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Can BJP’s rise breach Bengal electoral wall?

Updated on Apr 29, 2026 01:58 IST

An armoured vehicle and CAPF personnel patrol in the Bhawanipur Assembly constituency on the eve of the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata

Bengal goes to polls for second phase, Mamata vs Suvendu in Bhabanipur

Updated on Apr 29, 2026 24:24 IST

EC asks NIA to ensure bombs not used to disrupt Bengal polls on Wednesday

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has banned all victory processions from political parties during or after the declaration of poll results on May 2.

Published on Apr 28, 2026 14:55 IST

Time to free West Bengal from TMC, says Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath during a road show in the Dum Dum assembly constituency of West Bengal. (ANI PHOTO)

Published on Apr 28, 2026 24:30 IST

BJP, TMC spent ₹31.57 crore in advertisement on Google and Meta for West Bengal polls: Data

BJP, TMC spent <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>31.57 crore in advertisement on Google and Meta for West Bengal polls: Data

Published on Apr 27, 2026 21:56 IST

Jadavpur: Bengal's high-voltage seat where legacy, lawfare, ideologies collide

Chief Minister and TMC chairperson Mamata Banerjee leads a padayatra (rally) from Jadavpur to Gopal Nagar on the last day of campaign ahead of second and final phase of assembly elections, in Kolkata on Monday, April 27, 2026.

Published on Apr 27, 2026 16:58 IST

PM Modi invokes Lord Ram, Maa Kali in WB vote appeal; Shah warns ‘Didi's goons'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives a memento at the public meeting ahead of the second phase of West Bengal Assembly elections at Barrackpore, in North 24 Parganas, on Monday.

Updated on Apr 27, 2026 16:45 IST

NIA to probe recovery of 79 crude bombs in West Bengal ahead of phase-2 polls

A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered. (Representative Photo)

Updated on Apr 27, 2026 11:15 IST

Rising through grassroots, Dipsita Dhar stands tall in West Bengal | 5 facts

Dipsita Dhar is contesting from the North Dum Dum Assembly constituency as a CPI(M) candidate.

Published on Apr 27, 2026 04:48 IST

CPI(M)'s Kalatan Dasgupta to fight first major election in West Bengal | 5 facts

He is currently contesting the Panihati Assembly seat as a CPI(M) candidate, marking one of his first major electoral contests.

Published on Apr 27, 2026 04:42 IST

SFI to mainstream: Minakshi Mukherjee's a new voice of Left in Bengal | 5 facts

CPI-M candidate Minakshi Mukherjee (L), TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee (centre), and BJP's Suvendu Adhikari (R) clashed in a direct electoral contest on April 1 in Nandigram.

Published on Apr 26, 2026 06:42 IST

TMC govt a ‘symbol of terror’, ‘corruption’, ‘mafia rule’: Yogi

UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath during an election rally in West Bengal on Saturday. (Sourced)

Published on Apr 25, 2026 16:15 IST

PM Modi meets Ashok Lahiri after Centre names him NITI Aayog vice-chairman

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met economist Ashok Lahiri, currently a BJP MLA from Bengal’s Balurghat

Published on Apr 25, 2026 14:35 IST

ED raids nine places in Bengal in Public Distribution System 'scam' case

ED's Kolkata zonal office is conducting the searches based on its investigation initiated in this case,

Published on Apr 25, 2026 06:23 IST

In 10 of 152 Bengal Phase 1 seats, an absolute fall in voter turnout from 2024

Voters stand in a queue at a polling station to cast their vote in the West Bengal Assembly elections at Berhampore in Murshidabad on Thursday. (ANI)

Published on Apr 24, 2026 12:37 IST

Record turnouts mark Bengal Phase-1, Tamil Nadu voting

People wait in queues before casting their votes at a polling station in Chennai on Thursday. (PTI)

Published on Apr 24, 2026 12:17 IST

‘Ulta latka kar..’: Amit Shah’s warning to TMC 'goons' ahead of phase 2 voting

Union Home Minister Amit Shah waves as he arrives during a public meeting in Balagarh as part of the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026

Published on Apr 24, 2026 04:58 IST

Arijit Singh refuses to show inked finger after casting vote in WB elections

Singer Arijit Singh and his wife Koel Roy leave after casting their votes at the Jiyaganj Singh Primary School polling station, in Murshidabad on Thursday. (ANI Video Grab)

Published on Apr 24, 2026 03:02 IST

Highest-ever since Independence: Gyanesh Kumar lauds Bengal, Tamil Nadu turnout

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar with Election Commissioners S S Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.

Updated on Apr 23, 2026 17:43 IST

Aunt-nephew duo wants to erase identity of Bengal, says Yogi

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath at an election meeting in Kolkata on Wednesday. (ANI PHOTO )

Published on Apr 23, 2026 02:12 IST

Only 139 of 1.4 million get tribunal clearance for Bengal’s 1st phase voting

Kolkata: People gather to appeal before a tribunal over issues related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, at Alipore

Updated on Apr 23, 2026 02:52 IST

93.3 million to decide fate of 5,501 candidates in Bengal, Tamil Nadu polls

The Election Commission has deployed around 2,400 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) for the West Bengal polls, officials said.

Published on Apr 23, 2026 24:45 IST

Stage set for first phase of Bengal contest, voting on 234 seats in Tamil Nadu

In Tamil Nadu, 14,59,039 first-time voters have been listed for this year's state polls.

Updated on Apr 22, 2026 23:47 IST

Both ‘Love Jihad’, 'Land Jihad' will end after May 4: Shah in Bengal's Saptagram

Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses the public meeting in support of the BJP candidate Saurav Sikar from the Dum Dum Uttar Assembly constituency, in Kolkata on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)

Updated on Apr 22, 2026 15:53 IST

Started with Congress, joined BJP, expelled from TMC: Top facts on Humayun Kabir

Humayun Kabir was suspended by the TMC late last year, following which he founded his own party.

Updated on Apr 22, 2026 14:08 IST

5 facts on Leander Paes, tennis legend who moved to BJP ahead of Bengal polls

Kolkata: Former tennis player Leander Paes greets during a press conference, at BJP office in Kolkata, West Bengal, Saturday, April 4, 2026.

Updated on May 1, 2026 09:39 IST

In Bengal tea garden workers’ demands, a Raghav Chadha mention

West Bengal election 2026: Some tea garden workers say they want a leader like Raghav Chadha.

Updated on Apr 22, 2026 13:24 IST

Will ‘Lakshmir Bhandar’, ‘maach-maangsho ban’ claims help TMC? A ground report

(L) An artist gives final touches to an earthen piggy bank with text that reads, "Lakshmir Bhandar". (R) A woman prepares fish for lunch at the pond in front of her house in Kumrokhali, West Bengal.

Published on Apr 22, 2026 11:57 IST

EC seizures in Tamil Nadu, Bengal cross ₹1,000 crores ahead of polls

This statement from the polling body comes a day ahead of the assembly elections in both West Bengal and Tamil Nadu

Updated on Apr 22, 2026 12:04 IST

WB polls: 'Red alert' constituencies see 17% rise, 23% candidates have cases

According to the report, the BJP has the most candidates - 208 (71 per cent) out of 293 candidates analysed - who have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.

Published on Apr 22, 2026 11:11 IST

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