh Dhami | Uttarakhand |
| Yogi Adityanath | Uttar Pradesh |
| List of NDA CMs | |
| Andhra Pradesh | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Meghalaya | Conrad Sangma |
| Nagaland | Neiphiu Rio |
| Puducherry | N. Rangasamy |
| Sikkim | Prem Singh Tamang |
As votes were counted for assembly elections in West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry, Election Commission trends showed a wipeout of the Left and a solitary win for the Congress that has been battling diminishing electoral returns.
"The Lotus blooms in West Bengal! The 2026 West Bengal Assembly Elections will be remembered forever. People's power has prevailed and BJP's politics of good governance has triumphed," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on X.
"I bow to each and every person of West Bengal. The people have given a spectacular mandate to BJP and I assure them that our Party will do everything possible to fulfil the dreams and aspirations of the people of West Bengal. We will provide a Government that ensures opportunity and dignity to all sections of society," PM Modi said ahead of a grand celebrations at the party's headquarters in Delhi.
