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SIR Controversy Tilts Bengal Contest In TMC’s Favour: Ghose

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: PTI : Artists paint the LDF symbol on a wall as part of preparations for the upcoming Kerala local body elections, in Thiruvananthapuram.

Dissenters won't impact poll prospects, LDF targeting 110 seats, says CPI (M)

BY PTI

PTI : On March 18, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, left, and BJP Assam president Dilip Saikia, right, welcome Nagaon MP Pradyut Bordoloi into the Bharatiya Janata Party, in New Delhi.

Assam Elections: BJP Unveils First List for Assam Polls, Turncoats Get Key Seats

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Rifts In the Red Fortress: CPI(M)’s Election-Time Challenge

BY N.K. Bhoopesh

File Photo; representative image : In the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), 92 (41 per cent) of 223 MLAs have declared criminal cases, while in the BJP, 42 (66 per cent) of 64 MLAs have declared criminal cases.

Nearly Half Of The Sitting MLAs In West Bengal Have Criminal Cases: ADR Report

BY PTI

X; Representative image : Dushyant Nariala appointed Chief Secretary West Bengal.

EC Transfers West Bengal Chief Secretary Hours After Poll Announcement

BY Outlook News Desk

ANI : Union Home Minister Amit Shah participates in a wall-writing campaign in Puducherry Puducherry, Feb 14 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah participates in a wall-writing campaign ahead of the forthcoming Puducherry Legislative Assembly elections, in Puducherry on Saturday. (@AmitShah X ANI Photo) Puducherry Tamil Nadu India

Assembly Polls 2026: Puducherry At A Crossroads As Complete Statehood Demands Intensify

BY Priyanka Tupe

PTI; Representative image : Jharkhand Chief Minister
Hemant Soren and wife Kalpana Soren

Assam Assembly Elections 2026: Is Hemant Soren Becoming The Asaduddin Owaisi Of Adivasi Politics?

BY Md Asghar Khan

FIle photo : Parties in Kerala begin preparing for the upcoming Assembly elections, with the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF), and the BJP-led NDA signalling confidence about their prospects.

Political Parties In Keralam Start Preparations As Assembly Poll Battle Begins

BY Outlook News Desk

Photo: PTI : Voters check their names in the voter list during the Special Revision of Photo Electoral Rolls-2026 ahead of Assam Legislative Assembly elections, in Guwahati.

Assembly Elections 2026: High-Stakes Clash That Will Shape Assam’s Future

BY Ashlin Mathew

Sandipan Chatterjee : A combative grassroots campaigner who built her career on street protests and populist politics, Banerjee is now in her third consecutive term and gearing up for the state assembly elections expected in late April 2026.

Assembly Elections 2026: How Mamata Banerjee Became Bengal’s Most Powerful Political Force

BY Saher Hiba Khan

Photo: @ECISVEEP/X via PTI : CEC Kumar said Elections In Four States And One UT Between April 9-29, Results On May 4.

Assembly Election Dates 2026: EC Announces Polling in Four States And One UT Between April 9-29, Results On May 4

BY Outlook News Desk

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Maharashtra civic polls: Beed woman tells police she was taken to Pimpri Chinchwad to ‘cast' vote

BY PTI

File photo : Beyond ward tallies and mayoral math, these elections offer a revealing snapshot of shifting political loyalties, alliance arithmetic, and the growing friction between electoral outcomes and public trust

Maharashtra Polls: Mahayuti Ends Sena Streak In Mumbai As Vote Chori, & Controversies Shadow The Polls

BY Jinit Parmar

File photo : BMC Election 2026 Results LIVE Updates: Mahayuti Inches Closer To Victory, Shiv-Sena Alliance Trail At Second

BMC Election 2026 Results: Mahayuti Inches Closer To Victory, Shiv-Sena Alliance Trail At Second

BY Outlook News Desk

Screengrab : BJP party workers celebrate after the Mahayuti alliance victory in Mumbai.

