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Murshidabad's 'Robin Hood' at the assembly threshold: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury eyes Berhampore comeback

India, May 4 -- Indian National Congress senior leader and former Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, is contesting the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections from the Baha... Read More


West Bengal Polls 2026: RG Kar victim's mother, BJP candidate leads from Panihati

India, May 4 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate and mother of RG Kar victim, Ratna Debnath, is leading in West Bengal's Panihati by 5,067 votes over the Trinamool Congress nominee. Debnath has... Read More


West Bengal polls 2026: RG Kar victim's mother files nomination, vows to fight for women's safety

India, May 4 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate and a symbol of the "Justice for RG Kar" movement, Ratna Debnath, is contesting the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections from the Panihati constit... Read More


From rebel to administrator: Why Anit Thapa's 2026 campaign is a referendum on Gorkhaland's new path

India, May 4 -- Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM) President and the current Chief Executive of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), Anit Thapa, is contesting the 2026 West Bengal... Read More


West Bengal elections: TMC's Chandrima Bhattacharya trailing against BJP's Sourav Sikdar in Dum Dum Uttar

India, May 4 -- All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) senior leader and the current Minister of State for Finance (Independent Charge), Chandrima Bhattacharya, is trailing the 2026 West Bengal Assembly ... Read More


The Veteran of Ma-Mati-Manush: Why Chandrima Bhattacharya's Dum Dum Uttar race is a test of TMC's urban grip

India, May 4 -- All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) senior leader and the current Minister of State for Finance (Independent Charge), Chandrima Bhattacharya, is contesting the 2026 West Bengal Assembl... Read More


'Bobby' of Bengal: How Firhad Hakim's Kolkata Port contest draws focus on urban transformation

India, May 4 -- Trinamool heavyweight, Mayor of Kolkata, and Bengal cabinet minister, Firhad Hakim, is contesting the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections from the Kolkata Port constituency. A key aide... Read More


Dhubri's Congress strongman: Wazed Ali Choudhury eyes Birsing Jarua to extend his decades-long legacy

India, May 4 -- Indian National Congress (INC) senior leader and former minister, Wazed Ali Choudhury, is contesting the 2026 Assam Assembly elections from the newly named Birsing Jarua constituency (... Read More


Why Debabrata Saikia's 2026 re-election bid in Assam's Nazira is a key battle for Congress

India, May 4 -- Senior Assam Congress leader and the Leader of the Opposition in the state Legislative Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, is contesting the 2026 Assam Assembly elections from his traditional ... Read More


Dum Dum Uttar results: Could third time be a charm for CPI(M)'s firebrand youth leader Dipsita Dhar?

India, May 4 -- Dipsita Dhar, Communist Party of India (Marxist) youth leader and All-India Joint Secretary of the SFI, is contesting the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections from the Dum Dum Uttar con... Read More