Bengal Election 2026 | 96-Hour Dry Day Row, Amit Shah’s Big Attack On TMC, Phase 1 Campaign Ends
Welcome to NDTV’s West Bengal Election Tracker with Apurva Adhikari, your one-stop update on the biggest developments from the state ahead of Phase 1 voting. Top stories today include a major controversy over the 96-hour liquor ban, double the Election Commission’s standard 48-hour norm; the high-pitched campaign ending for Phase 1 with 152 seats set to vote on April 23; key issues dominating the discourse such as infiltration, the Uniform Civil Code, food habits and electoral rolls; a viral moment from the campaign trail as Anurag Thakur’s fish-bhaat video trends online; and Amit Shah’s sharp attack on Mamata Banerjee, with the BJP expressing confidence of forming the next government.
