Assembly Elections 2026

CRPF DG G.P. Singh (IPS) in Diamond Harbour during the West Bengal Assembly elections

CAPF Act upturns SC ruling before deployment in West Bengal

Sanjiv Krishan Sood

Tamil Nadu chief minister M.K. Stalin

Stalin says DMK cadres will see results of hard work on 4 May

Mamata Banerjee after casting her vote in Kolkata, 29 April

Bengal: Ballot box row erupts in Kolkata as TMC alleges tampering ahead of count

Voters queue in rain during Phase-II polling in Kolkata.

Bengal records 92.47% turnout in assembly polls, highest since Independence

NH Political Bureau

CRPF personnel on a light-armoured personnel carrier in Howrah, 29 April

Bengal election: 90 pc turnout in phase 2 amid EVM glitches, allegations against Central forces

Mamata Banerjee at a polling station during the final phase of Assembly elections, in Kolkata

Bengal polls phase 2: Mamata, Suvendu land in same booth area in Bhabanipur

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.

‘Stand up for your rights’: Mallikarjun Kharge to Bengal voters

Security agencies have intensified armed patrols across vulnerable constituencies.

Nation

NIA deployed in 7 Bengal Assembly seats amid bomb fears during 2nd phase polling

29 Apr 2026, 11:44 AM

Mamata Banerjee speaks to media during the final phase of the assembly elections in Kolkata.

POLITICS

‘BJP trying to rig polls’: Mamata Banerjee alleges misuse of central forces

29 Apr 2026, 11:29 AM

Iskcon monks display ID cards while queuing to vote during Phase-II of assembly polls in Kolkata.

Nation

Thunderstorms, rain likely in Kolkata, South Bengal as second-phase voting continues

29 Apr 2026, 10:44 AM

Voters queue up to cast their ballots during phase II of the West Bengal assembly elections in Kolkata.

POLITICS

Violence, vandalism mar early hours of phase-II polling in West Bengal

29 Apr 2026, 9:10 AM

Polling officials leave for their booths with EVMs VVPAT units in Kolkata

Nation

Stage set for South Bengal to vote in final phase, TMC fortress faces BJP test

28 Apr 2026, 10:41 PM

Mamata Banerjee with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav during a roadshow in Kolkata.

POLITICS

TMC moves Calcutta HC against EC ‘troublemakers’ list as poll tensions peak

28 Apr 2026, 2:03 PM

Polling teams ferry election materials to riverine North 24-Parganas ahead of Phase 2 polls.

POLITICS

Election Commission’s ‘observers’ caught threatening Trinamool workers

28 Apr 2026, 10:20 AM

Mamata Banerjee with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav during a roadshow in Kolkata.

POLITICS

EC orders swift police action over offensive post targeting Mamata Banerjee

28 Apr 2026, 9:28 AM

Isha Khan Choudhury campaigns during the ongoing West Bengal Assembly elections

POLITICS

Fear, polarisation cost us 2021: Cong MP Isha Khan Choudhury on Bengal battle

27 Apr 2026, 10:02 PM

TMC would continue welfare schemes while focusing more on employment and industrialisation.

POLITICS

SIR may boomerang for BJP, Bengal voters backing Mamata Banerjee: Firhad Hakim

27 Apr 2026, 8:28 PM

A CCTV screen grab showing IPS officer Parmar Smith Parshottamdas

POLITICS

TMC moves court against ECI police observer over alleged ‘secret’ BJP meet

27 Apr 2026, 1:07 PM

Mamata Banerjee greets supporters during her roadshow in Bhabanipur in Kolkata, 26 April

POLITICS

Bengal polls: Kolkata contrasts Modi spectacle with Mamata connect

26 Apr 2026, 9:38 PM

PM Narendra Modi with newly-appointed NITI Aayog VC Ashok Lahiri

POLITICS

PM Modi deals ‘Bengali card’ by appointing Ashok Lahiri as NITI Aayog VC

26 Apr 2026, 5:05 PM

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