Maharashtra Municipal Polls: BJP-Led Mahayuti On The Way To Win In Mumbai; NCP To Lose Pune Bastion

BY Outlook News Desk

IMAGO; Representative image : Gandhi shared on X a media report titled “opposition, voters cry foul over fading ink markers” and wrote: “Election commission gaslighting citizens is how trust has collapsed in our democracy. Vote Chori is an anti-national act.”

Maharashtra Civic Polls 2026: Rahul Says EC 'Gaslighting Citizens' Repeats Vote Chori Charge

BY Ashlin Mathew

NCP leader Ajit Pawar with Sharad Pawar during the 20th NCP Foundation Day, at YB Chavan Centre, on June 10, 2019 in Mumbai, India
Source: IMAGO / Hindustan Times

Pawar Reunion Falters As BJP Races Ahead In Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad Civic Polls

BY Outlook News Desk

IMAGO; Representative image : Gandhi shared on X a media report titled “opposition, voters cry foul over fading ink markers” and wrote: “Election commission gaslighting citizens is how trust has collapsed in our democracy. Vote Chori is an anti-national act.”

Rahul Gandhi Flags ‘indelible ink’ Row In Maharashtra Civic polls, SEC Orders Probe

BY Outlook News Desk

PTI : People wait in a queue to cast votes at a polling station during the municipal corporation elections in Thane, Maharashtra.

Thane Civic Polls: Clash Between Shiv Sena Supporters, Police Intervene

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: PTI : Polling was held across all 227 wards in Mumbai. By 5 pm, voter turnout stood at 50 per cent, with final turnout figures yet to be announced by the State Election Commission. Counting of votes for the BMC is scheduled for January 16.

BMC Polls Conclude Amid Ink Vs Marker Controversy

BY Priyanka Tupe

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The BMC election was widely viewed as a prestige battle, with the reunited Thackeray factions pitching themselves against the BJP–Shiv Sena alliance for control of India’s richest municipal corporation.

BMC Elections: Majority Of Exit Polls Predict BJP–Shiv Sena Clean Sweep

BY Outlook News Desk

PTI : Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik shows his ink marked finger after casting vote

BMC Polls 2026: Chaos Ensues As Voter Names Go Missing From Electoral Rolls

BY Pritha Vashisth

| Photo: PTI : A student of the Gurukul School of Art wears an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM)-themed costume made of paper as part of a voter’s awareness campaign ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election, in Mumbai.

BMC Election 2026: Voters Complain Of Wrong Poll Booth, Names Missing From List

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil : Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray with party leader and his son Amit Thackeray and other family members, shows his ink-marked finger after casting a vote in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls, in Mumbai.

BMC Polls: Nearly 30% Voter Turnout By 1.30 pm As Leaders, Film Stars Cast Votes

BY PTI

File Photo; Representative image : The searches were conducted at the residence of a businessman in the New Alipore area of the city and at premises in New Town.

CBI Searches Multiple Kolkata Locations In Bank Fraud Case

BY Outlook News Desk

Pen markers are allegedly being used instead of indelible ink in the BMC elections 2026

BMC Elections 2026: Row Erupts Over Use Of Marker Pens Instead Of Indelible Ink

BY Pritha Vashisth

PTI; Representative image : Thackeray voted in the Dadar area, accompanied by his mother Kunda and other family members.

Raj Thackeray Votes In Mumbai Civic Polls, Accuses State EC Of Bias

BY Outlook News Desk

File Photo; Representative image : Gadkari, accompanied by his family, voted at the New English School in the Mahal area of the city.

Nitin Gadkari Votes In Nagpur Civic Polls, Confident Of Record BJP Win

BY Outlook News Desk

File Photo; Representative image : Maharashtra Civic Polls Begin Across 29 Bodies, Mumbai Takes Centre Stage

Mumbai Civic Polls: 6.98% Turnout In The First Two hours, Celebrities Vote Early In Mumbai

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: PTI; Repesentative image : Ganesh Naik sitting at the right in the picture.

Ganesh Naik Unable To Vote In Navi Mumbai Civic Polls

BY Outlook News Desk

| File photo : RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat

NOTA Promotes the Unwanted, Better To Choose A Candidate: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat

BY Outlook News Desk

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