Women, Minorities, Tribals: TMC's Key Poll Manifesto Promises

Betting on the social coalition that has powered Mamata Banerjee's political dominance over the past 15 years, the TMC's 2026 poll manifesto focuses on women, minorities and SC/ST communities in a calculated bid to blunt the BJP's challenge and secure a fourth straight term.

Unveiled with 10 "pratigyas" (pledges), the manifesto blends welfare expansion, minority outreach and targeted tribal initiatives- a political mix analysts say reflects the electoral arithmetic that has repeatedly delivered victories to the TMC since it ended the Left Front's 34-year rule in 2011.

At the centre of the document lies the Lakshmir Bhandar scheme- widely regarded as the ruling party's most politically potent welfare programme.