west bengal elections

Kolkata, March 16 – A day after the Election Commission announced the poll schedule for West Bengal, senior Trinamool Congress leader and state minister Chandrima Bhattacharya said that the law and order situation in the state is sound, as the election has been reduced to two phases from eight...

New Delhi, March 16 Election Commission officials said on Monday that the major changes in the West Bengal civil and police administration were in line with the assurance given by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to hold peaceful and violence-free elections in the state.The EC has...

New Delhi, March 16 A day after the Election Commission (EC) announced the schedule for upcoming Assembly polls, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Monday that it seems the polling dates and the structure of the phases have been decided to suit the convenience of the ruling Bharatiya...

Kolkata/New Delhi, March 16 In a move unprecedented in West Bengal's administrative history, the Election Commission removed the state's top bureaucrats and police officials, including the chief secretary and the DGP, in the run-up to the assembly polls.The decision for the shake-up was taken...

Kolkata, March 16 The Election Commission (EC) has cancelled the contract of the agency that supplied webcams during the 2021 West Bengal assembly and 2024 Lok Sabha elections after detecting major irregularities in the footage, and has selected three new vendors for the supply of equipment, a...

New Delhi, March 16 Newly appointed West Bengal Governor R.N. Ravi met with President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday.The President's office shared a picture of the meeting on X."Governor of West Bengal, Shri R.N. Ravi, met with President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati...

Kolkata, March 16 – Uncertainty is looming over the transfer of several bureaucrats and police officers in West Bengal, ordered just around an hour before the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the two-phase polling dates in the state on Sunday afternoon.The uncertainty stems from...

In New Delhi, on March 16, the announcement of the election schedule for five state assemblies has created a crucial electoral test for the Left parties. These parties are aiming to maintain their position as the ruling force in Kerala, while also trying to regain lost political ground in West...

New Delhi, March 16 The Election Commission has ordered the appointment of Dushyant Nariala as the new chief secretary of West Bengal, which will hold assembly elections in two phases next month.Until now, Nandini Chakravarty was the state chief secretary. The EC said she would be kept out of...

New Delhi, March 16 The Election Commission has ordered the appointment of Dushyant Nariala as the new chief secretary of West Bengal, which will hold assembly elections in two phases next month.Until now, Nandini Chakravarty was the state chief secretary.In a letter to the state government...

Kolkata, March 16 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered a major administrative reshuffle in West Bengal, appointing senior IAS officer Dushyant Nariala as the new Chief Secretary just a day after the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) came into force for the 2026 Assembly elections.The...

New Delhi, March 15 – Redemption and revival will be the key priorities for the Congress as it prepares for the next round of assembly elections, aiming to regain control of Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry.The opposition party will also seek a strong showing in Tamil Nadu, where its dominant...

New Delhi, March 15 Supplementary voter lists in West Bengal will be issued as judicial officers adjudicate cases of doubtful voters flagged in the SIR exercise, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said on Sunday.After the special intensive revision of the voters' list concluded in West...

Suri (WB), March 15 Criticizing the Election Commission for unilaterally declaring the election schedule in West Bengal without publishing the supplementary list of cleared voters under the adjudication by judicial officers, the CPI (M) on Sunday questioned the curtailing of the rights of those...

New Delhi, March 15 Election teams must trek through the hills of the Buxa Tiger Reserve to reach three polling booths with less than 1,500 voters in West Bengal's Alipurduar district, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said on Sunday.Addressing a press conference here to announce...

March 15, New Delhi: The Election Commission of India announced the schedule for the 2026 Legislative Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal during a press conference on Sunday.Polling will begin on April 9 in a single phase for Assam, Kerala, and...

Kolkata, March 15 – Aggression and novelty have been hallmarks of West Bengal elections. We look at the issues that are likely to be central to the campaigns of political parties.Bengali sub-nationalism: Before the SIR exercise gained prominence in Bengal, the TMC aggressively campaigned, both...

Kolkata, March 15 With the election season in West Bengal officially underway, several issues are expected to dominate the political campaigns in the coming weeks.SIR/Citizenship concerns: The publication of post-SIR electoral rolls has triggered a significant pre-election development in the...

Kochi, March 14 The ongoing LPG crisis, which has led to the mass closure of restaurants and hotels across Kerala, has triggered an exodus of migrant workers returning to their native places, as Ramadan approaches and elections are to be held in West Bengal and Assam.Restaurant and hotel...

Kolkata, March 13 – In West Bengal, which is heading for elections, the alleged disruption in LPG supply caused by the conflict in the Middle East is becoming a major political issue.While the ruling Trinamool Congress has accused the Centre of failing to make proper arrangements in view of...