Assembly elections 2026 LIVE: 55.57% polling till 1 p.m.; TMC files complaint with ECI over alleged unauthorised sorting of postal ballots

Repolling is underway in 15 booths for 2 Assembly constituencies, i.e. Magrahat Paschim and Diamond Harbour. As of 3 p.m., Magrahat Paschim records 72.50% vote casting, while Diamond Harbour records 72.36%. 

A whole of 72.43%% vote casting is recorded in the total 15 booths where repolling is underway. — The Hindu Bureau

Sooner than counting of votes in West Bengal scheduled for Monday (May possibly even 4, 2026), the Election Commission deployed an additional 165 counting observers and 77 police observers in the Speak.

“Whereas the extra counting observers will back the 294 such observers already deployed per constituency, the extra police observers will give a rob to security and oversee law and uncover preparations start air the counting centres,” the poll physique acknowledged.

Officials acknowledged that while police observers are on the total now not deployed for the length of vote counting, on this case, they are going to now not be allowed to enter the counting centres, and will location up law and uncover start air easiest. – PTI

Chennai: The actor-grew to change into-flesh presser Vijay-led TVK urged the Election Commission for additonal security forces in and all over the total counting centres.

In a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik, TVK general secretary Aadhav Arjuna urged the election fee to include a “sterile” zone start air every counting centre.

Alleging that some anti-social aspects include broken two TVK birthday celebration areas of work at Srirangam constituency, he acknowledged, “such vandalism being deliberate by the anti-social aspects with ulterior motive to disturb aloof counting and with a ogle to forestall birthday celebration counting agents and candidates from discharging their election responsibilities”.

“Due to the this truth, to forestall illegal activities in and all over the total counting centres and to be definite birthday celebration candidates and TVK agent personal security, we question the Chief Electoral Officer to boom directions to concerned officials to deploy adequate armed police security in every single set aside aside Tamil Nadu all over the polling stations and additionally include a one-kilometre distance security ring (sterile zone)” he acknowledged. – PTI

Chennai: After assembly his birthday celebration’s senior leaders earlier than the Assembly poll counting, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin met DMK’s alliance birthday celebration leaders and discussed the victory potentialities on the birthday celebration headquarters in Chennai.

After his four-day commute at Kodaikanal, Mr. Stalin met his birthday celebration’s senior leaders twice and discussed the ground danger of their respective regions.

Following this, the DMK chief met the Speak Congress committee president K. Selvaperunthagai and Kongunadu Makkal Desiya Katchi (KMDK) general secretary E.R. Eswaran.

The DMK sources extra acknowledged that Mr. Stalin additionally inquired about the preparations with regard to the monitoring of the counting of their respective constituencies. – PTI

After the Supreme Court refused to intrude with a Calcutta Excessive Court decision on the deployment of Central workers for vote counting in West Bengal, the BJP claimed that the Trinamool Congress’ strive to rob vitality by “unfair technique” has entirely crumbled now.

BJP nationwide spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi alleged that the Trinamool approached the tip court now not easy the Calcutta Excessive Court uncover out of frustration and desperation after sensing its drawing shut defeat in the Speak polls, the outcomes of which is in a self-discipline to be declared on May possibly even 4, 2026.

The remarks followed after the Supreme Court acknowledged that no extra uncover used to be crucial on the Trinamool’s plea now not easy the high court’s dismissal of its petition in opposition to an Election Commission round on the deployment of Central authorities personnel for vote counting in West Bengal.

A special Bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Joymalya Bagchi acknowledged the EC can prefer the counting group, and its April 13 round, which offers for deployment of snort authorities workers as successfully, can now not be acknowledged to be incorrect. – PTI

Patna: Bihar Minister Ramkripal Yadav slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee earlier than vote counting in Speak Assembly polls, declaring that individuals of Bengal had already rejected Mamata Didi’s Trinamool Congress.

The BJP leader added that the frustration of Mamata Banerjee used to be evident because she would be shedding badly. Mr. Yadav acknowledged, “The of us of Bengal include rejected Mamata Didi’s TMC. All processes were performed below the supervision of the Election Commission… The Election Commission has made preparations to be definite the counting of votes is performed smartly. Mamata Banerjee’s frustration is clear because she is shedding badly… Wherever there were irregularities, the Election Commission has rectified them with strictness. A gorgeous election has taken snort, and there’ll additionally be an very ideal counting of votes…”

In the meantime, repolling begins early morning in 11 booths of the Magrahat Paschim Assembly constituency and four booths of the Diamond Harbour Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas. The repolling is being performed after experiences of tampering with EVMs at some polling booths emerged for the length of the second half of polling held on April 29. – ANI

Guwahati: Congress Assam election in-tag Bhanwar Jitendra Singh expressed self assurance that the birthday celebration would salvage in Speak Assembly elections, claiming that the of us’s have confidence used to be transferring in the direction of Congress due to the factors corresponding to “corruption” and “mafia raj.”

