Who will lead BJP’s first government in West Bengal?
The BJP Legislative Party meeting will be held on Friday evening where the party will elect its leader who will be the Chief Minister of the state.
The BJP Legislative Party meeting will be held on Friday evening where the party will elect its leader who will be the Chief Minister of the state.
In his communication, Bista said he had received multiple warning that caretakers appointed during the tenure of the Trinamool Congress government may attempt to remove or destroy crucial files.
Senior IAS officer Soumitra Mohan, a 2002-batch officer who had been serving as the state’s Transport Secretary for over three years, has now been appointed as Secretary to the Governor, officials confirmed on Tuesday.
The incident reportedly relates to booth number 29 of the Noapara Assembly segment, where the slips were found in Subhas Nagar under the Ichapur Nilganj Panchayat area.
Authorities are on guard against any law-and-order issues, with the CEO indicating that restrictions around counting centres could be tightened further if needed. Meetings with Observers, District Election Officers and Returning Officers are being held to coordinate the final phase of preparations.
Washim Khan, Deputy Commissioner (North) of Barrackpore Police Commissionerate, has confirmed that two individuals have been arrested in connection with the incident.
The Election Commission of India has intensified its crackdown in West Bengal as part of its drive to ensure free and fair elections, suspending five police officers in the Diamond Harbour district and ordering disciplinary proceedings over "serious misconduct and failure to maintain neutrality" during the ongoing 2026 Assembly elections.
The ECI’s April 20 notification barred motorcycle use between 6 pm and 6 am two days before polling, with limited exemptions. With regard to the polling day, the notification said, "Family pillion riding on motorcycles shall be allowed from 06:00 AM to 6:00 PM for voting purpose and for other essential requirements..
In a sharp attack, the BJP leader said, “Come 5th May, you will find yourself out of a job,” and predicted that the April 29 phase would bring a “saffron tsunami.”
Addressing a rally in Kolkata, PM Modi called the ongoing elections as a turning point, saying a “new revolution” in Bengal would be driven by the power of each vote. He claimed that years of bloodshed and instability under the TMC government were nearing an end, urging voters to bring in change through the ballot.
