On Friday, Mamata Banerjee, the chief of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), presented the party's election manifesto ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections scheduled for April 23 and April 29, 2026. The manifesto includes significant promises such as expanding the Lakshmi Bhandar Scheme, which will provide ₹18,000 annually to general category women and ₹20,400 to women from the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST). Additionally, the TMC plans to introduce a ₹30,000 crore agricultural budget aimed at assisting farm families and landless farmers. Other key initiatives include ensuring piped drinking water access for every household and conducting annual healthcare camps in every block. Banerjee accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of attempting to undermine TMC's position in Bengal, alleging that the central government is planning to manipulate constituency delimitation to favor the BJP in future elections. She also expressed concerns about the privatization of public sector institutions and the potential impact of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and Census on citizenship rights in Bengal.