Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 29, 2026, inaugurated the 594-kilometre-long Ganga Expressway, marking a major milestone in India’s infrastructure development. The ambitious project connects Meerut in western Uttar Pradesh to Prayagraj in the eastern part of the state, significantly improving east-west connectivity.
Gujarat’s local body election results have delivered a strong political message, with the BJP sweeping urban corporations, dominating municipalities and panchayats, and tightening its grip across the state, while Congress has suffered a sharp collapse and AAP managed only scattered, symbolic gains. The outcome is being seen as the first major political signal ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.
India and New Zealand are set to sign a landmark Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on April 27, 2026, marking a major step forward in strengthening bilateral economic ties. The agreement, described as a once-in-a-generation” deal, aims to significantly boost trade, investment, and employment opportunities between the two nations.
In a masterstroke of “street food diplomacy,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi has turned humble Bengali snacks into the center of a national digital frenzy. After the PM sampled Jhal Muri in Jhargram and Bhabra Bhaja in Purulia, search queries for the spicy puffed rice reportedly crossed 10 crore, thrusting local delicacies into the global spotlight. Modi used the gesture to launch a rhetorical broadside against the Trinamool Congress, promising to serve these very snacks at the BJP’s “victory celebrations” on May 4. While the TMC remains uncharacteristically quiet—wary of contradicting Mamata Banerjee’s own past endorsements of the “telebhaja” economy—analysts view this culinary outreach as a powerful effort to connect with the common man, mirroring the crunch and heat of a high-decibel election trail.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address a large women’s convention in Varanasi on April 28, 2026, during a two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency. The event, often referred to as a Mahila Sammelan, is expected to witness participation from thousands of women and is being seen as a significant political outreach programme ahead of upcoming elections.
The Women’s Reservation Act, 2023 (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam), which provides a 33% reservation for women in the Parliament and state legislatures, came into force on Thursday, ahead of Friday’s 4pm vote in the Lok Sabha which is discussing on the amendments to operationalise it.
Ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched the ‘Matri Shakti Bharosa Card’, a key welfare promise aimed at women voters in the state. The initiative was unveiled in Kolkata on April 15, 2026, by senior BJP leader Smriti Irani as part of the party’s broader election campaign.
The INDIA bloc has signaled a major recalibration of its political strategy, announcing that a formal, unified stance on the contentious issues of national delimitation and the caste census will be unveiled after April 15. The decision comes amidst a heated legislative environment as the government moves to fast-track the Women’s Reservation Act by delinking it from the ongoing 2026-27 Census.
