Eyeing the West Bengal Assembly elections in 2026, the ruling Trinamool Congress has shifted into high gear. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is set to meet all party MPs at Nabanna on Monday, in a crucial meeting believed to be focused on outlining strategies for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha elections— seen as precursors to the assembly showdown.
Sources indicate that the Chief Minister may also address the ongoing Special Summary Revision (SIR) of the voter list, which has recently come under the spotlight following allegations of irregularities and the registration of fake voters.
Significantly, Diamond Harbour MP and TMC’s national General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee is expected to attend Mamata’s meeting virtually, as he is set to conduct his own virtual meeting on August 5 with over 4,000 party leaders. The close scheduling of these high-level meetings — Mamata's on August 4 and Abhishek’s on August 5 — is being viewed as a carefully crafted pre-election blueprint to consolidate the party’s organisational strength ahead of 2026.
In preparation for the elections, the state government has already launched the ‘Amader Para, Amader Samadhan’, a governance at door-step outreach programme on August 2. The TMC has embedded its organisational machinery deeply into this initiative, which is seen as both a public outreach and political groundwork mission. Party insiders suggest Abhishek Banerjee may provide directives related to this program during his meeting.
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The August 5 virtual meeting convened by Abhishek is expected to be one of the largest organisational interactions the party has held in recent times. Invitations have been extended to district presidents, MPs, MLAs, mayors, deputy mayors, chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of municipalities, zilla parishad members and panchayat samiti presidents.
Additionally, leaders from the party’s various frontal organisations, members of the state committee, and all Kolkata Municipal Corporation councillors are expected to participate. In Birbhum and North Kolkata, core committee members have been asked to be present.
Given the timing, political analysts view Mamata’s meeting with MPs as a strategic curtain-raiser to Abhishek's more expansive session. “The timing and scale of both meetings clearly suggest that TMC is setting the stage for an aggressive campaign well in advance of the 2026 Assembly elections,” said a senior political observer.
With rising political tension over the integrity of the voter list and allegations of harassment against Bengali workers in BJP-ruled states, both Mamata and Abhishek are expected to reinforce the party’s roadmap—focusing on organisation, outreach and voter mobilisation.
As Bengal prepares for another electoral showdown, these high-level meetings signal the beginning of what could be a long and intense campaign season.
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