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Adhikari claims 275 MLAs would back BJP in floor test
The Story in Brief
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday, 21 October 2026, said the ruling BJP would secure the support of 275 MLAs in the 294-member assembly if a floor test were held. He claimed that 64 MLAs elected on Trinamool Congress tickets would back the BJP.
"Let there be a floor test in the assembly tomorrow (Thursday, 22 October 2026)… our numbers would reach 275," Adhikari told reporters, according to PTI. The BJP won 208 seats in the April 2026 assembly elections, ending the TMC's 15-year rule. The TMC won 80 seats but later split, with a rebel faction led by Arup Roy and Ritabrata Banerjee being recognised by the Election Commission as 'Democratic Trinamool Congress' while Mamata Banerjee's faction was named 'Mamata All India Trinamool Congress'.
Adhikari made the remarks while visiting the home of a victim of the Chorbagan stampede on 17 October, in which 19 people were killed and 25 injured. He also said the Mamata AITC would lose its identity and numbers as it had no public support.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both outlets carry PTI wire copy reporting Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's claim that 275 MLAs would back the BJP in a floor test, including 64 from TMC tickets. The coverage is uniform straight reporting with no framing differences. Adhikari's challenge sets up a potential trust test on Thursday, 22 October 2026, when the assembly could verify the numbers he cited.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): thefederal.com (neutral report), indiatoday.in (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
