2021 West Bengal Assembly Elections
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"Suvendu Da Defeated Her In Her Home": Amit Shah Jabs Mamata Banerjee
Suvendu Adhikari, who defected from the Trinamool Congress in 2020, had previously defeated Banerjee in the Nandigram constituency in 2021.
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Ex-Trinamool MLA, Director Raj Chakraborty Quits Politics After Election Loss
Raj Chakraborty, who had won the Barrackpore seat in 2021, lost the constituency this time by 15,822 votes.
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Inducements Worth Rs 1,445 Crore Seized During 2026 Assembly Elections: Poll Body
West Bengal saw the highest increase in the seizures of 68.92 per cent, and Tamil Nadu saw an increase in seizures of 48.40 per cent in 2026 compared to the corresponding figures during the 2021 elections.
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In Numbers: With Zero Deaths, Bengal Election Most Peaceful In 2 Decades
The 2026 Assembly elections have delivered an unprecedented shift: zero reported murders and no serious injuries, marking a significant break from this violent past.
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Suvendu Adhikari, The Student Who One-Upped The Master, And Is Trying Again
Adhikari joined Banerjee's Trinamool Congress in 1998 and entered the Bengal assembly as an MLA from the Kanthi Dakshin constituency in 2006.
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Opinion | Hindutva To Parivartan: Decoding Shift In BJP Campaign Strategy From 2021
As the principal opposition force in Bengal, the BJP too has adopted multiple strategies in its campaign
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'Fish Politics' To Infiltrators: NDTV Exclusive With Trinamool's Shashi Panja
Bengal is set to vote in two phases -- April 23 and 29 -- with both parties intensifying efforts in what is expected to be a closely fought contest, particularly in South Bengal, where the TMC has so far contained the BJP's advance more effectively t
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Meet Agnimitra Paul, BJP MLA Defending Asansol Dakshin Seat
Agnimitra Paul had won Agnimitra Paul seat in 2021 by defeating TMC’s Saayoni Ghosh by 4,487 votes.
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SIR Impact On Bengal Polls: The Numbers Game With Rahul Kanwal
This time, the revision has taken around 89 lakh voters off the list, the number corresponding to roughly 11.6 per cent of the electorate.
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'Another Outsider': Trinamool Takes A Dig As Tennis Legend Moves To BJP
Leander Paes had joined the Trinamool Congress in 2021 and campaigned for the Mamata Banerjee-led party ahead of the 2022 Goa election
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Opinion | A Northern Discomfort for Mamata Banerjee
In the last assembly elections in 2021, the TMC's wounds in North Bengal were visible not just in the arithmetic of seats but in the geometry of votes
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History Repeats Itself In Nandigram Where Suvendu Adhikari Faces His Ex-Aide
A top leader versus a former aide -- this was the script that played out in Bengal's Nandigram in the last assembly election, with dramatic results. This time, it is about a see a reprise, with an aide of the sitting MLA -- the BJP's Suvendu Adhikari
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2021 Redux? Suvendu Adhikari Takes Fight To Mamata Banerjee's Kolkata Seat
The BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, who beat West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from Nandigram in the last assembly election, wants a rematch -- this time in Bhabanipur, her current constituency.
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Poll Body's Rare Feat: Both Trinamool, BJP Happy With 2-Phase Bengal Polls
With the Election Commission announcing the schedule for the two-phase Assembly election in West Bengal, there is a sense of relief within the ruling Trinamool Congress, which did not want a prolonged election like the eight-phase polls back in 2021.
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Bengal Votes In 2 Phases Instead Of 8 Like 2021, Results On May 4
The high-voltage election in West Bengal will be held in two phases, on April 23 and April 29, and the counting of votes will take place on May 4
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"Suvendu Da Defeated Her In Her Home": Amit Shah Jabs Mamata Banerjee
Suvendu Adhikari, who defected from the Trinamool Congress in 2020, had previously defeated Banerjee in the Nandigram constituency in 2021.
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Ex-Trinamool MLA, Director Raj Chakraborty Quits Politics After Election Loss
Raj Chakraborty, who had won the Barrackpore seat in 2021, lost the constituency this time by 15,822 votes.
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Inducements Worth Rs 1,445 Crore Seized During 2026 Assembly Elections: Poll Body
West Bengal saw the highest increase in the seizures of 68.92 per cent, and Tamil Nadu saw an increase in seizures of 48.40 per cent in 2026 compared to the corresponding figures during the 2021 elections.
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In Numbers: With Zero Deaths, Bengal Election Most Peaceful In 2 Decades
The 2026 Assembly elections have delivered an unprecedented shift: zero reported murders and no serious injuries, marking a significant break from this violent past.
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Suvendu Adhikari, The Student Who One-Upped The Master, And Is Trying Again
Adhikari joined Banerjee's Trinamool Congress in 1998 and entered the Bengal assembly as an MLA from the Kanthi Dakshin constituency in 2006.
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Opinion | Hindutva To Parivartan: Decoding Shift In BJP Campaign Strategy From 2021
As the principal opposition force in Bengal, the BJP too has adopted multiple strategies in its campaign
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'Fish Politics' To Infiltrators: NDTV Exclusive With Trinamool's Shashi Panja
Bengal is set to vote in two phases -- April 23 and 29 -- with both parties intensifying efforts in what is expected to be a closely fought contest, particularly in South Bengal, where the TMC has so far contained the BJP's advance more effectively t
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Meet Agnimitra Paul, BJP MLA Defending Asansol Dakshin Seat
Agnimitra Paul had won Agnimitra Paul seat in 2021 by defeating TMC’s Saayoni Ghosh by 4,487 votes.
-
SIR Impact On Bengal Polls: The Numbers Game With Rahul Kanwal
This time, the revision has taken around 89 lakh voters off the list, the number corresponding to roughly 11.6 per cent of the electorate.
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'Another Outsider': Trinamool Takes A Dig As Tennis Legend Moves To BJP
Leander Paes had joined the Trinamool Congress in 2021 and campaigned for the Mamata Banerjee-led party ahead of the 2022 Goa election
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Opinion | A Northern Discomfort for Mamata Banerjee
In the last assembly elections in 2021, the TMC's wounds in North Bengal were visible not just in the arithmetic of seats but in the geometry of votes
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History Repeats Itself In Nandigram Where Suvendu Adhikari Faces His Ex-Aide
A top leader versus a former aide -- this was the script that played out in Bengal's Nandigram in the last assembly election, with dramatic results. This time, it is about a see a reprise, with an aide of the sitting MLA -- the BJP's Suvendu Adhikari
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2021 Redux? Suvendu Adhikari Takes Fight To Mamata Banerjee's Kolkata Seat
The BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, who beat West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from Nandigram in the last assembly election, wants a rematch -- this time in Bhabanipur, her current constituency.
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Poll Body's Rare Feat: Both Trinamool, BJP Happy With 2-Phase Bengal Polls
With the Election Commission announcing the schedule for the two-phase Assembly election in West Bengal, there is a sense of relief within the ruling Trinamool Congress, which did not want a prolonged election like the eight-phase polls back in 2021.
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Bengal Votes In 2 Phases Instead Of 8 Like 2021, Results On May 4
The high-voltage election in West Bengal will be held in two phases, on April 23 and April 29, and the counting of votes will take place on May 4
