West Bengal Assembly Election 2026
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Bengal Assembly polls: BJP names Rakesh Singh for Kolkata Port seat, finalises candidates list
West Bengal | Apr 08, 2026, 12:04 PM ISTNotably, the saffron party has decided to support Independent candidate Biswajit Mahato in the Joypur Assembly constituency instead of fielding its own nominee.
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Around 90 lakh names removed from Bengal voter list ahead of Assembly elections 2026
West Bengal | Apr 06, 2026, 09:14 PM ISTWest Bengal voter list: Cases currently pending before the Appellate Tribunal will not be included in the voter list for this election; these may be approved for inclusion in the next election.
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West Bengal Elections Opinion Poll: BJP likely to surprise Mamata Banerjee, predicts Matrize
West Bengal | Apr 06, 2026, 11:52 PM ISTWest Bengal Elections Opinion Poll: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is aiming to end the Trinamool Congress (TMC) rule in West Bengal, which has been in power since 2011.
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Malda incident example of 'maha jungle raj': PM Modi goes all gun blazing against TMC in Cooch Behar
West Bengal | Apr 05, 2026, 11:32 PM ISTWest Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: In an election rally in West Bengal's Cooch Behar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi predicting a victory for the BJP in the assembly polls, while also accusing the TMC of looting people and supporting the infiltrators in the state.
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Gadkari confident of BJP's victory in Assam and Bengal; clarifies party's stand on minorities, SIR
India | Apr 05, 2026, 12:10 PM ISTPolling in Assam is scheduled for April 9, while West Bengal will go to the polls in two phases on April 23 and 29. The counting of votes will take place on May 4.
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West Bengal Elections 2026: BJP releases fifth list; 292 candidates declared till now | Check here
West Bengal | Apr 04, 2026, 11:54 PM ISTWest Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: The BJP has released its fifth list of five candidates. With this, the saffron party has announced 292 of candidates.
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Drone spotted near Mamata Banerjee's helicopter in Malda, three arrested | VIDEO
West Bengal | Apr 04, 2026, 11:55 PM ISTThe drone was spotted near West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's helicopter in Malda, while she was trying to board it. The TMC supremo was in Malda to attend an election event.
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AIMIM releases first list of 12 candidates for West Bengal Assembly elections
West Bengal | Apr 03, 2026, 11:38 AM ISTAIMIM is contesting the upcoming Assembly election in West Bengal in alliance with former Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kabir's newly formed Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP).
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From ilish bhapa to muri ghonto: TMC's food picks for Amit Shah for 15-day West Bengal visit
West Bengal | Apr 02, 2026, 07:15 PM ISTWest Bengal assembly elections 2026: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that he will stay in the state for 15 days in view of the upcoming polls. In response, the TMC has provided a list of delicacies that he must try out.
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'BJP's game plan': Mamata after SC raps over Malda incident, says law and order not in her control
West Bengal | Apr 03, 2026, 11:39 AM ISTThe Supreme Court took a serious view of the violence and intimidation faced by seven judicial officers, including three women officers who are deployed to adjudicate claims in the Election Commission’s SIR process in West Bengal’s Malda district.
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Everyone must vote without fear to uproot and throw TMC into Bay of Bengal: Amit Shah in Kolkata
Kolkata | Apr 02, 2026, 12:41 PM ISTSaying that bomb attacks, firing reported almost every day in Bengal, Amit Shah said there will be change not only in Bengal but also in Mamata Banerjee's constituency Bhabanipur.
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Bengal polls: Congress names 10 more candidates; Subhankar Sarkar to contest from Sreerampur
West Bengal | Apr 01, 2026, 11:28 PM ISTVoting for the West Bengal Assembly elections will take place in two phases, on April 23 and April 29, covering all 294 seats. The election results are scheduled to be announced on May 4.
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Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, March 31, 2026
India | Mar 31, 2026, 08:25 PM ISTIn a post on Truth Social, Trump suggested affected nations, including the United Kingdom, should either purchase fuel from the United States or take independent action to secure access to the Strait of Hormuz.
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'BJP is a barbaric party': Mamata Banerjee alleges torture of Bengali-speaking migrants
Kolkata | Mar 31, 2026, 03:41 PM ISTMamata Banerjee accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of being “barbaric,” alleging it targets Bengali-speaking migrants and manipulates voter rolls ahead of the West Bengal elections.
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Leander Paes, tennis legend, joins BJP; likely to contest West Bengal polls
West Bengal | Apr 03, 2026, 11:41 AM ISTThe BJP is making vigorous efforts to capture power in West Bengal, positioning itself as the primary rival to Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the upcoming 2026 Assembly elections.
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West Bengal Elections 2026: BJP releases fourth list of 13 candidates, replaces Maynaguri nominee
West Bengal | Apr 03, 2026, 11:41 AM ISTWest Bengal Elections 2026: Polling for the 294-member assembly in West Bengal will be held in two phases--- on April 23 and 29-- - and the counting is scheduled for May 4.
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West Bengal polls: Congress declares candidates on 284 seats; Adhir Ranjan to contest from Baharmpur
West Bengal | Mar 29, 2026, 11:51 PM ISTThe final list of candidates was approved after a meeting of the party’s Central Election Committee (CEC) held in Delhi on Saturday.
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Bengal SIR: Former MP Tarun Mondal's name deleted from voter list after review process
West Bengal | Apr 03, 2026, 11:43 AM ISTWest Bengal SIR: A total of 58 lakh names were deleted following the enumeration phase of the SIR exercise, slashing the state's eligible electors from the initial 7.66 crore to 7.08 crore on grounds of death, migration, duplication and untraceability.
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Siliguri corridor's security threatened due to TMC's vote bank politics: Amit Shah
West Bengal | Mar 28, 2026, 03:38 PM ISTWest Bengal assembly elections 2026: Speaking at a press conference while publishing a 'charge sheet' against TMC government in Kolkata, Union Home Minister Amit Shah alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has looted the people of West Bengal.
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Violence erupts in Bengal's Murshidabad during Ram Navami procession; several shops torched | VIDEO
West Bengal | Mar 27, 2026, 11:57 PM ISTThe police had to resort to lathi charge to bring the situation under control after tensions erupted in Raghunathganj in Murshidabad district of West Bengal during a Ram Navami procession.