The 2024 Indian general election was held in West Bengal in seven phases between 19 April and 1 June 2024 to elect 42 members of the 18th Lok Sabha. The result of the election was announced on 4 June 2024.
The by-elections for Bhagabangola and Baranagar in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly was also scheduled with the general election and took place on 7 May and 1 June respectively.
West Bengal, along with Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, were the only states where the 2024 Indian general election was held in all 7 phases.
Election schedule
On 16 March 2024, the Election Commission of India announced the schedule of the 2024 Indian general election, with West Bengal scheduled to vote during all the 7 phases starting from 19 April and concluding on 1 June.
Parties and alliances
All India Trinamool Congress
All India Trinamool Congress
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Secular Democratic Alliance
Secular Democratic Alliance
Post-election developments
- In June 2026, 20 Lok Sabha MPs of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) broke away from the party, formed a separate parliamentary group, and announced their merger with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), a registered political party based in Tripura.
- The group, led by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar and Sudip Bandyopadhyay, submitted its claim to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and extended support to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
- The rebels argued that they constituted more than two-thirds of the TMC's Lok Sabha strength and were therefore protected under the merger provisions of the Tenth Schedule.
Following the merger, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar was appointed president of the NCPI.