West Bengal polls 2026

West Bengal polls 2026

PTI : Police personnel escort one of the suspects arrested in connection with the murder of Chandranath Rath, personal assistant to West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, at the Barasat Court, in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal.

Mystery Behind Chandranath Rath's Murder Deepens AS SIT Alleges Sharpshooter Is From UP

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IMAGO : Samik Bhattacharya and Amit Shah

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IMAGO : Security tightens ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi s visit to the Brigade Parade Ground to attend the oath-taking ceremony of the new West Bengal government as BJP wins the West Bengal Assembly elections.

Multi-Layered Security Planned At Brigade Parade Ground For Oath Taking Ceremony of BJP In Bengal.

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PTI : Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav addresses a press conference at the party office, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

Akhilesh Yadav asks Supreme Court to intervene in Bengal polls

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PTI : BJP supporters celebrate party's lead near the residence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during vote tabulation on the day of Assembly election results, in Kolkata.

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IMAGO : Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday alleged that democracy in West Bengal was being "held at gunpoint" and accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of refusing to accept the spirit of the electoral mandate.

Pradhan Slams Mamata’s ‘Entitlement’ as Bengal Stalemate Deepens

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PTI : TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference following the West Bengal Assembly elections result, at her residence, in Kolkata.

Mamata Banerjee Refuses To Resign, Calls Poll Results A ‘Conspiracy’

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Photo: Tribhuvan Tiwari : Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the BJP headquarters to celebrate the party's performance in Assembly elections across four states and one union territory, in New Delhi.

Saffron Tide: BJP Workers celebrate As Party Surges Ahead In Bengal, Assam

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| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee/Outlook : BJP workers celebrate as trends show the party leading in the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata.

Party Workers Celebrate Saffron Surge In Trinamool Bastion

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| Photo: PTI : Election officials count postal ballots during the first round of vote counting for the Assembly elections at a counting centre, in Kozhikode, Kerala.

Photostory, Counting Day Trend: UDF Surge In Kerala, BJP-TMC Neck-to-neck In WB, DMK In TN

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Representative Image : Counting underway

Vote Counting Underway for Assembly Bypolls Across Five States

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| Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav : Representative image

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

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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

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PTI : Repolling In West Bengal Booths Due To EVM Tampering

Repolling In West Bengal Booths Due To EVM Tampering

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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

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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

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| 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

| 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.

West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: BJP Alleges Booth Agent Assault as Voting Gets Underway

BY Outlook News Desk

Representative Image : Mamata Alleges BJP ‘Trying to Rig’ Votes

West Bengal Polls: Mamata Alleges BJP ‘Trying to Rig’ Votes

BY PTI

| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee/Outlook : 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.

Kolkata Elections 2026: Voting Begins With Tight Security Arrangements

BY Photo Webdesk

Supreme Court

Supreme Court petition seeks urgent removal of IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma from Bengal poll duty

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee/Outlook : West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee with party leaders and workers during a roadshow amid the ongoing West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata.

Mamata Banerjee’s Fiery Final Push: Streetfighter CM Wraps Up High-Stakes Election Campaign

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PTI : Kolkata Port Voter Decline After SIR Raises Concerns for TMC Bastion

Kolkata Port Voter Decline After SIR Raises Concerns for TMC Bastion

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Three BJP Workers, One TMC Activist Killed In Clashes In West Bengal

TMC and BJP Workers Clash in West Bengal’s Bhatpara, Heavy Security Deployed

BY Outlook News Desk

File photo : ED raids

ED Raids Nine Locations In West Bengal In PDS Wheat Diversion Money Laundering Case

BY Outlook News Desk

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