West Bengal

• Vote counting starts at 8 AM on May 4, 2026, across Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, and West Bengal following high-stakes assembly elections in April. • Key contests include DMK's MK Stalin defending power in Tamil Nadu, BJP eyeing a hat-trick in Assam under Himanta Biswa Sarma against Congress's Gaurav Gogoi, and Trinamool Congress vs BJP in West Bengal's 294 seats. • Results are make-or-break for national players like BJP, Congress, DMK, TMC, and Left, with implications for delimitation debates and Dravidian politics dominance.

• Bhabanipur constituency in West Bengal is the epicenter of the 2026 assembly election, pitting TMC chief Mamata Banerjee against BJP's Suvendu Adhikari after her prior Nandigram loss. • The diverse voter base includes significant Hindi-speaking traders and lower minority concentration compared to TMC strongholds, adding complexity to the high-stakes fight. • Stringent security measures implemented statewide to ensure transparent counting amid political tensions and voter list disputes.

• Trinamool Congress challenged Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) removing 89 lakh voters—11.6% of electorate—slightly above TMC's 2021 winning margin. • Bengal's 294-seat election pits Mamata Banerjee's TMC against BJP, testing saffron expansion in a BJP-resistant state. • High-voltage campaign and disputes heighten stakes as counting ensures make-or-break outcomes for regional power dynamics.

• Die Wahlkommission hat die Abstimmung vom 29. April in 15 Wahllokalen in den Wahlkreisen Magrahat Paschim und Diamond Harbour in South 24 Parganas aufgrund von Gewalt und Störungen für ungültig erklärt. • Die Neuwahlen sind für den 2. Mai von 07:00 bis 18:00 Uhr unter strenger Überwachung geplant, um einen fairen Wahlprozess zu gewährleisten. • Die Entscheidung erfolgt als Reaktion auf Berichte über Störungen, welche die Integrität der Wahl in diesen Gebieten beeinträchtigt haben.