Bhupen Borah and now Pradyut Bordoloi: Double blow for Congress ahead of assembly polls
Former Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi joins BJP, Assam CM says more to join in next two days
Assam elections: BJP brings BPF back into fold even as UPPL walks out of NDA
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced the schedule for the Assam assembly elections, fixing polling day for April 9 and the counting of votes for May 4.
Faces of 2026 Assembly elections: The power of regional satraps and a battle for prestige
Leaders such as MK Stalin, Mamata Banerjee, Himanta Biswa Sarma and Pinarayi Vijayan are not just fighting for power in their states — they are also shaping the opposition narrative in the national context.
Tamil Nadu Assembly elections: TVK to contest all 234 constituencies alone, says party general secretary Aadhav Arjuna
‘Leader to our leader’: TVK’s Aadhav Arjuna dials down row after Rajinikanth’s response; AIADMK–BJP talks strained
Recently, Arjuna claimed that Rajinikanth stayed away from politics due to threats from the DMK’s first family.
War-hit skies, rising fares: Can Keralites afford 'vote flights' to cast their ballot for Assembly polls?
The US-Israel war with Iran has turned Middle Eastern airspace into a high-risk zone, significantly affecting global aviation networks
Assam assembly polls 2026: Can Badruddin Ajmal revive AIUDF's dwindling fortunes?
The AIUDF, once a significant force in the state's Muslim-majority belts and a spoiler in Congress calculations, was wiped out in the 2024 general elections, with Ajmal himself suffering a landslide defeat.
Mission Bengal 2026: Will Mamata Banerjee's 'star power' triumph over BJP's 'ground power'?
A preliminary reading of Trinamool Congress' (TMC) list of 291 candidates, released by party chief Mamata Banerjee, reinforces a trend, which the party has positively employed over the years.
Ahead of Assembly polls, senior Congress Assam MP Pradyut Bordoloi resigns from party
The development comes a month after former Assam Congress president Bhupen Borah quit the party and joined the BJP.
West Bengal Assembly polls: Who is Pabitra Kar, ex-Suvendu Adhikari aide now in Nandigram fray?
Kar, who was known to be close to Suvendu Adhikari, joined the TMC on Tuesday in the presence of the party's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee
From kitchens to campaign: How Mamata Banerjee is using LPG concerns to attack BJP ahead of West Bengal election
Voting in West Bengal will take place in two phases on April 23 and April 29, 2026, with the counting of votes to be held on May 4.
TMC list out: Mamata Banerjee vs Suvendu Adhikari battle shifts to Bhabanipur; what this means
The ruling Trinamool Congress on Tuesday announced its list of candidates for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, with party supremo Banerjee declaring that the party will contest 291 of the 294 seats in the state
Assembly elections 2026: Not BJP, these two leaders may be Congress's biggest 'rivals' in upcoming polls
In Bengal and Assam, Congress isn't much in contention, although in the northeastern state of Assam the party is involved in a direct bipolar contest with BJP lead by all-powerful Himanta Biswa Sarma.
TMC candidates list 2026: Mamata's party releases names for 291 West Bengal seats | Check full list
However, Banerjee won't contest from the Nandigram seat in Purba Medinipur district, where she lost to Adhikari in the 2021 assembly election. Trinamool has fielded Pabitra Kar from Nandigram.
West Bengal CM writes to CEC, raises concerns over transfer of officials: ‘Without any cognisant reasons’
Historically, during the previous elections, the Commission, while exercising these powers, has consistently consulted state government as a matter of constitutional propriety, says Bengal CM.
EC orders transfers of officials in Kerala ahead of next month's Assembly polls
The move comes to ensure free, fair, impartial and peaceful elections in the state, ECI said
Assembly polls: EC continues with Bengal police reshuffle, commissioners of Howrah, Barrackpore among those transferred
The order comes a day after the Election Commission transferred two senior officials of the West Bengal government, including Chief Secretary Nandini Chakravorty.
'Time doesn’t speak, but it gives answer': Ahead of Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, Rajinikant slams TVK chief Vijay's aide for 'slanderous' remarks
Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2026: Rajinikanth row derails NDA-Vijay TVK alliance talks
A few days ago, TVK's Arjuna had claimed that Rajinikanth stayed away from politics due to threats from the DMK’s first family.
Mamata Banerjee vs Suvendu Adhikari 2.0: Will history repeat in West Bengal polls?
The decision to field Adhikari from the constituency signals BJP’s aggressive strategy to challenge the Trinamool Congress leadership on its home turf.
West Bengal elections: Opinion poll predicts edge for TMC but big rise in BJP's seat tally
The elections in West Bengal will take place in two phases on April 23 and 29. The counting of votes will be held on May 4.
Suvendu vs Mamata in Bhabanipur: BJP releases first list of 144 candidates for West Bengal polls | Check details
Polling for the West Bengal Assembly’s 294 constituencies will be conducted in two phases — April 23 and April 29 — while counting of votes is scheduled for May 4.
BJP unveils first list of 47 candidates for Kerala Assembly election; Rajeev Chandrasekhar to contest from Nemom | Check full list
The candidates announced cover constituencies across the state, including Manjeshwar, Udma, Kannur, Vadakara, Kozhikode North, Palakkad, Thrissur, Pala, Haripad, Thiruvalla, Attingal, Kazhakkoottam and Kattakkada, among others.
EC transfers Bengal chief secretary hours after poll date announcement; Trinamool reacts
In a letter to the state government sent on Sunday night, the poll panel directed the appointment of Sanghamitra Ghosh, a 1997-batch IAS officer, as principal secretary, Home and Hill Affairs.
