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.
Out of a total of 17 mayoral candidates fielded by the BJP, 14 were new faces while the party had placed bets on the outgoing mayors in Kanpur, Bareilly and Moradabad. The party won all the 17 seats.
He further said that the politics and development of the Congress party are only "on paper", and they can "never develop" the state of Karnataka.
PM said that unlike Congress which had left Karnataka "at the mercy of terrorists" the BJP has "broken the back" of terror and appeasement.
The BJP released its 16-point election manifesto today in Bengaluru in which the party promised a host of assurances with key provision enlisted in it of providing three free cooking gas cylinders to all BPL (Below Poverty Level) families annually.
The manifesto or the vision document was released by the BJP's national president JP Nadda in the presence of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and his predecessor and Lingayat stalwart BS Yediyurappa.
