Assembly Elections 2026

Mamata Banerjee leaves the counting centre in Bhabanipur

Mamata Banerjee loses Bhabanipur by 15,114 votes, calls BJP win 'immoral'

Kunal Chatterjee

BJP supporters celebrate at Ranaghat, in Nadia, 4 May

Big changes and some bigger questions

UDF supporters celebrate the Kerala Assembly election results, at Kochi, 4 May

Left faces 'serious setback', BJP’s rise a concern: CPI(M)

File photo of outgoing CM Pinarayi Vijayan (C)

With Kerala gone, Left stares at historic wipeout; no communist govt for first time since 1977

NH Political Bureau

The caption writes itself

BJP had the ‘machinery’ backing it, Mamata Banerjee did not

Mamata Banerjee addresses a virtual meeting in Kolkata.

‘Stay alert’: Mamata’s midnight message to TMC workers ahead of counting

Security personnel and officials outside a vote counting centre in Kolkata.

Assembly poll results: Counting begins in TN, Kerala, Bengal, Assam, Puducherry

Security personnel patrol on the eve of counting, in Howrah, 3 May

POLITICS

Bengal polls: VVPAT slips found near Noapara, Mamata holds meeting at home

03 May 2026, 9:19 PM

Banerjee did not make any public statement following the meeting.

POLITICS

'Didi will win': Akhilesh alleges BJP-EC ‘rehearsal’ in UP replicated in Bengal polls

03 May 2026, 9:18 PM

Deep Prajapati pontificates

POLITICS

Not Modi or Shah, Prajapati from Surat most talked about Gujarati in Kolkata

03 May 2026, 8:01 PM

Women voters wait in queue during a repoll at Magrahat Paschim constituency

Opinion

Whatever be the verdict on 4 May, thank West Bengal’s women for it

03 May 2026, 5:09 PM

RAF personnel during a repoll at Magrahat Paschim, in South 24 Parganas district, 2 May

POLITICS

Bengal elections: From ‘clean poll’ to repoll, ECI ties itself in knots over Falta

03 May 2026, 2:13 PM

West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC candidate for Bhabanipur constituency.

Nation

Ruckus at counting centre in Mamata's constituency as alleged BJP vehicles enter premises

03 May 2026, 2:06 PM

Security personnel stand guard outside a strong room in Howrah.

POLITICS

Bengal: EC orders repoll in 285 Falta booths on 21 May

03 May 2026, 10:09 AM

Security personnel stand guard over voters at Magrahat Paschim, South 24 Parganas, 2 May

POLITICS

Bengal repoll sees nearly 37 per cent turnout by 11 am; voting peaceful

02 May 2026, 12:58 PM

Can she pull off another victory? Mamata Banerjee in Bhabanipur on voting day

POLITICS

West Bengal: Has the ECI done enough?

02 May 2026, 12:37 PM

All eyes now on 4 May counting after polling under heavy security

Nation

SC rejects TMC plea on counting staff, says EC free to choose personnel

02 May 2026, 12:33 PM

Representational image

Nation

West Bengal: Repolling ordered in 15 booths amid concerns over strong room security

01 May 2026, 7:15 PM

Security personnel outside the strongroom where Mamata Banerjee spent nearly four hours on Thursday

POLITICS

Congress sees TMC ahead in Bengal, signals regrouping

01 May 2026, 6:17 PM

Mamata Banerjee during a visit to a counting centre ahead of Assembly election results, in Kolkata, 1 May

POLITICS

If SIR affects Bengal poll results, it sets dangerous precedent: Omar Abdullah

01 May 2026, 3:31 PM

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