The ECI had deputed its special observer Subrata Gupta to fact-check the allegations from the ground
Voting for 152 seats across 16 districts to be held in West Bengal on April 23; Mamata Banerjee, Amit Shah, Abhishek Banerjee and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta hold rallies; 2,450 companies of Central paramilitary forces deployed for the election
Amidst the high-pitched campaign for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly polls, tea garden workers have turned out to be an important constituency for political parties; the districts of Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling have about 20 seats, where the fate of the candidates depends on their support to tea garden workers.
The election will be ‘fear free, violence free, intimidation free, inducement free, chappa free, booth-jamming free, source-jamming free’, Gyanesh Kumar says
West Bengal heads into Assembly elections amid controversy over mass voter deletions. With electoral rolls frozen and protests erupting, parties are fighting a high‑stakes battle shaped by anger, identity and leadership politics.
SCs/STs make up half the population of Jhargram, giving them a decisive say in the poll verdict; TMC, BJP clash over development plans, UCC implementation in a district emerging from the long shadow of Maoist extremism