2026 Assembly elections: Decoding BJP’s victory across SC-ST reserved seats in Assam, Bengal
The 2026 Assembly elections were held in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala.
The 2026 Assembly elections were held in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala.
Beldanga in Murshidabad is heading into the 2026 Assembly elections amid a sharply altered political and social landscape, where development narratives are increasingly being overshadowed by religious polarisation.
Kerala is witnessing a significant voter turnout in the 2026 Assembly elections, with polling percentages across the state showing strong civic engagement.
West Bengal recorded the highest seizures worth Rs. 319 crores, followed by Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry.
The Election Commission of India on Friday directed that all eligible voters be granted a paid holiday on polling days during the upcoming 2026 Assembly elections and by-elections, in a bid to enhance voter turnout and make participation more accessible.
More than 2.3 lakh elderly and disabled voters across three poll-bound regions are set to benefit from the home voting facility introduced by the Election Commission of India for the 2026 Assembly elections.
Escalating the political battle ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Friday launched a blistering attack on the BJP from a packed rally in Binpur, daring the saffron party to replicate West Bengal’s welfare schemes in any BJP-ruled state while asserting that the ruling party’s return to power was “inevitable.”
The Commission reviewed overall preparedness, law and order, and measures to curb electoral malpractices, while directing all stakeholders to ensure violence-free, intimidation-free and inducement-free polls.
A key component of the expenditure is the remuneration of polling staff, particularly Booth Level Officers (BLOs), who form the backbone of grassroots election management.
Ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, Rinku Majumdar, wife of former Kharagpur MLA and senior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh, has formally applied to the party leadership seeking nomination as a candidate.
