West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) would contest the 2026 assembly elections alone, ruling out any alliance with the Congress or other parties, according to party sources.

Speaking at a meeting with party MLAs ahead of the upcoming Assembly’s budget session, Banerjee said she was confident about securing a majority.

“The Congress did not help the AAP in Delhi. In Haryana, the AAP did not help the Congress. So, the BJP has won in both states. Everyone should be together. But the Congress has nothing in Bengal. I will fight alone. We alone are enough,” a source quoted Banerjee as saying.

She claimed the party would form the government for a fourth consecutive term after winning more than two-thirds of the total seats.

According to a party source, Banerjee told the legislators that like-minded parties should ensure that opposition votes are not divided.

“Otherwise, it will be difficult for the INDIA bloc to stop BJP at the national level,” she said.

Banerjee also asked party legislators to be vigilant, saying the BJP might attempt to include names of foreigners in the voter list.

A source said she informed the meeting that the party’s organisational structure would be reshuffled from the state level to the booth level. She asked lawmakers to suggest three names for each post to senior leader Arup Biswas by 25 February.

Banerjee also commented on the arrest of former food minister Jyotipriyo Mallick in a ration scam case. She called the arrest “unfair” and said there was no evidence against him.