West Bengal

On March 29, 2026, the Congress party announced candidates for 284 of the 294 seats in the West Bengal Assembly elections, featuring heavyweights like Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Mausam Benazir Noor. The decision to contest all seats ends a decade-long electoral understanding with the CPI(M)-led Left Front. Candidates for 10 seats remain pending.

27. marts 2026 Rapporteret af AI

The Election Commission has published the second supplementary voters' list for West Bengal under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, with over 37 lakh adjudication cases disposed of. This follows the first list released on March 23, covering about 29 lakh cases.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the Election Commission and BJP of a deliberate design to seize control of the state ahead of assembly elections. She claimed over 50 senior officials were summarily removed. Banerjee described it as political interference of the highest order.

11. marts 2026 Rapporteret af AI

Former IPS officer R N Ravi took oath as the 22nd governor of West Bengal at Lok Bhavan on Thursday. Chief Justice Sujoy Paul of the Calcutta High Court administered the oath in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The appointment follows the resignation of his predecessor C V Ananda Bose on March 5.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is on a two-day visit to West Bengal to bolster the BJP's outreach ahead of the 2026 assembly elections. He will address a meeting of BJP workers in Barrackpore at 11 am on Friday before flying to north Bengal around 2 pm. The visit underscores intensifying political activity in the poll-bound state.

28. januar 2026 Rapporteret af AI

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a rally in Singur, countering Prime Minister Narendra Modi's accusations of 'anti-industry' policies. She inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 1,694 projects worth Rs 33,551 crore. The event occurred months ahead of state assembly elections.