Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during an election campaign in support of BJP candidate Ratna Debnath and other party candidates at Panihati, in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, on April 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (April 24, 2026) claimed that the “wave of change” in West Bengal has become evident in the first phase of polling and asserted that the support shown in “favour of the BJP” sounded the conch shell of its victory in the assembly elections. Addressing a rally at Panihati under the Dum Dum Lok Sabha constituency in North 24 Parganas, Mr. Modi alleged that the ruling TMC had “crushed the temple of democracy” in Bengal through “dictatorship” but said that the people of the state began to “reconstruct” it through their mandate. Published – April 24, 2026 03:04 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation From vegan biryani to eco living: Earth Bound 2.0 festival comes to Hyderabad Electric carmaker Tesla to expand supercharging network in India