Haryana CM Saini campaigns in West Bengal, predicts BJP victory under Modi’s leadership

Nayab Singh Saini holds roadshow in Sreerampur, attacks Mamata Banerjee government over law and order, corruption and failure to implement central welfare schemes

SREERAMPUR (West Bengal), 7 April 2026 — Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini took his party’s campaign to West Bengal on Tuesday, holding a roadshow in the Sreerampur Assembly constituency and declaring that the people of the state are ready to bring the Bharatiya Janata Party to power.

Saini, who arrived in Bengal after filing of nomination papers of the BJP candidate from Sreerampur, was received warmly on his arrival. Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the visit, he said a strong wave in favour of the BJP was sweeping across the state. “The people of West Bengal want to form a government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” he said.

The Haryana Chief Minister trained his guns on the ruling Trinamool Congress government, accusing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of presiding over what he described as misrule, corruption and a collapse of public safety. “With great expectations, people had formed the government of Mamata Banerjee, but this government has committed even more atrocities than the Communists,” he said, referring to the Left Front governments that had governed Bengal for over three decades before Banerjee’s rise to power.

Saini listed a string of grievances he said the people of Bengal harbour against the state government — lack of employment, farmers unable to sell crops at the minimum support price, and the deteriorating safety of women. “Despite having a woman Chief Minister, women are not safe in Bengal,” he said.

Central schemes blocked, says Saini

A central plank of Saini’s attack was what he described as the Mamata government’s deliberate refusal to implement Union government welfare programmes. He alleged that flagship schemes including Ayushman Bharat — which provides health cover of up to ₹5 lakh per family — and the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, which gives direct cash transfers to farmers, have been withheld from Bengal’s residents due to political considerations.

“The Central Government has many welfare schemes, but not even a single scheme has been implemented in West Bengal,” he said. “As a result, poverty is increasing further in Bengal, due to which people want to get rid of the Mamata government.”

He also accused the state government of sheltering illegal immigrants, saying this had damaged Bengal’s economic, cultural and social fabric, and alleged that large-scale corruption scandals had taken place under Banerjee’s watch.

Industries leaving, youth forced to migrate

Saini said the industrial exodus from Bengal and the resulting unemployment had left young people with no choice but to leave the state in search of work. “Industries have migrated out of Bengal, and the youth have been forced to migrate elsewhere in search of employment,” he said. “Fear and corruption are at their peak in the state.”

BJP’s promises for Bengal

Pointing to his own state as a model, Saini outlined what a BJP government in Bengal would deliver. He cited Haryana’s record of providing cooking gas cylinders to poor women at ₹500, cash transfers of ₹2,100 under the Lado Laxmi Yojana, and free housing for the poor. He said 27 lakh people in Haryana have benefited under Ayushman Bharat, with ₹4,000 crore spent under the scheme so far.

“All welfare schemes will be implemented for the benefit of the people of Bengal as soon as a BJP government is formed,” he pledged.

Wrapping up, Saini expressed confidence that the BJP would secure a decisive mandate. “With the objective of a Viksit India and Viksit Bengal, the people will form a BJP government with a huge majority,” he said. “People want trust and respect, which is possible only under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.” The Sreerampur roadshow is part of a broader BJP push to make inroads in Bengal ahead of the state assembly elections, with senior leaders from across the country being deployed to campaign on the ground.