Bengal
In the wake of the 2026 Assembly election results, security arrangements outside key residences and offices linked to the Trinamool Congress leadership have been significantly eased across West Bengal. The move follows the party’s electoral defeat, marking a visible shift in administrative priorities and political authority.
West Bengal Advocate General Kishore Datta tendered his resignation to Governor R.N. Ravi on Tuesday morning, May 5, 2026, following the Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) historic defeat in the 2026 Assembly elections.
Mamata Banerjee has stunned the political world by refusing to resign after the 2026 Bengal elections. Despite the BJP winning a two-thirds majority and Banerjee losing her own seat, she has alleged massive EVM tampering and a conspiracy by the Election Commission, vowing to fight on from a national stage.
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The CPI-M-led Left Front on Monday announced its first list of candidates for 192 out of 294 assembly constituencies for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections. The second list for the remaining 102 constituencies is expected within three to four days.
West Bengal’s top administration has been overhauled by the Election Commission to guarantee a neutral playing field for the 2026 polls. By appointing Dushyant Nariala as Chief Secretary and Sanghamitra Ghosh as Home Secretary, the ECI is sending a clear message that administrative lapses and political influence will not be tolerated during the upcoming April elections.
Just hours before the 2026 election bugle was sounded, Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee announced a ₹500 hike for Hindu priests and Muslim muezzins. By approving all new applications and raising monthly payments to ₹2,000, the TMC government has secured a final outreach to the state’s spiritual leaders before the Model Code of Conduct halted all new policy moves.
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday warned that widespread use of microwaves and induction cooktops owing to the ongoing LPG cylinder shortage could trigger frequent power outages across the state and potentially the country as summer sets in and the power infrastructure is already burdened by rising consumption thanks to ACs and other cooling appliances.
A high-profile visit by President Droupadi Murmu to West Bengal has turned into a fierce political battle after she publicly criticized the state government for shifting a tribal conference to a remote venue. While PM Modi slammed the move as a deliberate insult to tribal culture, Mamata Banerjee dismissed the claims as BJP propaganda, sparking a national debate on constitutional decorum and state-centre relations.
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