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    Bengal Phase 2 campaign ends amid row, sharp political exchanges | Capital Beat

    Neelu Vyas
    27 April 2026 7:13 PM IST

    Panellists debate 'vulgar' poster controversy, PM Modi’s confidence, and the BJP’s push into TMC strongholds in South Bengal ahead of the final phase on April 29

    Panelists debate West Bengal Phase 2 elections amid controversy and political clashes on Capital Beat program
    Elections 2026
    Union Home Minister Amit Shah at an election rally in West Bengal.
    Elections 2026

    Amit Shah says central forces will remain in Bengal for a week after polling ends

    27 April 2026 2:42 PM IST
    BJP fields Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay descendant for West Bengal polls 2026.
    Elections 2026

    After Vande Mataram, it's Bankim: Electoral politics heats up in Bengal's Naihati

    27 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Vikramjit Singh Sahney
    India

    Vikramjit Sahney says he warned Kejriwal about MPs' defection: Report

    26 April 2026 7:51 PM IST
    Modi attacks TMC over ‘Maa, Mati, Manush betrayal, says ‘sins will be exposed’

    Modi attacks TMC over ‘Maa, Mati, Manush betrayal', says ‘sins will be exposed’

    26 April 2026 7:14 PM IST
    Tamil Nadu Congress leader Selvaperunthagai addresses media amid Income Tax raid controversy

    Raid or ruse? Selvaperunthagai I-T bust claim kicks up political storm in post-poll TN

    26 April 2026 5:56 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi

    Rahul slams TMC over Congress worker’s murder in Bengal: ‘Reign of terror'

    26 April 2026 5:03 PM IST
    Seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs who joined the BJP.

    AAP moves to disqualify 7 MPs who defected to BJP, calls it betrayal of people's mandates

    26 April 2026 2:22 PM IST
    The BJP has tried to appropriate the legacy of Bengali literary icon Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay to challenge the states Trinamool Congress in the 2026 Assembly elections. Bankim Chandra photo: Wikimedia Commons

    Bengal's battle for Bankim: BJP localises nationalist pitch to counter TMC in Naihati

    26 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav

    Ahead of Modi's UP visit, Congress, SP attack BJP over Dalit girl murder in state's Ghazipur

    25 April 2026 8:53 PM IST
    Raghav Chadha

    Why Raghav Chadha lost nearly 1 million followers in 24 hours after joining BJP

    25 April 2026 5:07 PM IST
    Chadha, other AAP MPs joining BJP: What Anna Hazare says

    Chadha, other AAP MPs joining BJP: What Anna Hazare says

    25 April 2026 7:23 AM IST
    Raghav Chadha, along with six Rajya Sabha MPs, has quit AAP and joined the BJP after a fallout with the party leadership

    Why Chadha-led exodus presents an existential crisis for AAP and Kejriwal

    25 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Arvind Kejriwal

    Chadha, others’ exit was a disaster waiting to happen for AAP

    24 April 2026 9:38 PM IST
    Chandra Kumar Bose, grandnephew of freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose, discusses his shift from the BJP to the TMC

    Bengal's high turnout signals pro-incumbency, says Netaji kin Chandra Bose | Interview

    S Srinivasan
    24 April 2026 8:47 PM IST

    Explaining his shift from the BJP, the TMC leader said the saffron party's strategy on voter roll revisions backfired, helping Mamata Banerjee

    Mamata mocks Modi over Hooghly boat ride, asks how clean Yamuna is

    Mamata mocks Modi over Hooghly boat ride, asks how clean Yamuna is

    24 April 2026 6:43 PM IST
    Mamata Banerjee says she will dethrone BJP from Delhi

    Mamata vows to 'take over Delhi' after Bengal win; Amit Shah is amused

    24 April 2026 3:00 PM IST
    Is Modi a true feminist for getting the womens reservation bill passed?

    Modi the feminist? India's nari deserve better than political tokenism

    24 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
    EC issues notice to Kharge over terrorist remark on Modi

    EC issues notice to Kharge over 'terrorist' remark on Modi

    22 April 2026 9:17 PM IST
    Yogendra Yadav speaks

    Last-minute additions in Bengal rolls proof of faulty SIR exercise? AI With Sanket

    22 April 2026 8:47 PM IST
    Samayun Sheikh (front) and other migrant workers from West Bengal who hired an SUV to return home in Murshidabad district from neighbouring Odisha to cast votes in the April 23 elections.

    Second disenfranchisement? Travel hurdles rob Bengal’s migrant workers of their votes

    22 April 2026 7:54 PM IST
    Hindutva politics in Bengal

    From land crusade heart, Nandigram emerges as Hindutva hub in Bengal | Ground Report

    22 April 2026 3:58 PM IST
    Has PM Modi violated poll code? EC to examine complaint

    Has PM Modi violated poll code? EC to examine complaint

    21 April 2026 8:58 PM IST
    West Bengal Jangalmahal

    Bengal polls: Peace returns to Jangalmahal, development yet to catch up

    21 April 2026 7:31 PM IST
    TVK chief Vijay campaigns in Trichy

    Vijay faces heat over Trichy church visit in party scarf ahead of TN elections

    20 April 2026 9:03 PM IST
    AI With Sanket

    Why BJP’s ‘women insult’ pitch may not work in Bengal: 'Not primary concern' | AI With Sanket

    20 April 2026 8:22 PM IST
    PM Modi brand fading?

    'Brand Modi' under strain? Campaign makeover raises trust question | Capital Beat

    20 April 2026 7:46 PM IST
    Some of Indias most prominent women politicians.

    Beyond empowerment, India needs women leaders for its own good

    20 April 2026 5:51 PM IST
    TVKs Arunraj interview

    'People want change, money alone will not decide outcomes': TVK's Arunraj | Interview

    20 April 2026 3:24 PM IST
    Womens reservation bill: Modis desperate gamble to maintain status quo

    Nari Shakti: A convoluted stratagem to preserve male dominance

    19 April 2026 4:20 PM IST
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