West Bengal Elections

Votes are being counted in four Indian states — West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam — and the federal territory of Puducherry. Here is what the early trends show.

Police resort to lathi charge at Jai Hind Bhavan polling booth in Bhabanipur after BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari alleges attack by TMC workers.

West Bengal recorded a turnout of 18.76 per cent in the first two hours of voting in the first phase of the assembly polls on Thursday, according to the Election Commission.

West Bengal’s politics has evolved with every election — from industrialisation and land protests to governance, welfare, and identity. In 2026, all these layers come together, with both TMC and BJP

Campaigning for the West Bengal Assembly elections has intensified with the poll date inching closer. Voting is slated to be held from March 27 to April 29 in 8 phases. The counting will take place on May 2nd. Business Standard's Sukanya Roy went around the streets of Kolkata to find out what people think about the upcoming State election. Watch the video to know more

The ECI has written a letter to the State Election Commissioners of states like Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat asking the condition of the states

Chatterjee, whose new appointment is being seen as a promotion of sorts, is seen as one of the leaders in Bengal who has been seen taking on the TMC-ruled Bengal government fiercely

Her comments came a day after Shah, addressing a virtual rally for West Bengal, accused Banerjee of "insulting" migrant workers returning to the state on Shramik Special trains

The Trinamool Congress responded almost instantly with party leader and Banerjee's nephew Abhishek asking Shah on Twitter on the subject of exits

Banglar Gorbo Mamata campaign is aimed at creating a personality cult ahead of the West Bengal election

With two years to go before West Bengal elects its next government, the internal objective is to scale down the TMC tally from 211 to 45 seats

'I am a loyal soldier of Mamata Banerjee', said former TMC legislator, after she turned down BJP's offer

Top officials of the Election Commission in Delhi will hold a review meeting tomorrow

Two phases of the Assembly election in West Bengal will be held this week, on Monday and Saturday

Long queues of voters were seen outside most polling booths despite the sweltering heat and humidity at most of the 56 constituencies

He will lead a road show from Dhakuria to Garia

The six-phase election will begin in West Bengal tomorrow

Polling to 294 assembly seats will be held in six phases beginning April 4

17 candidates have serious criminal cases