Bengal Elections News - Latest Updates & Headlines
ECI should ensure Bengal Assembly poll held under President's Rule: Suvendu Adhikari
Kolkata, April 14: The Election Commission of India (ECI) should ensure that the West Bengal Assembly poll next year is conducted next year under the President's Rule so that each and every voter can cast their votes without any fear, Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly Suvendu Adhikari said on Monday.
Trinamool to start detailed voters' list review in Bengal from this month
Kolkata, April 12: Trinamool Congress will start a detailed review and verification of the voters' list in West Bengal this month, which will continue for a year.
Allowed countless lives to be lost in her pursuit of power: Amit Malviya on CM Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata, March 31: BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya on Friday hit out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her address at an Eid prayers programme here on Monday, where she said that she was "ready to sacrifice life for all religions".
Calcutta HC moved for CAPF deployment in cooperative bank poll
Kolkata, March 25: A plea was filed in the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday seeking central armed paramilitary force (CAPF) deployment for the polls to a cooperative bank in West Bengal.
BJP gears up for 2026 West Bengal polls: Sukanta Majumdar calls for TMC's ouster, slams Mamata Banerjee
New Delhi, March 18: A meeting was held on Monday at the residence of West Bengal BJP President and Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar to discuss the party's strategy for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections. The meeting was attended by all BJP MPs from the state and Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari.
Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar holds meeting to discuss strategy for 2026 Bengal polls
New Delhi, March 17: West Bengal State President and Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar along with all the MPs and Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari held a meeting to discuss the strategy for West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026.
Abhishek Banerjee directs formation of micro-level committees to identify fake voters in Bengal
Kolkata, March 15: Trinamool Congress General Secretary and Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, on Saturday, directed two separate micro-level tiers of committee at the district levels in West Bengal to be constituted to identify the bogus voters in the state.
Virtual meeting by Abhishek Banerjee on voters' list verification postponed
Kolkata, March 8: The virtual meeting convened by All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) General secretary and the party Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee with the party's district presidents and chairmen on the verification of voters' list in West Bengal has been postponed by a day.
Women's Day gains special significance for Trinamool ahead of crucial Bengal Assembly polls
Kolkata, March 7: This year, International Women's Day holds special importance for the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal, as the state gears up for crucial Assembly elections to be held next year.
Trinamool Congress to begin door-to-door survey to identify fake voters
Kolkata, March 6: The Trinamool Congress will embark on a door-to-door survey this weekend to identify fake voters included in the state's voters' list. A decision on this count was taken at the first meeting of the party's internal core committee constituted last month to screen the voters' list in West Bengal and identify the bogus voters.
Trinamool demands 'Unique ID' for voter ID cards
Kolkata, March 6: West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress on Thursday demanded that the Election Commission of India (ECI) ensure a "Unique ID" for the EPIC (electoral photo identity cards) on the lines of Aadhaar cards and passports.
Every voter should have a unique ID number: TMC delegation after meeting ECI officials
Kolkata, March 6: A delegation of the Trinamool Congress met Election Commission officials in Kolkata on Thursday regarding their complaints about the same Elector Photo Identity Card (EPIC) number.
Bogus voters: Mamata, ECI duel set to intensify in run-up to 2026 Bengal Assembly polls
New Delhi, March 2: Ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, three-time West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s allegation on the addition of names of bogus voters to the state electoral roll may have been refuted by the Election Commission of India, but the controversy is unlikely to end just yet.
Regional satraps operate through two doors: Congress leader's remarks set to stir fresh row
Kolkata, March 1: Amid the ongoing rift in INDIA Bloc partners, a Congress leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Saturday made a fresh remark which may stir controversy. He said that in some states, regional parties tend to operate through two doors.
Bengal: BDO under ECI scanner for convening all-party meeting on voters' list
Kolkata, March 1: A Block Development Officer (BDO) in Nadia district of West Bengal has come under the scanner of the Election Commission of India (ECI) for allegedly convening an all-party meeting regarding the post-revision activities of special summary revision of electoral roll in the state without the prior concurrence of the office of Chief Electoral Officer (CEO).
CPI(M) grassroots leaders to lead party's campaign for 2026 Bengal Assembly polls
Kolkata, March 1: More than heavyweight and popular faces in mainstream and social media, the grassroots-level leaders will be the principal faces of the CPI(M)'s campaign in the West Bengal Assembly elections.
Bengal CEO refutes Mamata Banerjee's election manipulation remarks
Kolkata, Feb 28: A day after the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused BJP of manipulating the voters' list in the state through its appointed-agencies and taking into confidence some grassroots level staff involved in electoral enrolment process, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) clarified how the final voter's list is prepared.
West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer refutes CM's election manipulation remarks
Kolkata, March 1: West Bengal's Chief Electoral Officer has refuted the claims of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's allegation of manipulation in the electoral process.
Two BJP-appointed agencies active in Bengal to misappropriate voters list: CM Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata, Feb 27: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that an online agency appointed by the BJP has become active in West Bengal these days to misappropriate the voter list so that voters from other states can vote in the 2026 Assembly elections.
Trinamool's mega meet today to outline 2026 Bengal Assembly election strategy
Kolkata, Feb 27: The extended organisational meeting of the Trinamool Congress will be held on Thursday, where the party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is expected to chart the blueprint of the party's strategy for the 2026 Assembly elections.
Questions in Bengal CPI(M) over formation of new state committee
Kolkata, Feb 26: As the CPI(M) on Tuesday announced the new 80-member committee in West Bengal headed by the party politburo member Md Salim as the state secretary for a second term, questions have started surfacing over the constituents of the panel.
CPI-M to opt for complete decentralisation of campaign strategy in Bengal
Kolkata, Feb 25: The CPI-M in West Bengal will adopt the option of complete decentralisation of the party’s campaign strategy for the crucial Assembly elections in the state next year.
Hope BJP will win 2026 elections in West Bengal: Locket Chatterjee
Kolkata, February 22: BJP leader Locket Chatterjee highlighted the party's growing momentum by pointing to its recent victories in Delhi, Maharashtra, and Haryana and expressed hope that the BJP will gain victory in 2026 elections in West Bengal. "There is an organisational election in BJP, and different meetings are being held in different states. BJP won in Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana and other states, and therefore, people have a different enthusiasm with regard to BJP, and we hope it will win in West Bengal as well in the 2026 elections," said Chatterjee.
After CM Mamata, Abhishek Banerjee too calls for going alone in Bengal Assembly polls
Kolkata, Feb 13: Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee, on Thursday, echoed and justified West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s recent announcement of the party contesting alone in the crucial Bengal Assembly elections in 2026 without having any understanding with any other party, including the Congress.
Trinamool to contest 2026 Bengal elections alone: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata, Feb 10: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Monday, informed party legislators, that Trinamool Congress will be contesting alone in the Bengal Assembly elections in 2026 without having any understanding with another party including Congress.
ECI awards four DMs in Bengal for 'extraordinary performance' in 2024 LS polls
Kolkata, Jan 25: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday awarded four District Magistrates in West Bengal for their 'outstanding performance' during the Parliamentary elections in the state in 2024.