Assam assembly elections may be conducted in a single phase, a significant shift from previous multi-phase schedules, according to sources.
The Model Code of Conduct is expected to be implemented across the state starting in the first week of March 2026. An Election Commission of India delegation, including commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, is currently visiting the state to hold high-level meetings with political parties, police officials, and state agencies. While political parties are preparing for a likely polling window in early April, official confirmation from the ECI is awaited following the conclusion of their ground assessment.
In an exclusive interview with India Today, legal expert Harish Salve discussed the constitutional crisis in West Bengal following Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's refusal to resign despite losing her seat and the decisive mandate against her party.
An India Today ground report from Tehran details the ongoing conflict, its impact on the city's infrastructure and how Iranians have gathered at Enghelab Square to demonstrate solidarity and unity amid war.
The Congress state unit in Tamil Nadu held an online meeting and decided to extend support to TVK. Congress is seeking a power-sharing agreement and is likely to demand two cabinet portfolios, along with a few board and corporation chairman posts, and other government roles such as trust members and directors.
Watch as India Today's Geeta Mohan brings this exclusive ground report from Iran's fourteenth-century Golestan Palace, which was damaged during the US-Israel airstrikes on Tehran.
