Asserting that people voted with enthusiasm for a change in the first phase of the Assembly elections in Kolkata, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday (April 24, 2026) said 'Anga, Banga and Kalinga', the ancient kingdoms that are present-day Assam, Bengal and Odisha, will have a BJP government next month.

Addressing a press conference in Kolkata, Mr. Shah said the BJP will secure an absolute majority in the Assembly elections, and bag more than 110 of the 152 seats that went to the polls in the first phase on Thursday (April 23, 2026).