# West Bengal Left and Congress seek revival after Trinamool collapse 2026-08-07T09:55:55+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Left Front and Congress are seeking political space in West Bengal after the Trinamool Congress lost power in the 2026 Assembly election and suffered factional splits, Frontline reports. The CPI(M) won one of 294 seats, with a 4.45% vote share, while the Congress won two seats with 2.97%. Both parties had drawn a blank in 2021. Frontline says 64 MLAs in the larger Trinamool faction have adopted a softer stance towards the BJP government, while 20 of the party’s 28 Lok Sabha MPs and three Rajya Sabha MPs joined the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance. The CPI(M), CITU and All India Kisan Sabha have since led protests against evictions and demolitions without rehabilitation or alternative livelihoods. ## Coverage - frontline.thehindu.com Tags: BJP, Congress, CPI(M), Trinamool Congress, West Bengal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/west-bengal-left-and-congress-seek-revival-after-trinamool-collapse/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/west-bengal-left-and-congress-seek-revival-after-trinamool-collapse/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.