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All Hands On Deck As Amit Shah Leads Fight To Defeat Mamata Banerjee
- Sunday January 4, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
West Bengal is set to witness a high-decibel contest in the upcoming assembly polls with the BJP deploying all its might -- from the booth level to the central war-room -- under the direct command of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
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Humayun Kabir's Party To Contest 182 Seats In Bengal Polls, Eyes Tie-Up With Asaduddin Owaisi
- Sunday December 28, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Suspended Trinamool Congress leader and Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir on Saturday said that his newly-launched Janata Unnayan Party (JUP) will contest 182 seats in the West Bengal Assembly elections.
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Suspended Trinamool MLA Floats Own Party, Will Contest In 135 Seats In Polls
- Thursday December 18, 2025
- India News | Reported by Rittick Mondal, Edited by Harshit Sabarwal
Humayun Kabir, who was recently suspended by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) after repeated clashes with the party's leadership, has decided to float his own political party ahead of the high-stakes assembly elections in West Bengal next year.
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Poll Body To Publish Bengal Draft Electoral Rolls Today
- Tuesday December 16, 2025
- India News | NDTV
The Election Commission is set to publish the draft electoral rolls for West Bengal on Tuesday, following the completion of the statewide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ahead of the 2026 assembly polls.
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www.ndtv.com
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'Why No Proposal For New Booths In High-Rises?' Poll Body Asks Bengal Unit
- Thursday December 11, 2025
- India News | Reported by Sreyashi Dey
The Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal is under fire after failure to submit a proposal for new polling booths in high-rise buildings ahead of the Assembly elections in the state scheduled for next year.
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Bengal Booth Level Officers In Massive Protest Outside Poll Body Office
- Monday December 1, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Grassroots poll officials in Bengal - at the centre of a row over mental health and working conditions during the revision of voter lists - staged a massive protest Monday afternoon outside the Chief Electoral Officer's Kolkata office.
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www.ndtv.com
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Amit Shah's "Saving Infiltrator" Jibe After Mamata Banerjee's SIR Plea
- Friday November 21, 2025
- India News | Edited by Liu Chuen Chen
Some political parties are trying to "protect infiltrators" by hindering the process for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Elections 2026: Which State, Local Bodies Will Go To Polls
- Monday November 17, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Assam will go to the polls for all 126 seats, Kerala for 140 seats, Tamil Nadu for 234 seats, West Bengal for 294 seats, and the Union Territory of Puducherry for 30 seats -- all in 2026.
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www.ndtv.com
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1st Day Of Voter Roll Revision In Bengal Sees Tech Glitches
- Tuesday November 4, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The SIR of electoral rolls began across West Bengal on Tuesday, with over 80,000 booth-level officers visiting homes to distribute enumeration forms, kicking off a politically sensitive exercise ahead of the 2026 assembly polls
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www.ndtv.com
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BJP Appoints Heavyweight Poll In-Charges For Bihar, Bengal, Tamil Nadu
- Thursday September 25, 2025
- India News | Reported by Aishvarya Jain
Setting the stage for high-stakes electoral battles over the next two years, the BJP, under the command of National President JP Nadda, has announced a series of strategic and heavyweight appointments for its campaign machinery in Bihar, West Bengal.
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www.ndtv.com
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West Bengal Gears Up For Voter Roll Revision, 2026 Poll Preparation Begins
- Friday September 19, 2025
- India News | Reported by Sreyashi Dey
The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in West Bengal has begun preparations for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, scheduled to begin after Lakshmi Puja on October 6, according to sources.
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www.ndtv.com
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Decoded: Mamata-Abhishek Banerjee's Joint Strategy For Bengal Polls 2026
- Wednesday August 13, 2025
- India News | Reported by Jayanta Ghoshal
The West Bengal Assembly election is expected around April-May next year, after Bihar votes for a new government this year-end.
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www.ndtv.com
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Amit Shah Meets Top West Bengal BJP Leaders To Discuss 2026 Poll Strategy
- Tuesday August 5, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday took stock of the political situation in West Bengal in a meeting with key BJP leaders of the state, including its president Samik Bhattacharya and national general secretary in-charge Sunil Bansal.
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www.ndtv.com
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BJP Gets New Chief And New Strategy In Bengal Ahead Of 2026 Polls
- Thursday July 10, 2025
- India News | Reported by Jayanta Ghoshal, Edited by Chandrajit Mitra
The BJP in West Bengal is implementing a massive change in strategy with senior party leader Samik Bhattacharya being chosen to head the state unit ahead of the assembly elections next year.
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www.ndtv.com
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Political Showdown In Bengal Over Ram Navami Ahead Of 2026 Assembly Polls
- Monday March 31, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Incidents of violence against Hindus in adjoining Bangladesh and the 2026 assembly elections in West Bengal have significantly amplified the scale and political significance of Ram Navami celebrations in the state this year.
