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Agriculture minister to regional titan: Why Atul Bora's Bokakhat run is a referendum on the NDA's rural vision

India, May 4 -- Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) president and Assam's Minister for Agriculture and Horticulture, Atul Bora, is contesting the 2026 Assam Assembly elections from his sitting seat of Bokakhat. ... Read More


Assam election 2026: Ex-Rajya Sabha MP, senior Congress leader Ripun Bora contesting from Barchalla

India, May 4 -- Senior Congress leader and former Rajya Sabha MP Ripun Bora is contesting the 2026 Assam assembly elections from the Barchalla constituency in Sonitpur district. A former President of ... Read More


Panihati's 'Voice of Justice': Kalatan Dasgupta leading Left charge against TMC, BJP in Bengal polls

India, May 4 -- Kalatan Dasgupta, Communist Party of India (Marxist) youth leader and a prominent face of the DYFI, is contesting the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections from the Panihati constituency... Read More


2021's 'giant killer' Minakshi Mukherjee fighting industrial politics in West Bengal's Uttarpara

India, May 4 -- Communist Party of India (Marxist) Central Committee member and former DYFI state secretary, Minakshi Mukherjee, is contesting the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections from Hooghly dist... Read More


From prison to assembly: Why Akhil Gogoi's Sivasagar re-election is a litmus test for regionalism

India, May 4 -- Raijor Dal founder and sitting MLA Akhil Gogoi is contesting the 2026 Assam Assembly elections from his home constituency of Sivasagar (Sibsagar). Often referred to as the "Son of the ... Read More


From 'kingmaker' to underdog: Badruddin Ajmal leads by 27,967 votes in toughest post-delimitation test

India, May 4 -- All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) founding president and veteran leader Badruddin Ajmal, contesting the 2026 Assam Assembly elections from the newly carved Binnakandi constitue... Read More


West Bengal elections 2026: BJP's Agnimitra Paul leading in Asansol Dakshin

India, May 4 -- Bharatiya Janata's Agnimitra Paul is leading on the Asansol Dakshin seat with a margin of 24,888 votes as per the latest numbers released by the Election Commission at 1pm. A key memb... Read More


Bengal elections 2026: BJP's Agnimitra Paul leads, set to retain Asansol Dakshin

India, May 4 -- Bharatiya Janata's Agnimitra Paul is leading on the Asansol Dakshin seat with a margin of 39,537 votes as per the latest numbers released by the Election Commission at 3:00 pm. Fourtee... Read More


From Mothabari to Sujapur: Why Sabina Yasmin's 2026 shift is a strategic masters

India, May 4 -- All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) senior leader and sitting Minister of State, Sabina Yasmin, is contesting the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections from the Sujapur constituency in M... Read More


West Bengal polls 2026: Padma Bhushan awarde Swapan Dasgupta banks on urban vote in high-stakes contest

India, May 4 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, veteran journalist, and former Rajya Sabha MP, Swapan Dasgupta, is contesting the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections from the Rashbehari constitue... Read More