West Bengal Election 2026: Women’s Reservation Bill becomes BJP’s Brahmastra, PM Modi guarantees women power in Mamata’s stronghold

News India Live, Digital Desk: Political temperature is at its peak for West Bengal Assembly elections 2026. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, playing a big election bet from the soil of Bengal, has put the ‘Women’s Reservation Bill’ (Nari Shakti Vandan Act) at the center stage. In the rally in Cooch Behar, PM Modi made it clear that the BJP government is committed to the respect and prosperity of every ‘sister and daughter’ of Bengal. He stressed that the law made by his government to give 33% reservation to women in Lok Sabha and Assemblies will start getting direct benefits from the 2029 elections. Bengal’s ‘Shakti Puja’ and BJP’s ‘outreach’ plan. In his address, PM Modi tried to create an emotional connect with women by calling Bengal the land of ‘Shakti Puja’. He said that after making 3 crore women of the country ‘Lakhpati Didi’, the next goal is to increase their role in policy-making. BJP is cornering the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on the issue of women’s safety by mentioning incidents like Sandeshkhali in this election. Through the Women’s Reservation Bill, BJP wants to send the message that it is the biggest well-wisher of women not only in terms of security but also in terms of political empowerment. 16-18 April: Special session of Parliament and new reservation formula. According to sources, in order to bring women’s reservation on the ground, the government has decided to call a special session of Parliament on 16, 17 and 18 April. In this session, important procedures related to implementation of reservation and delimitation formula will be discussed. There is discussion that Lok Sabha seats can be increased on the basis of 2011 census, which will pave the way for 33% reservation. PM Modi has also described it in his articles as ‘a reflection of the aspirations of crores of women’. Preparations to break into Mamata’s ‘women vote bank’. Women voters in West Bengal have always been the strength of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. TMC has strengthened its hold on this class through schemes like ‘Lakshmi Bhandar’. However, BJP is now trying to make a big dent in this vote bank with the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Act’ and the guarantee of implementing reservation from 2029. PM Modi has appealed that the responsibility of change in Bengal lies on the shoulders of the youth and mothers and sisters, who are capable of bringing back the glory of the state.