
Assembly Elections 2026: Latest Updates from Four States
824 seats. 5 states. One political test before 2029 Lok Sabha — the battle lines are drawn
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824 seats. 5 states. One political test before 2029 Lok Sabha — the battle lines are drawn

CM Yogi has banned basements, sealed 100+ centres, and launched a statewide audit. But the bigger question remains — was this avoidable?

Operation Tiger Shiv Sena strikes — 6 UBT MPs join Shinde's camp, 50+ Vasai workers desert Thackeray. UBT's Lok Sabha strength crashes to 3. Is Uddhav's party finished before 2029?

K Annamalai resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday and launched a new political movement called 'We The Leaders', ending a six-year association.

Karnataka has withdrawn the 2022 uniform order that led to restrictions on hijabs in schools and colleges. The new guidelines allow students to wear limited traditional and faith-based symbols.

Himanta Biswa Sarma is set to begin his second consecutive term as Assam Chief Minister today. Four NDA MLAs will also take oath as ministers at the ceremony in Guwahati.

Five security personnel, including the Officer-in-Charge of Nazat Police Station, a woman police officer and two CRPF jawans, were injured in the attack.

Vote counting for 293 Assembly seats began on Monday across 77 centres, with early trends showing the BJP ahead in a close fight against the ruling Trinamool Congress

Counting of votes for all 234 Assembly seats began at 8 am on Monday, with the DMK alliance, AIADMK-BJP alliance and Vijay’s TVK locked in a major contest. Early trends show a close fight, while actor-politician Vijay is leading from Perambur.

Counting of votes for the Kerala Assembly elections began on Monday, with early trends showing a strong lead for the Congress-led UDF.

Bengal's Make-or-Break Day: Phase 2 Will Tell Us Whether Mamata's 15-Year Run Has a 16th Year in It. Till 9 AM West Bengal (Phase-2) has recorded 18.39% of voter turnout.

Counting ended across 15 Municipal Corporations, 84 Municipalities, and hundreds of panchayats today. The saffron party dominated. But there are moments in these results worth slowing down for.

Assam Elections 2026 are not just another state poll—they are a signal of how India’s political narrative is evolving. From identity politics to governance debates and manifesto-driven strategies, Assam is revealing a deeper shift!

Move clears anti-defection law threshold as two-thirds of AAP’s Rajya Sabha MPs join BJP; AAP calls it a “constitutional fraud” and seeks disqualification.

From Hazare's fast to Chadha's press conference — 15 years in one quiet statement

From AAP's Star Face to BJP's Newest Recruit — What Actually Happened, Why It Happened, and What It Means for Punjab's Politics

TMC vs BJP in the Battle for Bengal's Soul — What 68 Million Voters Said on April 23 and 29

From Cooch Behar to South 24 Parganas, Bengal's 3.6 Crore Voters Hold the Verdict Today

A BJP Worker's Petition, Two High Courts, and a Question That Has Been Circling Indian Politics for Years

From Bishnupur's Ground to Bengal's Ballot — Modi's Latest Threat and Promise

The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam was passed in 2023 with historic fanfare. What happened on April 16, 2026 is legally significant — but the 33% quota in Parliament is still years away

Modi writes to all floor leaders. BJP issues a three-line whip. The opposition calls it rushed and politically motivated. What exactly is on the table — and who loses if it passes.

The man who once swore not to remove his saffron turban until Nitish Kumar fell — is now sitting in Nitish's chair.

PM Modi has been unambiguous. He wrote personally to the floor leaders of all parties in both Houses of Parliament, urging them to come together and pass these amendments during the special session.

The 2026 assembly elections — today's batch, and Tamil Nadu and West Bengal voting April 23 and 29 — collectively elect 824 legislators across five legislative assemblies. Together they function as the largest political barometer.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is contesting 89 seats as part of the NDA alliance, while its allies — Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) — are contesting 26 and 11 seats respectively.

