Elections

Who will win Bengal, Assam, TN, Kerala, Puducherry? Here’s what exit polls say

With elections coming to a close in West Bengal on Wednesday, April 29, as well as in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry, all eyes are now on exit poll predictions, with…
BJP’s Pravesh Wahi elected Delhi mayor

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillor from Rohini East, Pravesh Wahi, was elected mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Wednesday, April 29. Wahi secured 156 votes, with 14…

Kolkata Port voter drop raises uncertainty for TMC stronghold

Kolkata: A sharp decline in the number of voters following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has injected an element of uncertainty into the Kolkata Port Assembly constituency, considered a…
Bengal polls: Kejriwal urges 27 lakh deleted voters to support TMC

Kolkata: AAP leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday, April 26, alleged that BJP-EC conspiracy led to the deletion of the names of 27 lakh voters from the West…
BJP wiped out Mamata’s govt in the first phase of polls: Amit Shah

Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday, April 26, said the BJP will end “goonda raj” and “syndicate raj” in West Bengal if the party comes to power in the state.…
Bengal polls: Mamata carries out padyatra in Kolkata’s Bhabanipur

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday, April 26, led a ‘padyatra’ in her Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in south Kolkata, accompanied by thousands of party supporters, as the election campaign…
TMC will uproot BJP, come back to power Bengal with 225 seats: Abhishek Banerjee

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday, April 25, asserted that his party will return to power in West Bengal after winning 225-odd seats in the 294-member assembly. Addressing…

ECI rules out re-poll in TN, West Bengal after scrutiny

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Saturday, April 25, said that no re-poll has been recommended in either Tamil Nadu or West Bengal after the completion of scrutiny of the…
Rahul Gandhi to hold West Bengal rallies today after rescheduling dispute

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to address election rallies in West Bengal on Saturday, April 25, with public meetings scheduled in Kolkata and Serampore after an earlier setback when…
No repoll recommended in any of Tamil Nadu’s polling stations

Chennai: No repoll has been recommended in any of the 75,064 polling stations across Tamil Nadu where voting was held on April 23, officials said on Friday, April 24. Sources citing officials…
SC declines relief to 65 Bengal election duty officers whose names were deleted in SIR

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, April 24, refused to entertain pleas filed by several individuals from West Bengal, including 65 persons on election duty, against the deletion of their names…
EC issues fresh post-poll guidelines for West Bengal assembly polls

Kolkata: The Election Commission issued a fresh set of post-poll guidelines for the West Bengal assembly elections, laying down strict protocols for handling surveillance cameras and video data after voting concludes, a…
Congress deploys special teams for vote counting oversight in Assam

Guwahati: The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has constituted seven specialised teams to oversee the vote counting process for the recently concluded Assembly elections in the state, with counting scheduled for May…
High octane 1st phase polling concludes in Bengal, Tamil Nadu votes peacefully

Kolkata/Chennai: Voting began on Thursday, April 23, in 152 constituencies in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections and all 234 assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, amid unprecedented security arrangements…
Why have an election: Kapil Sibal slams EC, Gyanesh Kumar

New Delhi: Former law minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday, April 23, launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission, accusing it of carrying out an “experiment in disenfranchisement” in West Bengal and…