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West Bengal | BJP ups the ante
The booth committees are stronger, there is less factionalism, and belief in the party organisation is high. Will it be enough for the BJP to breach the TMC citadel of West Bengal?
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Pollhouse
Snippets, quips and titbits from the runup to the 2026 West Bengal & Tamil Nadu Assembly elections
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West Bengal | The Mamata quest for a quad
Seeking a fourth term as CM, Mamata Banerjee faces a new threat: a contested revision of voter rolls that could trim her core base. Meanwhile, the BJP is sharpening its ideological and electoral pitch
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Tamil Nadu | Biggest test for Stalin
The DMK supremo's pursuit of a second term is challenged by a resurgent AIADMK headed by E.P.S. and the disruptive debut of actor Vijay's TVK
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Kerala | Fight to the finish
An ascendant Congress-led UDF is determined to put the brakes on the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF's bid for a historic third term, even as the BJP eyes a return to the assembly
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Assam | A stage set for Sarma
The hugely popular chief minister has covered all bases: a great record in infrastructure and jobs, layers of welfare schemes and polarisation of voters through the 'Miya' scare
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Puducherry | A fine balance
With strained alliances on both sides in Puducherry, the NDA faces off against the Congress-DMK, hoping to capitalise on CM N. Rangasamy's personal connect with voters
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Trinamool alleges Bihar voters enrolled in Bengal electoral rolls, releases data
Trinamool Congress alleges duplicate voter enrolment, claiming individuals from Bihar appear on West Bengal rolls with separate EPIC numbers. The party has submitted documents and sought Election Commission action ahead of the polls.
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BJP to contest 89 seats in Assam, PM Modi to address 3 rallies
BJP finalises Assam seat-sharing with allies, plans Modi rallies and Shah outreach, as candidate list nears release ahead of April 9 polling.
Kerala News
From Satyagraha to house visits, CPM gears up for Kerala Assembly polls
Keeping an eye on the upcoming Assembly elections in Kerala, the CPI(M) state committee has resolved to intensify its political mobilisation in the coming weeks. As part of the protest programme, senior party leaders will take part in a satyagraha protest at Martyrs' Square in Thiruvananthapuram on January 12, 2026.
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Bihar Assembly polls 2025 | The power of Nitish
His enduring equity among women and EBCs makes the Bihar CM an indispensable figure on the state's electoral chessboard
Interview
Interview with Amit Shah: 'NDA will win with a majority of 160+ seats'
On the campaign trail in Madhubani, Aaj Tak's Anjana Om Kashyap caught up with Union home minister Amit Shah. Excerpts:
DIU
Kashmir sees strong voter turnout in first phase of Assembly polls
The 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election is the first since the abrogation of Article 370, which revoked the Union Territory's special status. The strong voter turnout suggests that, despite these changes, many residents remain engaged in the democratic process.
Exclusive
BJP will be wiped out in Haryana assembly elections: Bhupinder Hooda
Senior Congress leader and former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that BJP would be wiped out in the upcoming Haryana assembly elections.
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Battle for the soul of J&K
As the UT prepares for its first assembly poll after the abrogation of Art. 370, NC-Congress come together to mount a challenge
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The Haryanvi poll hustle
After a decade-long rule, the BJP is trying to defend the Jat heartland from a Congress that is resurgent but also riddled with infighting
India News
Odisha assembly polls in 4 phases between May 13 and June 1
Assembly polls in Odisha will be held in two phases on May 13, May 20 May 25 and June 1, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Saturday.
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Madhya Pradesh | Bucking the trend
Strategic manoeuvres, a Centre-run campaign and a shift in voter preferences aided the BJP's sweeping victory and helped it thwart 18 years of anti-incumbency
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Rajasthan | The 'rivaaz' effect
The BJP's high command in Delhi kept local leaders in check and rode to victory on a wave of anti-incumbency
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Chhattisgarh | The windfall state
The Congress had won the 2018 Assembly elections with one of the strongest mandates in the state. What went wrong, and how the BJP stormed to power again
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