West Bengal polls

How BJP put its house in order in run-up to big Bengal battle

May 05, 2026 12:23 am

The BJP won 77 seats in the 2021 Assembly polls. But in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, its score dropped to 12 from 18 in the 2019 general election. This time, however, it appears set to make a massive comeback.

West Bengal Assembly polls: Calcutta High Court rejects TMC's challenge to ECI order on deploying central staff in vote counting

May 01, 2026 10:41 am

The TMC’s counsel argued before the Calcutta High Court that in other places where Assembly election results were being scheduled, the ECI did not appoint any central government employee as counting supervisor.

'Didi troubled by chants of Ram, but holds iftar on roads': Yogi jibe at Mamata at Bengal rally

April 21, 2026 12:58 pm

Activities like cow slaughter, love and land jihad not tolerated in UP anymore, says the CM

‘Bengal govt should be ashamed’: Fadnavis targets Mamata over infiltration

April 18, 2026 9:13 am

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis further alleged that about 6,000 industries and over 100 listed companies have exited Bengal under the TMC government.

EC sends 15 IPS officers from Bengal for election observer duty in TN, Kerala, then pauses order for 5

March 19, 2026 5:57 pm

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lashed out at the EC’s ‘proactiveness’, alleging that the transfers were executed without state consultation.

Publish supplementary rolls with status of ‘adjudication’ cases: Abhishek Banerjee writes to CEC, CEO

March 07, 2026 10:05 am

It should be mentioned in the notification that all these electors being included through daily supplementary rolls should be considered as the part of final electoral roll, he wrote

Bengal 2026 poll preparations: MHA to deploy 480 CAPF companies by March 10

February 21, 2026 5:08 pm

The MHA wrote a letter to the Bengal Chief Secretary, Home Secretary, and the Director General of Police informing its decision.

Poll Watch | Talks to form a minority-led front gather pace in Bengal. Should TMC be worried?

January 27, 2026 10:39 am

For many Muslims, Mamata Banerjee remains the best bet to keep the BJP out. But if an alternative coalition takes shape, it could pose a challenge in select pockets.

‘Grave attack on roots of democracy’: SC cancels bail to 4 men in 2021 Bengal poll violence case

May 31, 2025 4:08 am

The four men have been accused of assaulting a BJP worker, vandalising his house, and forcibly undressing and molesting his wife on May 2, 2021, when the West Bengal Assembly election results were declared.

Ahead of 2026 West Bengal polls, a poster war between TMC and BJP

March 19, 2025 2:47 pm

A banner that went up in some parts of south Bengal read: ‘Hindu Hindu bhai bhai, 2026 e BJP ke chai'. It prompted the TMC to counter with its own posters.

Owaisi debuts bengal campaign with AJUP, signals long-term alliance till 2029 polls

April 01, 2026 6:59 pm

MP Asaduddin Owaisi targeted CM Mamata Banerjee and PM Narendra Modi, alleging that both of them did not want independent Muslim leaders to rise in West Bengal

TMC lists 10 ‘pratigyas’ in 2026 manifesto, focus on women-centric schemes

March 20, 2026 7:07 pm

These 10 pledges include a ₹500 hike in the Lakshmir Bhandar scheme for women and the launch of healthcare camps in every block of the state

West Bengal Elections

May 18, 2016 7:14 pm