Grand Repudiator bites the dust
Among all the Assembly elections held in 2026, it was the results from Bengal that generated the greatest national curiosity.
Among all the Assembly elections held in 2026, it was the results from Bengal that generated the greatest national curiosity.
As per the 1 pm polling data, West Medinipur recorded the highest voter turnout at 65.77 per cent, followed by Jhargram at 65.31 per cent, Bankura at 64.85 per cent and Birbhum at 63.93 per cent.
As Bengal votes in Phase 1, Dilip Ghosh projects a strong BJP showing, questions TMC’s candidate choices and flags concerns over election conditions across key constituencies.
Polling begins across Tamil Nadu and West Bengal with multi-phase voting schedule, over 1,400 candidates in fray, and counting set for May 4 amid tight security arrangements.
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.
In a major setback to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in the national capital, senior party leader and minister Kailash Gahlot resigned from the cabinet as well as the party on Sunday.
They said that the works which were stalled by the BJP when Kejriwal went to jail will be completed before the assembly elections.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has appointed former Punjab chief minister Channi and Mukesh Agnihotri the senior observers with immediate effect, a day before the first phase of the Assembly polls in the Union Territory.
Ahead of the Assembly elections in Maharashtra scheduled later this year, a delegation of state ministers will soon meet Union Ministers to address a slew of farmers’ issues.
The Congress on Wednesday released a fresh list of 40 candidates for the October 5 Haryana Assembly elections.