Storm Modi sweeps Bengal
According to data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the BJP had won 176 seats and was leading in nearly 32 constituencies as counting progressed across 293 Assembly segments till 9.30 p.m.
According to data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the BJP had won 176 seats and was leading in nearly 32 constituencies as counting progressed across 293 Assembly segments till 9.30 p.m.
Early trends from multiple districts show BJP leading across key constituencies, as Suvendu Adhikari projects a decisive shift in Bengal’s political landscape during counting day.
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A 93.19% voter turnout was registered during the first phase of voting in 2026 Assembly elections in West Bengal on April 23.
AAP’s Punjab in-charge Manish Sisodia has summoned all MLAs of the party, along with block observers and heads of frontal organisations, for a meeting scheduled on April 29.
TMC clarified that MLA Humayun Kabir was suspended for anti-party activities, not for proposing a Babri Masjid-style foundation event, even as BJP accuses Mamata Banerjee of polarisation.
Former Union minister and Arrah MP RK Singh has been suspended by the BJP for “anti-party” behaviour. The disciplinary move comes a day after the NDA’s Bihar win. Singh, who has criticised several party leaders in recent months, has been given seven days to respond to the show-cause notice.
Remarks blaming Australian women cricketers for the Indore molestation incident have drawn widespread social media backlash. Many users criticized them as insensitive and regressive.
The Samajwadi Party (SP) has introduced its political slogan, “Strong Engine Government,” to counter the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) slogan of a “Double Engine Government,” which the saffron party has been using to boost its election campaigns and has helped it win elections in several states.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said at the CWC meeting that the country was dealing with many issues like unemployment, social polarisation and weakening of constitutional institutions.
