Modi-Shah deliver West Bengal, cement BJP’s hegemony
Seismic shifts in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu reshape political landscape
Seismic shifts in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu reshape political landscape
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday chaired a review meeting to assess the national capital’s water management plan for the summer and took stock of the progress of key water-related projects.
A simple street snack from West Bengal is now part of election celebrations across India. Leaders and workers are seen enjoying jhalmuri as a fun way to mark the BJP’s early lead.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday said that the Centre’s development agenda would now benefit West Bengal as well, adding that the state is poised to move forward on a rapid growth trajectory, much like Delhi.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) opener Phil Salt has returned to England for scans on his injured finger, which has kept him out of the team’s last three matches in IPL 2026. In his absence, fellow England player Jacob Bethell has been opening the batting alongside Virat Kohli.
On the ground, the Chief Minister delivered one of the most emphatic individual performances of the election. Contesting from Jalukbari, Sarma secured 1,12,186 votes, defeating his nearest rival from the Congress by a margin exceeding 80,000 votes.
As per the latest trends from the Election Commission of India, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won 59 seats and is leading in 23 others in the 126-member Assam Assembly.
The Congress-led UDF registered a massive victory in the Kerala Assembly elections, winning 102 seats in the 140-member house. The CPM-led LDF, which expected to return to power in the state, won only 35 seats.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and BJP’s state president Ravindra Chavan expressed their happiness over the party’s victory in West Bengal, calling it a victory for BJP workers.
In the aftermath of a sweeping and politically transformative set of Assembly election results announced on Monday, contrasting reactions from the Congress and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) have captured the sharply divergent fortunes of the two camps.
