Timeline: 2021 post-poll violence allegations to 2026 Bengal Assembly proceedings

The Chief Minister intervened, saying there are no known cases of people who fled their homes after the 2021 election. He asked for details to be sent to the Director General of Police, with the condition that there should be no allegations of post-poll violence against the person. He added that the local MLA and the Superintendent of Police will ensure the safe return of those not involved in violence and noted that there were 12,000 FIRs relating to post-poll violence in 2021.

The Leader of Opposition stated that the BJP promised that fear would disappear and there would be faith, asserting that fear is prevailing in the state; the remark sparked an uproar in the House.

The first day of proceedings witnessed slogans of Bharat Mata Ki Jai and Jai Shri Ram raised by Treasury benches; Trinamool legislators briefly boycotted the proceedings before joining again.

A Division Bench directed the West Bengal Police to ensure that any citizen, irrespective of party affiliation, who is illegally thrown out of a shop/house/property due to post-poll violence, shall be given a safe return.

Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee appeared before the Calcutta High Court on the issue of post-poll violence.

The BJP won 207 seats in the 294-member West Bengal Assembly, while the Trinamool Congress won 80 in the recently concluded polls.

Indian Secular Front MLA Nawsad Siddique recalled the violence after the 2021 election and expressed hope that the new government would prevent such incidents.

In 2021, there were allegations of widespread attacks on BJP workers after the Trinamool Congress won that year's election. The BJP had alleged that its workers were at the receiving end of the violence that followed the election.