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Internal rebellion hit the Bengal BJP as workers from five districts stormed the party’s Salt Lake headquarters, demanding changes to the 2026 candidate list. With protesters threatening a poll boycott over the nomination of “outsiders,” senior leaders Suvendu Adhikari and Samik Bhattacharya have headed to the capital to address the growing grassroots anger before the campaign hits full throttle.
Kolkata | March 2026As election season intensifies in Kolkata, one…
The BJP has sounded the poll bugle in Assam by releasing a candidate list that balances tradition with tactical acquisitions. While CM Himanta Biswa Sarma seeks to retain Jalukbari, recent Congress heavyweight Pradyut Bordoloi will lead the charge in Dispur, highlighting the BJP’s strategy of absorbing opposition leaders to weaken the Congress ahead of the April 9 vote.
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.
The 2026 electoral battle has begun as the Election Commission announces poll dates for five key regions. With voting starting on April 9 and a unified result day on May 4, the political landscape of India faces a high-stakes month of campaigning under the now-active Model Code of Conduct.
Kolkata | March 14, 2026Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a sharp political attack…
North Korea fired around 10 ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, Seoul’s…
In a major setback for the Communist Party of India (Marxist), veteran leader G Sudhakaran on Thursday announced that he has severed all ties with the party and declared that he will contest the upcoming Keralam Assembly elections as an independent from his home turf, Ambalappuzha.
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