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Local pitch, softer tone, welfare focus: How BJP breached the Bengal fortress

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters celebrate the majority in the West Bengal assembly elections, in Kolkata on Monday.

Updated on May 5, 2026, 9:18 AM IST

What May 4 verdict means for key leaders — Modi, Shah, Mamata, Rahul, Stalin

The results for assembly polls in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry were declared on May 4.

Updated on May 5, 2026, 7:50 AM IST

People rejected TMC’s corruption in West Bengal, says Samajwadi Party national vice-president

Samajwadi Party national vice-president Kiranmoy Nanda. (FILE PHOTO)

Published on May 5, 2026, 6:24 AM IST

Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala: Sunset for Satraps

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Nitin Nabin arrive to celebrate the victory in the asembly elections at the BJP HQ o in New Delhi, (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)

Updated on May 5, 2026, 8:14 AM IST

BJP’s ground game in West Bengal covered booths, bastis and high-rises

BJP workers and supporters in Kolkata celebrate the party’s success in the Bengal assembly elections on Monday. (AFP)

Updated on May 5, 2026, 7:21 AM IST

Local pitch, softer tone, welfare focus helped BJP sweep Bengal

BJP workers in Kolkata celebrate the party’s success in the Bengal assembly elections on Monday. (AFP)

Updated on May 5, 2026, 5:35 AM IST

Raghav Chadha congratulates BJP on 'historic' West Bengal sweep

Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha congratulated BJP.

Published on May 4, 2026, 8:35 PM IST

'Looted over 100 seats’: Mamata refuses to back down as BJP wins big in Bengal

TMC candidate from Bhabanipur and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, shows the victory sign as she arrives at the polling station to cast her vote, in Kolkata.

Published on May 4, 2026, 8:25 PM IST

Will things change for TMC after ‘sunset’? Mamata stares at crushing loss in WB

TMC candidate from Bhabanipur and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee addresses the people through a video message, in Kolkata on Monday

Updated on May 4, 2026, 4:18 PM IST

BJP eyes historic win in Mamata turf: Full list of winners in Bengal elections

BJP supporters celebrate the party's majority in West Bengal, Assam, and Puducherry on the counting day of the Assembly Elections 2026, in New Delhi.

Updated on May 4, 2026, 5:00 PM IST

Mamata election result 2026: Surges ahead after see-saw battle; Suvendu looms

Mamata Banerjee is contesting from Bhabanipur

Updated on May 4, 2026, 6:20 PM IST

BJP outperformed most exit polls in Bengal. But one pollster got figures right

File photo of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee.

Updated on May 4, 2026, 3:29 PM IST

West Bengal results: Clash at Barrackpore, forces resort to lathi-charge

Security personnel resort to a lathi charge as a scuffle turns into a clash near a counting centre.

Updated on May 4, 2026, 3:02 PM IST

BJP's Agnimitra Paul retains Asansol Dakshin in Bengal with a 40,000+ margin

BJP candidate Agnimitra Paul shows her ink-marked finger after casting her vote during the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026

Updated on May 4, 2026, 4:23 PM IST

Sabina Yasmin’s wins from Bengal's Sujapur constituency

Nadia: CPI (M) candidate for the Kaliganj constituency, Sabina Yasmin, interacts with people during an election campaign ahead of the West Bengal Assembly Election, in Nadia district, Sunday, April 5, 2026.

Updated on May 4, 2026, 5:28 PM IST

Padma Bhushan awarde Swapan Dasgupta Banks on Urban vote in high-stakes contest

Rashbehari Assembly Constituency BJP Candidate Swapan Dasgupta during a door to door campaign at Lake Road area, in Kolkata on Thursday.

Published on May 4, 2026, 12:10 PM IST

Padma Bhushan awardee Swapan Dasgupta leads from Bengal's Rashbehari

Swapan Dasgupta during a political campaign at Bolpur ( West Bengal)

Updated on May 4, 2026, 2:59 PM IST

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury trails from Bengal's Berhampore constituency

Murshidabad: Congress candidate Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury shows his ink-marked finger after casting vote during the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Murshidabad district, Thursday, April 23, 2026.

Updated on May 4, 2026, 3:15 PM IST

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury: A stalwart of congress politics in Bengal

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is contesting from Baharampur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal.

Published on May 4, 2026, 11:53 AM IST

West Bengal Polls: RG Kar victim’s mother, BJP candidate leads from Panihati

People hold mobile torches to mark their protest during a rally demanding justice for the female doctor victim of RG Kar Medical College & Hospital at Shyambazar in Kolkata on September 8, 2024.

Updated on May 4, 2026, 2:04 PM IST

Anit Thapa’s 2026 campaign is a referendum on Gorkhaland’s new path

Anit Thapa

Published on May 4, 2026, 11:39 AM IST

Chandrima Bhattacharya trailing against BJP's Sourav Sikdar in Dum Dum Uttar

Chandrima Bhattacharya

Updated on May 4, 2026, 7:24 PM IST

TMC's Firhad Hakim nears win in Kolkata Port; BJP’s Rakesh Singh trails

TMC party candidate Firhad Hakim for Kabitirtha Assembly constituency during an election campaign.

Updated on May 4, 2026, 7:18 PM IST

Dipsita Dhar trails in Bengal's Dum Dum Uttar constituency, Sourav Sikdar leads

Dipsita Dhar's affidavit for the 2026 polls mentions a single pending FIR from 2024, which is related to a protest in Kolkata, involving charges of "unlawful assembly."

Updated on May 4, 2026, 2:31 PM IST

2026 West Bengal Assembly Elections: Kalatan Dasgupta fails to win Panihati seat

Kalatan Dasgupta gained national recognition during the 2024 RG Kar Medical College protests, where he became a visible voice for institutional accountability and public safety.

Updated on May 4, 2026, 10:43 PM IST

Minakshi Mukherjee finishes third in Uttarpara, BJP’s Dipanjan Chakraborty wins

Minakshi Mukherjee's campaign was defined by “door-to-door” outreach, with focuses on the lack of new employment in the region and the state of public healthcare.

Updated on May 4, 2026, 10:48 PM IST

No victory rallies after results in Bengal: EC official as counting underway

Security personnel outside a vote counting centre during the West Bengal Assembly election results day, in Kolkata, Monday, May 4

Updated on May 4, 2026, 10:34 AM IST

Suvendu Adhikari takes early lead against Mamata Banerjee in Bhabanipur

Suvendu Adhikari, the BJP candidate from Bhabanipur constituency in West Bengal Assembly elections 2026.

Updated on May 4, 2026, 9:19 AM IST

'Load-shedding, CCTV shut off': Mamata's claim hours before vote-counting

Mamata Banerjee said she is calling upon her party workers to stay awake all night like her and keep an eye on everything, and guard the strong rooms, where people's votes are stored.

Updated on May 4, 2026, 6:56 AM IST

Party has left the building: The rise of parallel politics in Bengal

Parties have not disappeared but have been functionally repurposed, with a parallel informational and mobilisational infrastructure built alongside them

Updated on May 4, 2026, 6:20 AM IST

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