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Ali Akbar, a 23-year-old youth from West Bengal, employed at a boutique in Thiruvananthapuram had planned to return to his hometown after his father underwent an open-heart surgery. He chose to continue working so that he could support his father’s treatment. On May 8, he was among the pedestrians
Suvendu Adhikari was sworn in as West Bengal's Chief Minister, leading the first BJP government after winning 207 assembly seats and ending a 15-year TMC rule.
Motorcycle-borne assailants attacked him, with his driver injured. Both BJP and TMC accuse each other of violence.
The chosen date, May 9, coincides with Rabindra Jayanti, the birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore
Following West Bengal's 2026 election, Mamata Banerjee's refusal to step down as Chief Minister after her party's defeat creates a constitutional crisis; Indian law, under Article 164, allows the Governor to dismiss a government lacking assembly confidence.
Banerjee accused the Election Commission of working in favour of the BJP and alleged widespread irregularities and deliberate slowing of the counting process
Live updates from Assembly Elections 2026: BJP races ahead in West Bengal, Vijay’s TVK shocks Tamil Nadu, NDA cruises in Assam, UDF surges in Kerala, and NDA holds firm in Puducherry.
Here is your guide to the West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 results.
The Election Commission of India has ordered a fresh poll across all 285 stations in West Bengal's Falta constituency on May 21 due to subversion of the democratic process.
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