As campaigning for the second round of Assembly elections in West Bengal draws to a close on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed his last poll rally at Jagatdal in North 24 Parganas district.
Expressing full confidence in the victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, Prime Minister Modi asserted that serving the people of the state and ensuring their safety and security is written in his destiny.
“To serve the people of West Bengal and ensure their safety and security is written in my destiny this time. Hence, this is my responsibility also. I will not walk away from this responsibility,” Modi said.
Modi said that the Assembly election in West Bengal this time is also critical in “changing the destiny of the entire eastern India.”
He explained that the Anga (Bihar), Banga (Bengal) and Kalinga (Odisha) are the three pillars for a prosperous India, and if any one of the three pillars becomes weak, then the entire India gets affected.
“In the past, lotus has bloomed in Bihar and Odisha and now it’s Bengal’s…The atmosphere I’m seeing here, the lotus blooming in Bengal too is certain. Anga-Banga-Kalinga… the trust of Trishakti is on the BJP,” Modi said.
The Prime Minister reiterated that the atmosphere in the state is pro-BJP, saying that he will return to the state after May 4 to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the BJP.
“This is my last campaign rally in West Bengal this time. The kind of public enthusiasm that I have witnessed this time in my campaign rallies, I am sure that I will have to come to West Bengal again after May 4, to be a witness to the oath ceremony of the new cabinet,” the Prime Minister said.
The second phase of Assembly elections in West Bengal is scheduled to be held across 142 Assembly constituencies on April 29. The counting of votes will take place on May 4.