Elections

West Bengal Elections 2026: BJP Leads In 24 Seats, TMC Ahead In Five

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: PTI : Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly and UDF candidate from Paravur constituency VD Satheesan

Kerala Assembly polls: Cong-led UDF takes massive lead in first two hours of counting

BY PTI

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Trails In Dharmadom As Early Trends Favour UDF

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: PTI/R Senthilkumar : Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy leaves on a motorcycle after casting vote during the Puducherry Assembly elections, at a polling station in Puducherry.

Puducherry: Early Trends Show AINRC-Led NDA Ahead in Close Contest

BY PTI

|Representative Image : Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President Vijay waves as he arrives for the public meeting in the Salem district, Tamil Nadu

AIADMK Faces Setback As Vijay’s TVK Rises In Early Leads

BY PTI

| Photo: Sandipan chatterjee/Outlook | Representative Image : In the Jhargram constituency, Election Commission figures show BJP candidate Lakshmi Kanta Sau leading by 976 votes. Sau has secured 5,156 votes compared to the 4,180 votes polled by his nearest rival, Mongal Saren of the TMC.

BJP Takes Early Lead Over TMC in West Bengal Election Results Trends

BY Outlook News Desk

Photo: PTI | Representative Image : Assam Vote Count Begins

Assam Vote Count Begins Across 126 Seats; NDA Eyes Third Term Amid Tight Contest

BY PTI

- pti : Security personnel patrol on the eve of counting and results of the West Bengal Assembly polls

Of Perception and Exit Polls in Bengal

Representative Image : Counting underway

Vote Counting Underway for Assembly Bypolls Across Five States

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee : Mamata Banerjee’s campaign in south Kolkata

Make Bengal Great Again: Murshidabad's Fall, Firefly Despair, And The Battle For 27 Lakh Votes

BY Satish Padmanabhan

Supriya Sule MP, Baramati, Maharashtra, Nationalist Congress Party

Supriya Sule: Baramati’s Political Face

BY Ashlin Mathew

Sandipan Chatterjee : What lies ahead for Bengal? A landslide for either of the two main challengers, or a close contest resulting in a hung Assembly? Will this mark a watershed moment with a BJP victory in the birthplace of their Hindutva ideology, or will it prove to be its Waterloo?

Battle For Bengal: Watershed Or Waterloo?

BY Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

PTI/ S.Gopakumar : Kerala Parties Gear Up For Poll Result Celebrations With Biryani, Laddoos

Kerala Parties Gear Up For Poll Result Celebrations With Biryani, Laddoos

BY Outlook News Desk

LDF Set to Make History with Third Term in Kerala, Says Govindan

BY Outlook News Desk

Sandipan Chatterjee/Outlook : Villages of Lalgarh, Binpur constituency of Jhargram district, once epicentre of the Maoist rebellions in Bengal, came together to cast their votes in the first phase of elections, beating heat alerts and a lingering aftertaste of violence.

Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: How Election Commission Achieved Death-Free Polls In West Bengal

BY Agnideb Bandyopadhyay

| Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav : Representative image

EC Orders Re-poll In 285 Stations In WB’s Falta After EVM Tampering Allegations

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: AP/ R S Iyer : People queue up to vote outside a polling booth during the Kerala state election in Kochi.

Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Officials Deny Any Violation Of Rules At Strong Room Premises

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee/Outlook : Nearly 37% Turnout Till 11 AM In Bengal Repoll Across 15 Booths

Nearly 37% Turnout Till 11 AM In Bengal Repoll Across 15 Booths

BY PTI

PTI : Repolling Underway In Bengal’s South 24 Parganas After Malpractice Complaints

Repolling Underway In Bengal’s South 24 Parganas After Malpractice Complaints

BY Outlook News Desk

IMAGO / Pacific Press Agency
: Assembly Elections 2026: How BJP Tried To Appropriate Bengali Icons

Assembly Elections 2026: How BJP Tried To Appropriate Bengali Icons

BY Angshuman Kar

PTI : Dharmendra Pradhan |

BJP To Retain Assam, West Bengal Set For Change: Dharmendra Pradhan

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee : Spreading its Footprints: A glimpse of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow in central Kolkata

The State Of The Provinces: Delhi's Eternal Tango With Turf, Pride, And Uneasy Coexistence

BY Harish Khare

File photo : Exit polls in West Bengal have a notable track record of missing the mark, often underestimating the TMC's actual performance by significant margins.

West Bengal Exit Polls: BJP Leads In 3 Surveys, TMC In 1 But History Shows Exit Polls Have Failed Before

BY Outlook News Desk

Sandipan Chatterjee : People wait in a queue to cast their votes during the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata, Wednesday, April 29, 2026.

West Bengal Election 2026 Phase 2 Voting: Over 91% Polling Recorded Until 7 p.m

BY Outlook News Desk

PTI : Repolling In West Bengal Booths Due To EVM Tampering

Repolling In West Bengal Booths Due To EVM Tampering

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: Sandipan chatterjee/Outlook | Representative Image : As voters turn out in steady numbers in Kolkata and its suburbs across communities in the second phase of polling, the city remains under the strict watch of central forces. People vote in the hope of solutions to long-standing civic issues, social gaps and unaddressed problems.

'Singham' Officer Keeps Vigil As Polling Underway In Bengal's South 24 Parganas

BY Outlook News Desk

Photo by Sandipan Chatterjee : All India Trinamool Congress (Trinamool) claims The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is “not Bengali”. Breaking this perception, BJP candidate Rakesh Singh, Kolkata Port Assembly constituency in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections held a morning procession following traditional Bengali customs, women wore sarees, carrying fish in their hands, while campaigning door to door on the day of Bengali New Year.

Maa, Maati, Maachh: How Fish Became A Political Hook In Bengal Elections

BY Agnideb Bandyopadhyay

PTI : Kolkata: A polling official marks a voter's finger with indelible ink during the second and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, at a polling station in Kolkata

PM Modi calls Bengal Voters "fearless" after six or seven decades

BY Outlook News Desk

Vikas Thakur : Outlook Cover Story: Will Mamata Thwart BJP's Goal In Bengal?

Outlook Cover Story: Will Mamata Thwart BJP's Goal In Bengal?

BY Outlook Editorial

| Photo: PTI : Tension In Bhabanipur As Adhikari Faces Protests During Poll Visit

Tension In Bhabanipur As Adhikari Faces Protests During Poll Visit

BY Outlook News Desk

PTI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with BJP candidate from Panihati Assembly constituency Ratna Debnath during the campaign for her ahead of the second phase of the West Bengal assembly elections, at Panihati, in North 24 Parganas

Women’s Safety Top Priority: RG Kar Rape-Murder Victim’s Mother Speaks Out

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav : Officials leave for their respective polling stations after collecting Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units for voting in the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata.

Final Phase of Bengal Polls Witness Clashes, EVM Complaints, Heavy Security

BY Outlook News Desk

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