West Bengal election 2026 LIVE updates: Phase 1 voting underway across 152 seats, with 18.76% turnout recorded till 9 am amid long queues at polling booths.
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West Bengal is voting. Phase 1 of the 2026 Assembly election got underway at 7 am on Thursday, with booths open across 152 constituencies. Polling runs until 6 pm.
The mood across the state is charged. This is essentially a two-horse race between Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress, gunning for a historic fourth straight term, and a BJP that has been working hard to finally break through in Bengal.
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This live blog will track everything as the day unfolds, such as turnout trends, ground reports, political reactions, and every development that matters.
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