Assembly Elections 2026: Latest Updates from Four States
8 Jul 2026 · 2:50 PM IST
CM Yogi Orders Fire Safety Audit in Mission Mode After Lucknow Coaching Centre Tragedy
25 Jun 2026 · 11:01 AM IST
Shinde Hits a ‘Sixer’: Six UBT MPs Switch Sides as Operation Tiger Shakes Maharashtra
23 Jun 2026 · 4:35 PM IST
Amid BJP Exit, Annamalai Launches 'We The Leaders' to Challenge Tamil Nadu's Political Order
6 Jun 2026 · 11:15 AM IST
Karnataka Changes School Uniform Rules: Hijab, Sacred Thread Now Allowed!
14 May 2026 · 2:11 PM IST
Himanta Biswa Sarma to Be Sworn In as Assam CM for Second Consecutive Term
12 May 2026 · 10:44 AM IST
West Bengal Violence: Police Team Attacked in Sandeshkhali; 5 Injured
6 May 2026 · 11:08 AM IST
West Bengal Election Results 2026: BJP Heads for Historic Victory, TMC Faces Major Setback
4 May 2026 · 10:50 AM IST
Tamil Nadu Election Results Live: Vijay Wins Both Perambur and Trichy East Seats
4 May 2026 · 10:33 AM IST
Kerala Election Results 2026 Live: UDF Storms Ahead, Congress Scores Big Wins in Palakkad, Thrithala and Ernakulam
4 May 2026 · 11:17 AM IST
Upadated: Over 90% Voter Turnout Recorded Till 5 PM; Why Bengal 2026 Is Unlike Any Vote Before It; Check Video
29 Apr 2026 · 11:05 AM IST
Gujarat Local Body Elections 2026: BJP Wins Everywhere That Matters — But Read the Numbers Carefully
28 Apr 2026 · 5:26 PM IST
Assam Elections 2026: What Assam Reveals About India’s Changing Electoral Narrative
6 Apr 2026 · 6:11 PM IST
Rajya Sabha Chairman Accepts Merger of 7 AAP MPs With BJP — Upper House Math Shifts Sharply
27 Apr 2026 · 2:45 PM IST
Anna Hazare Speaks Out on Raghav Chadha's Exit from AAP — And What It Really Says About a Party in Freefall
25 Apr 2026 · 3:11 PM IST
Raghav Chadha Joins BJP: The Implosion That Was Coming For Months
24 Apr 2026 · 7:23 PM IST
The 91 Lakh Missing Voters: How Electoral Roll Controversy Shaped Bengal's 2026 Campaign
24 Apr 2026 · 11:35 AM IST
Bengal's 3.6 Crore Voters Walk Into the Booth — and Into The History?
23 Apr 2026 · 11:01 AM IST
Two Courts, One Ministry, No Answer: Rahul Gandhi Citizenship Case That Won't Close?
21 Apr 2026 · 11:30 AM IST
BJP's Maatri Shakti Card vs TMC's Lakshmi Bhandar: The Rs 36,000 War for Bengal's Women Voters
20 Apr 2026 · 11:00 AM IST
Women's Reservation Act Comes Into Force on April 16 — What PM Modi Says?
17 Apr 2026 · 10:50 AM IST
Parliament's Three-Day Special Session Begins Today: Women's Quota, 850 Lok Sabha Seats, and the Delimitation Battle That Could Redraw India's Political Map
16 Apr 2026 · 4:28 PM IST
Bihar Gets Its First BJP Chief Minister: Samrat Choudhary Takes Charge as Nitish Kumar's Era Ends
15 Apr 2026 · 2:39 PM IST
Women's Reservation Bill 2026: Modi's Push, Opposition Demands — Check Public Reaction
13 Apr 2026 · 3:16 PM IST
Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: Assam, Kerala, Puducherry Vote Today — The Full State-by-State Breakdown
9 Apr 2026 · 5:30 PM IST
Assam Votes Today: 2.49 Crore Voters, 126 Seats, and the BJP's Biggest Test in the Northeast
9 Apr 2026 · 11:01 AM IST