Mission 160 BJP has prepared a list of 200 seats in Mamata’s stronghold, will TMC lose sleep over ABC plan?: – ..

News India Live, Digital Desk: Even before the bugle sounds for the 2026 assembly elections in West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has activated its ‘masterplan’. BJP to demolish the fort of Mamata Banerjee’s ‘Maa Mati Manush’ ‘Mission 160’ The target has been set. According to sources, the party has identified about 200 out of 294 seats in Bengal, where it is going to exert its full strength.

BJP’s ‘ABC’ formula: Understand the strategy

The BJP has divided the Bengal seats into three categories based on their winnability:

A-Class (77 seats): These are the seats where BJP had won in 2021. Here the party is focusing on strengthening its hold.

B-Category (50-60 seats): These are the seats where BJP stood second and the margin of defeat was very less. Special social engineering is being done on these seats.

C-Class (about 50 seats): These are the seats where the party will have to work hard strategically.

SIR and the issue of ‘fake voters’

BJP leaders, especially Subhendu Adhikari, claim that the elections are being conducted by the Commission. Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Lakhs of fake names have been removed from the voter list of Bengal.

Hit on vote bank: BJP believes that the withdrawal of fake voters will affect TMC’s ‘vote bank’.

Try to reduce the difference: There was a difference of about 40 lakh votes between BJP and TMC in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. BJP aims to bridge this gap and get an additional 3.5% vote share.

Key Issues: Corruption, Infiltration and Women Safety

BJP is going to weaponize these three big issues in the 2026 elections:

Corruption: The alleged scams in Jal Jeevan Mission, PM Awas Yojana and ration distribution will be taken to the public.

Infiltration: Changes in demography and illegal infiltration in border areas will be linked to security.

Women Safety: There will be an attempt to attract women voters by mentioning incidents like Sandeshkhali.

TMC’s counterattack: “BJP will not even cross the 50 mark”

On the other hand, Trinamool Congress (TMC) has termed these claims of BJP as baseless. TMC leaders say that Amit Shah and Modi come like ‘political tourists’, but the people of Bengal trust only Mamata Banerjee. TMC has claimed that BJP will not be able to cross even the 50 seats mark in 2026.