Tahir Qureshi | May 4, 2026, 9:26 PM IST
West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee lost to Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP by more than 15,000 votes.
Victor Dasgupta | May 4, 2026, 6:45 AM IST
BJP's Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday shared his own "ground exit poll" for West Bengal, claiming the BJP would win more than 180 seats and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would lose Bhabanipur by over 20,000 votes. Bhabanipur has eight wards, and Adhikari believes he will lead in seven.
Victor Dasgupta | May 4, 2026, 9:27 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee is up against her former aide, Suvendu Adhikari, from this seat. It is important to note that the constituency has long been a Trinamool stronghold, but this time it has turned into a prestige battle.
Victor Dasgupta | May 4, 2026, 9:58 AM IST
BJP candidates Suvendu Adhikari, Agnimitra Paul, Dilip Ghosh, Swapan Dasgupta are leading from their respective seats.
Victor Dasgupta | May 4, 2026, 7:47 AM IST
20 rounds of counting will be held in the Bhabanipur Assembly election this year. Experts are of the opinion that the clear picture of who is leading from seat is likely to come by 1 PM.
Victor Dasgupta | May 3, 2026, 10:06 AM IST
The Commission, in its order, said it had carefully examined reports submitted by the Chief Electoral Officer, District Election Officer, Returning Officer and other field functionaries, along with inputs from observers and available material on record before arriving at the decision.
Tahir Qureshi | May 2, 2026, 10:12 PM IST
According to the orders of the Election Commission of India, polling will take place at all 285 polling stations in the Falta Assembly Constituency.
Hritika Mitra | May 1, 2026, 6:14 PM IST
Repolling was announced after the BJP claimed that EVM buttons were found taped and tampered with in Falta, which falls under the Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha seat, considered a stronghold of TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee.
Victor Dasgupta | Apr 29, 2026, 8:50 AM IST
The final round shifts the battle decisively to the TMC's home turf - Kolkata, Howrah, North and South 24 Parganas, Nadia, Hooghly and Purba Bardhaman.
Victor Dasgupta | Apr 29, 2026, 7:21 AM IST
Suvendu served several ministerial portfolios in Mamata's government and was also a TMC parliamentarian. But he resigned as transport minister and left the party in 2020.
Victor Dasgupta | Apr 29, 2026, 9:57 AM IST
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee levelled big allegations against central forces deployed in West Bengal for the elections and said they were working "as per the BJP's directions".
Victor Dasgupta | Apr 29, 2026, 7:28 AM IST
"It is important that the women and youth of West Bengal, in particular, turnout in large numbers and exercise their franchise," PM Modi tweeted.
