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    West Bengal

    Bengal, Assam exit polls spark fierce debate as experts question BJP-sweep predictions

    Neelu Vyas
    29 April 2026 10:00 PM IST

    Exit polls suggest major gains for the BJP but political analysts warn that voter sentiment, identity politics, and ground realities could still upend forecasts

    Mamata Banerjee
    Elections 2026
    Mamata Banerjee says she will dethrone BJP from Delhi
    Elections 2026

    Exit polls reflect Bengal uncertainty; most give BJP the edge

    29 April 2026 8:23 PM IST
    West Bengal SIR
    West Bengal

    How SIR row reshaped EC's Bengal poll process | Om Prakash Mishra

    29 April 2026 2:23 PM IST
    Derek OBrien delimitation womens reservation
    Elections 2026

    Resign if TMC wins in Bengal polls: MP Derek O'Brien dares PM Modi

    29 April 2026 12:22 PM IST
    Live updates of election exit polls - 2026
    LIVE

    LIVE: Exit polls predict UDF in Kerala; Stalin, Himanta look set to stay; TMC shaky

    29 April 2026 6:37 AM IST
    SIR, anti-incumbency, resurgent Left-Cong make Bengal polls a nail-biter

    SIR, anti-incumbency, resurgent Left-Cong make Bengal polls a nail-biter

    28 April 2026 8:07 PM IST
    West Bengal Assembly elections phase 2

    West Bengal phase 2 polls: Border curbs, NIA deployment intensify security

    28 April 2026 3:07 PM IST
    Campaign scenes from West Bengal elections

    Was West Bengal election campaign toxic or funny? Looking back at its many shades

    27 April 2026 9:05 PM IST
    Union Home Minister Amit Shah at an election rally in West Bengal.

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

    27 April 2026 2:42 PM IST
    PM Modi says he will return to Bengal for BJP CM swearing-in, attacks TMC rule

    PM Modi says he will return to Bengal for BJP CM swearing-in, attacks TMC rule

    27 April 2026 1:51 PM IST
    BJP fields Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay descendant for West Bengal polls 2026.

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

    27 April 2026 6:30 AM 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
    Rahul Gandhi

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

    26 April 2026 5:03 PM IST
    West Bengal assembly elections

    Bhabanipur battle hinges on caste-community math in high-stakes Mamata-Suvendu rematch

    26 April 2026 1:29 PM IST
    2026 assembly elections

    Historic 93.19 pc turnout in phase 1 Bengal polls; Cooch Behar sees highest participation: EC

    Agencies
    26 April 2026 9:25 AM IST

    Massive surge in participation follows controversial electoral roll revision; Cooch Behar leads with 96.2 per cent turnout

    Rahul Gandhi

    Rahul: Modi govt has filed cases against me, not Bengal CM Mamata

    25 April 2026 7:09 PM IST
    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

    Mamata Banerjee announces legal action against Amit Shah over 'violent remarks'

    25 April 2026 6:40 PM IST
    polling booth in West Bengal

    No repoll ordered in any polling stations in TN, West Bengal: EC officials

    25 April 2026 10:49 AM IST
    War of words between Mamata and Amit Shah

    BJP and TMC spar over Mamata's 'Chalo Dilli' remark | Capital Beat

    24 April 2026 7:22 PM IST
    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
    Supreme Court

    SC rejects Bengal poll officials' pleas on voter roll deletion, asks them to approach tribunals

    24 April 2026 6:34 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
    PM Modi in Dum Dum, West Bengal

    'Nowhere to run for TMC goons after Bengal election results,' says PM Modi

    24 April 2026 2:33 PM IST
    PM takes boat ride on Hooghly river in Kolkata, tries his hand at photography

    PM takes boat ride on Hooghly river in Kolkata, tries his hand at photography

    24 April 2026 11:18 AM IST
    BJP candidate Suvendu Sarkar being allegedly manhandled

    Murshidabad blast, candidate assaults shadow Bengal's 90 per cent turnout

    23 April 2026 6:52 PM IST
    2026 west bengal elections

    Why 2026 Bengal election resembles a military operation, not a 'dance of democracy'

    23 April 2026 10:01 AM IST
    People wait in a queue in Nandigram, West Bengal
    LIVE

    Assembly elections LIVE: West Bengal sees 90% voter turnout; TN 84%

    23 April 2026 7:04 AM 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
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