In the wake of the BJP’s victory in the West Bengal Assembly election, Bangladesh has issued an urgent call to consider the long-pending Teesta water sharing agreement under the “current circumstances.” Outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has long been seen as a hurdle in efforts to resolve the Teesta waters dispute between India and Bangladesh.

In Dhaka’s first-high level response to the poll results in West Bengal, Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) reiterated Bangladesh’s demand for a greater share of the Teesta’s waters. In case of any further “push in” from the Indian side, he said, Bangladesh will take “whatever measures are necessary”.