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All eyes on Bengal

All eyes on Bengal

April 30, 2026, 05:36 PM - 6 min read

Despite the media trying to remain discreet and guarded in presenting the exit poll findings and projections, there are strong indications that winds of change have already started blowing in Bengal.

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People stand in queue to submit their petitions before the Special Tribunal after their names were deleted from the Special Intensive Revision final voter list of West Bengal - file image.

Saffron wave met the SIR wall in Bengal

April 24, 2026, 02:46 PM - 7 min read

The people of Bengal, unequivocally, know how to celebrate the festival of democracy. And are 'simultaneously' volatile enough to defy the perceived calculation behind voter participation and mandate.

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The investigation stems from allegations that seven judicial officers were gheraoed and confined inside the Block Development Officer’s office for over nine hours during unrest in Kaliachak in protest against exclusions in the voter list.

NIA arrests two Cong workers in Malda over SIR row

April 13, 2026, 03:04 PM - 3 min read

The arrests were made during a late-night operation on Sunday, with the accused identified as Shahadat Hossain and Asif Sheikh. Both are reportedly associated with the Congress party. 

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 Supporters gather during a public meeting led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Siliguri on Sunday. (narendramodi.in via PTI Photo)

Bengal’s 65-seat faultline: How thin margins, SIR may decide poll

April 12, 2026, 07:15 PM - 7 min read

Around 65-70 Bengal seats with razor-thin margins and large-scale voter deletions after SIR could decide who forms the next government.

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee - file image.

BJP will freeze rations, bank accounts: Mamata

April 11, 2026, 05:06 PM - 3 min read

Addressing a rally in Keshiyari, Mamata cited the example of Bihar, claiming that people whose names were removed from voter lists were being denied government benefits.

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File photo of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Impeachment motion against CEC Gyanesh Kumar rejected

April 6, 2026, 08:50 PM - 3 min read

Rajya Sabha Chairman rejects Opposition-backed motion to remove CEC Gyanesh Kumar, dismissing charges of bias and electoral misconduct after examining notice signed by 63 MPs.

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A file photo of CEC Gyanesh Kumar addressing a gathering.

Pure electoral rolls bedrock of democracy: CEC

March 7, 2026, 04:19 PM - 3 min read

CEC Gyanesh Kumar said pure electoral rolls are the bedrock of democracy and described the SIR process as transparent while reviewing preparations for Kerala Assembly elections.

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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee holds dharna in Kolkata over voter list revision, alleging 60 lakh names under scrutiny ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.

Mamata stages sit-in over voter list scrutiny

March 6, 2026, 04:12 PM - 3 min read

“There is no longer a situation to be ashamed of. Those who are shown as dead in the voter list are present here. Look, they have been declared dead on paper and in pen. Yet they themselves are sitting here and proving that they are alive and well,” she said.

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SIR in Jharkhand from April: CEO

March 2, 2026, 07:34 PM - 3 min read

Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar says Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls will begin in April in a single phase; international conference on voter registration slated for September 2.

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ECI’s final electoral roll for West Bengal shows zero new voter registrations in 99 of 294 Assembly constituencies after the Special Intensive Revision process.

Zero new voters in 99 WB seats after revision, questions raised

March 1, 2026, 01:17 PM - 3 min read

By contrast, Nandigram Assembly constituency — represented by Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari — saw 1,167 new voters added. Though 397 names were removed, the total electorate increased from 2,67,608 in the draft roll to 2,68,378 in the final list.

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Bengal SIR: 66 lakh struck off, 60 lakh under scrutiny

February 28, 2026, 04:29 PM - 3 min read

Nearly 66 lakh names face deletion from Bengal’s rolls after SIR, while 60 lakh voters remain under adjudication ahead of the April Assembly polls.

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EC to publish West Bengal post-SIR rolls tomorrow

February 27, 2026, 05:26 PM - 3 min read

West Bengal’s post-SIR rolls to be published Saturday, categorising 7.08 crore voters, as revision turns into a fierce TMC-BJP pre-poll flashpoint.

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