‘Hat-trick in Assam, gains beyond’: Shehzad Poonawalla predicts big BJP wins across states
Votes across five states will be counted today amid high security. Parties have made competing claims, with Bengal emerging as the key battleground.
Votes across five states will be counted today amid high security. Parties have made competing claims, with Bengal emerging as the key battleground.
Record turnout, strong women participation and extended voting hours defined Bengal’s first phase, even as political reactions sharpen focus on what the numbers could signal for the election ahead.
April 9 to decide the fate of 1,955 candidates in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry and by-poll seats.
As election preparations pick up, the EC has completed a key step in assigning voting machines - a process designed to keep polling fair and free from manipulation.
According to the schedule announced by the ECI, Kerala or Keralam, a Left-ruled South Indian state, will go to the polls on April 9 along with Puducherry and Assam.
Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026 Schedule: The South Indian state will vote in a single phase on April 23, with counting of votes scheduled for May 4. The results are also likely to be announced on the same day.
Assam Assembly Elections 2026 Full Schedule: The 126 Assembly constituencies of Assam will go to poll on April 9, and the counting of votes will take place on May 4.
West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 Complete Schedule: While elections in three states – Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu – and the Union Territory of Puducherry will be held in a single phase, the Election Commission has announced a two-phase polling schedule for the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026.
Voting in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry will be held on April 9 in a single phase, with counting of votes taking place on 4 May. In Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, polling will take place on April 23, and the votes will be counted on May 4.
According to a police order issued late Friday night, the battalion headquarters has been advised to ensure maximum mobilisation of the forces personnel at the battalion headquarters.
