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  Assembly Election Opinion Poll: TMC ahead of BJP in Bengal, close fight in TN, Kerala, says Matrize

  India | April 06, 2026 23:42 IST

  Assembly Election Opinion Poll: Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry are scheduled this month, with most states voting in a single phase and West Bengal in two phases.

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  Malda incident example of 'maha jungle raj': PM Modi goes all gun blazing against TMC in Cooch Behar

  West Bengal | April 05, 2026 23:32 IST

  West 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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  West Bengal Elections 2026: BJP releases fifth list; 292 candidates declared till now | Check here

  West Bengal | April 04, 2026 23:54 IST

  West 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 | April 04, 2026 23:55 IST

  The 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 | April 03, 2026 11:38 IST

  AIMIM 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 | April 02, 2026 19:15 IST

  West 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 | April 03, 2026 11:39 IST

  The 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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  Bengal polls: Congress names 10 more candidates; Subhankar Sarkar to contest from Sreerampur

  West Bengal | April 01, 2026 23:28 IST

  Voting 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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  'BJP is a barbaric party': Mamata Banerjee alleges torture of Bengali-speaking migrants

  Kolkata | March 31, 2026 15:41 IST

  Mamata 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 | April 03, 2026 11:41 IST

  The 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 | April 03, 2026 11:41 IST

  West 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 | March 29, 2026 23:51 IST

  The 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 | April 03, 2026 11:43 IST

  West 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 | March 28, 2026 15:38 IST

  West 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 | March 27, 2026 23:57 IST

  The 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.

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  'Battle between Pandavas, Kauravas': Mamata likens TMC-BJP contest in Bengal polls to Mahabharat

  West Bengal | March 26, 2026 23:58 IST

  West Bengal assembly elections 2026: Speaking at poll rally in Pandabeswar in Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asserted that the TMC will retain power in the state. She sarcastically even said the BJP has nothing left to, but just to "sit and pick lice".

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  Dilip Ghosh vows UP-style encounters after BJP forms government in Bengal: 'Everything will change'

  West Bengal | March 26, 2026 20:26 IST

  Addressing a public meeting in Kharagpur, Ghosh accused the West Bengal police of protecting criminals and ‘mafias’ at the behest of ruling Trinamool Congress.

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  Bengal Elections: Humayun Kabir calls Owaisi 'elder brother', says 'This alliance will never break'

  West Bengal | March 25, 2026 12:25 IST

  Humayun Kabir has announced that his Aam Janata Unnayan Party will contest the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections in alliance with AIMIM. Calling Asaduddin Owaisi his "bada bhai", Kabir confirmed that both parties will soon release a joint list of candidates on Wednesday.

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  Is Leander Paes joining BJP ahead of Bengal elections? Meeting with Nitin Nabin sparks buzz

  West Bengal | March 25, 2026 7:02 IST

  Political speculation surged after tennis star Leander Paes met BJP national president Nitin Nabin in Kolkata ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections. His sudden engagement with senior BJP leaders has triggered talk of a possible political shift as the party sharpens its election strategy.

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  EC issues first supplementary voters' list after SIR adjudications in poll-bound West Bengal

  West Bengal | April 03, 2026 11:44 IST

  West Bengal Assembly 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.