Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday concluded his campaign blitz across West Bengal with a confident pledge — that he would return to the state not as a campaigner, but as a guest at a BJP swearing-in ceremony after May 4.
Addressing the Vijay Sankalp rally in Barrackpore in North 24 Parganas district on the final day of campaigning for the second phase of polling, Modi declared it his last public meeting of the election and said he was leaving with full confidence in the party’s victory. “This is my last rally in this election, and wherever I have gone in West Bengal, I have seen the mood of the people. I am returning with the confidence that after the results on May 4, I will come back to attend the BJP’s oath-taking ceremony,” he said.
You gave 70 years to Congress, Left and TMC.
Now, give us one opportunity…together we will free West Bengal from every shackle. pic.twitter.com/WGfjwUUYkB
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 27, 2026
The sentiment echoed what had become the central refrain of the Prime Minister’s campaign across the state — a direct appeal to voters to give the BJP what he framed as a single, decisive opportunity. “You gave 70 years to Congress, Left and TMC. Now give us one opportunity. Together we will free West Bengal from every shackle,” he told crowds across multiple venues over the past week.
Modi also spoke of his personal bond with Bengal, describing it as the energy centre of his spiritual journey. “The attachment I have had towards Bengal has been a devotion to Shakti. It has been inspired by Bengal’s great personalities and the immense love of the people,” he said.
He added that the portraits and messages he received from supporters during the rallies and roadshows would stay with him. “After the events, I take time at night to carefully look at each portrait, reflecting on the emotions expressed by the artists. I also read your messages and letters. In some, I find your pain; in others, I sense your blessings,” Modi said.
His final day of campaigning came at the end of a packed schedule that saw him hold back-to-back rallies at Jadavpur, Dum Dum, Bongaon and Arambagh, and a roadshow through North Kolkata.
At Bongaon and Arambagh, Modi said the massive turnout was a clear sign that TMC’s defeat was imminent, stating that frustration over corruption, poor governance and broken promises had reached its peak across West Bengal.
At Arambagh, he attacked the state’s industrial decline, noting that the areas around the Hooghly River — once known for their mills and factories — were now hearing more news of lockout notices. “Many factories that had been running since the British era are now shutting down,” he said.
At the Dum Dum rally on April 24, Modi made a direct pitch to women voters, accusing the TMC of being an “anti-women” party and promising a sweep of freedoms under a BJP government: freedom from TMC’s fear, corruption, syndicate, atrocities on daughters, forced migration, unemployment and infiltration.
On Sunday, before his North Kolkata roadshow, he visited the historic Thanthania Kalibari — one of the city’s oldest Kali temples — to offer prayers, a gesture that drew significant attention ahead of the campaign’s final stretch.
At Barrackpore, Modi also invoked the industrial heritage of the constituency, alleging the prevalence of syndicate raj under TMC rule and promising to restore what he called “people’s rule.”
The first phase of West Bengal assembly elections, held on April 23, recorded a turnout of 93.19 per cent — the highest ever in the state, according to the Election Commission. The second phase is scheduled for April 29, with results on May 4.