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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee takes part in a roadshow rally ahead of the Assembly elections, in Howrah, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI
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Bankura: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath takes part in a roadshow during a campaign in support of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Niladri Shekhar Dana ahead of the Assembly elections, in Bankura, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI
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Poll officials carry election materials as they move to conduct home voting for senior citizens at Sonarpur North Assembly constituency, in Kolkata. | Photo: PTI
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Security personnel travel in a vehicle on the Bhaderwah-Chamba interstate road after it was reopened following over three months of closure due to snowfall, near Bhaderwah in Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir. | Photo: PTI
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In this image posted on April 18, 2026, Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin plays a game of chess with player AS Sharvaanica following her victory at the FIDE Under-12 World Rapid Championship, in Chennai. | Photo: @Udhaystalin/X via PTI
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In this image received on April 19, 2026, election graffiti of political parties is seen on a roadside wall in the Gopiballavpur Assembly segment ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Jhargram, West Bengal. | Photo: Handout via PTI
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A view of the residence of Deputy Commissioner of Police Shantanu Sinha Biswas during an ED raid, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI
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In this image received on April 19, 2026, election posters and flags of political parties line a village road in the Gopiballavpur Assembly segment ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Jhargram, West Bengal. | Photo: Handout via PTI
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People carry the palanquin of Goddess Ganga, which departs from Bhaironghati for Gangotri Dham, ahead of the opening of the temple on the occasion of 'Akshaya Tritiya', in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. | Photo: PTI
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A person buys gold jewellery on the occasion of 'Akshaya Tritiya', an annual Jain and Hindu spring festival, in Agartala, Tripura. | Photo: PTI
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Congress workers hold placards during a protest march towards the BJP headquarters over the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill on women's reservation, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Kamal Kishore
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Polling officials check election materials ahead of voting in the Surat Municipal Corporation elections. | Photo; PTI
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In this image released on April 19, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, centre, during a public meeting ahead of West Bengal Assembly elections, in Bishnupur, West Bengal. | Photo: narendramodi.in via PTI
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In this image released on April 19, 2026, people gather during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's, unseen, public meeting ahead of West Bengal Assembly elections, in Bishnupur, West Bengal. | Photo: narendramodi.in via PTI
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In this screengrab from a video released on April 19, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi being greeted during a 'Vijay Sankalp rally' ahead of West Bengal Assembly elections, in Purulia. | Photo: @NarendraModi/YT via PTI
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BJP leader Leander Paes, right, campaigns in support of party candidate from Dum Dum North constituency, Sourav Sikdar, ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata. | Photo; PTI
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In this image released on April 19, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets during a 'Vijay Sankalp rally' ahead of West Bengal Assembly elections, in Purulia. | Photo: narendramodi.in via PTI