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www.ndtv.com
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All Hands On Deck As Amit Shah Leads Fight To Defeat Mamata Banerjee
- Sunday January 4, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
West Bengal is set to witness a high-decibel contest in the upcoming assembly polls with the BJP deploying all its might -- from the booth level to the central war-room -- under the direct command of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
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www.ndtv.com
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Humayun Kabir's Party To Contest 182 Seats In Bengal Polls, Eyes Tie-Up With Asaduddin Owaisi
- Sunday December 28, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Suspended Trinamool Congress leader and Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir on Saturday said that his newly-launched Janata Unnayan Party (JUP) will contest 182 seats in the West Bengal Assembly elections.
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www.ndtv.com
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Suspended Trinamool MLA Floats Own Party, Will Contest In 135 Seats In Polls
- Thursday December 18, 2025
- India News | Reported by Rittick Mondal, Edited by Harshit Sabarwal
Humayun Kabir, who was recently suspended by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) after repeated clashes with the party's leadership, has decided to float his own political party ahead of the high-stakes assembly elections in West Bengal next year.
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www.ndtv.com
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Poll Body To Publish Bengal Draft Electoral Rolls Today
- Tuesday December 16, 2025
- India News | NDTV
The Election Commission is set to publish the draft electoral rolls for West Bengal on Tuesday, following the completion of the statewide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ahead of the 2026 assembly polls.
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www.ndtv.com
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'Why No Proposal For New Booths In High-Rises?' Poll Body Asks Bengal Unit
- Thursday December 11, 2025
- India News | Reported by Sreyashi Dey
The Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal is under fire after failure to submit a proposal for new polling booths in high-rise buildings ahead of the Assembly elections in the state scheduled for next year.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengal Booth Level Officers In Massive Protest Outside Poll Body Office
- Monday December 1, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Grassroots poll officials in Bengal - at the centre of a row over mental health and working conditions during the revision of voter lists - staged a massive protest Monday afternoon outside the Chief Electoral Officer's Kolkata office.
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www.ndtv.com
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Amit Shah's "Saving Infiltrator" Jibe After Mamata Banerjee's SIR Plea
- Friday November 21, 2025
- India News | Edited by Liu Chuen Chen
Some political parties are trying to "protect infiltrators" by hindering the process for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Elections 2026: Which State, Local Bodies Will Go To Polls
- Monday November 17, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Assam will go to the polls for all 126 seats, Kerala for 140 seats, Tamil Nadu for 234 seats, West Bengal for 294 seats, and the Union Territory of Puducherry for 30 seats -- all in 2026.
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www.ndtv.com
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1st Day Of Voter Roll Revision In Bengal Sees Tech Glitches
- Tuesday November 4, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The SIR of electoral rolls began across West Bengal on Tuesday, with over 80,000 booth-level officers visiting homes to distribute enumeration forms, kicking off a politically sensitive exercise ahead of the 2026 assembly polls
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www.ndtv.com
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BJP Appoints Heavyweight Poll In-Charges For Bihar, Bengal, Tamil Nadu
- Thursday September 25, 2025
- India News | Reported by Aishvarya Jain
Setting the stage for high-stakes electoral battles over the next two years, the BJP, under the command of National President JP Nadda, has announced a series of strategic and heavyweight appointments for its campaign machinery in Bihar, West Bengal.
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www.ndtv.com
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West Bengal Gears Up For Voter Roll Revision, 2026 Poll Preparation Begins
- Friday September 19, 2025
- India News | Reported by Sreyashi Dey
The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in West Bengal has begun preparations for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, scheduled to begin after Lakshmi Puja on October 6, according to sources.
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www.ndtv.com
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Decoded: Mamata-Abhishek Banerjee's Joint Strategy For Bengal Polls 2026
- Wednesday August 13, 2025
- India News | Reported by Jayanta Ghoshal
The West Bengal Assembly election is expected around April-May next year, after Bihar votes for a new government this year-end.
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www.ndtv.com
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Amit Shah Meets Top West Bengal BJP Leaders To Discuss 2026 Poll Strategy
- Tuesday August 5, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday took stock of the political situation in West Bengal in a meeting with key BJP leaders of the state, including its president Samik Bhattacharya and national general secretary in-charge Sunil Bansal.
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www.ndtv.com
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BJP Gets New Chief And New Strategy In Bengal Ahead Of 2026 Polls
- Thursday July 10, 2025
- India News | Reported by Jayanta Ghoshal, Edited by Chandrajit Mitra
The BJP in West Bengal is implementing a massive change in strategy with senior party leader Samik Bhattacharya being chosen to head the state unit ahead of the assembly elections next year.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Political Showdown In Bengal Over Ram Navami Ahead Of 2026 Assembly Polls
- Monday March 31, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Incidents of violence against Hindus in adjoining Bangladesh and the 2026 assembly elections in West Bengal have significantly amplified the scale and political significance of Ram Navami celebrations in the state this year.
-
www.ndtv.com