He additionally dismissed exit poll projections, alleging they’ve consistently been erroneous. “There may be a indubitably certain tag that we can salvage this election on the notion that of the of us’s have confidence on us. They’ve lots of things esteem corruption, ‘mafia raj’ that is running… Exit polls are all deplorable, they predicted 400+ seats for BJP in Lok Sabha while the truth is, they may possibly possibly well well now not even attain 250 seats,” Mr. Singh acknowledged.

On the boom of repolling in West Bengal, Mr. Singh launched a spirited attack on the Election Commission, alleging a lack of self assurance in the poll physique and accusing it of favouring the ruling BJP. – ANI

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Kolkata: Trinamool Congress Saugata Roy acknowledged repolling in decide booths is a routine electoral affirm, even as the Supreme Court declined to boom unusual directions on a plea connected to the deployment of counting supervisors in West Bengal Assembly elections.

“From the time that I were following elections, repolling is performed in some seats. Here is now not unusual,” Mr. Roy acknowledged, downplaying concerns all over the continuing repoll in substances of the Speak.

The remarks got right here after the Supreme Court of India disposed of a plea filed by the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC), which had challenged a Calcutta Excessive Court uncover in relation to the deployment of easiest Central authorities and PSU workers as counting supervisors. 

Mr. Roy additionally responded to allegations of put up-poll violence made by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, declaring that unrest used to be now not one-sided. “BJP of us are additionally inflicting lots of unrest. They’re even attacking Trinamool. The authorities, the Election Commission, and the Central forces must restful gape into this,” he acknowledged. – ANI

Kolkata: Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar acknowledged the risk of booths selected for repolling in the Speak used to be “very low”, while alleging there had been “no verdict on Falta” despite complaints of irregularities.

Reacting to the repolling all over 15 booths, Mr. Majumdar alleged that a whole lot of Electronic Vote casting Machines (EVMs) had been tampered with by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC).

“I mediate this number (15 booths) is amazingly low and there used to be no verdict on Falta. Relatively a whole lot of EVM buttons were tampered with there by TMC… Anyway, let the vote casting live hastily and let the of us’s verdict approach on May possibly even 4; that is a really worthy thing,” Mr. Majumdar acknowledged.

He additionally responded to TMC leader Shashi Panja’s letter to the Speak Chief Electoral Officer, wherein she raised concerns over the behavior of the election job.

Claiming that the ruling birthday celebration used to be fearful about the tip outcome, Mr. Majumdar acknowledged, “Alarm of defeat has settled in the coronary heart of TMC, due to the which they’re many occasions raising all such factors. Beneath the leadership of Mamata Banerjee, the TMC has started playing the function of the Opposition birthday celebration from the old day itself. The TMC has realised that the upcoming outcomes will disappoint them and a BJP authorities will most likely be shaped.” – ANI

Guwahati: With the stage location for counting of votes for Assam Assembly elections on May possibly even 4, Congress ally and Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) chief Lirunjyoti Gogoi rejected exit poll predictions for Assam, claiming that the “bogus” exit polls are factual a means to set aside aside some “psychological rigidity” on political parties and administrative officials. 

“We are forming the authorities, it’s miles glaring and confirmed. Already, I am location to take care of a press meet that exit polls used to be fully bogus. It used to be fully viewed that they’ve an agenda and they also’re looking to present some psychological rigidity to the birthday celebration and administrative officials additionally,” the AJP chief informed newshounds right here. 

“We are going to carry out the authorities, we can salvage with a transparent majority and the opposition alliance will salvage with a transparent majority,” he added. – ANI

Erode: Chief Coordinator of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)’s executive committee, K.A. Sengottaiyan, claimed that the birthday celebration will salvage at least 180 of 234 seats in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.

Addressing a press conference in Gobichettipalayam, Sengottaiyan took a swipe at Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagenthran, asserting the 2026 election used to be the closing electoral contest for him.

When asked a couple of put up-poll alliance with the AIADMK, the TVK leader acknowledged, “There isn’t a danger where there’s now not any majority. We are going to be capable to salvage 180 to 200 seats. That is the target. When I went to the mall the old day, and when I used to be on the airplane, many folks took photos with me. All this used to be unprecedented. I noticed a scene I had never viewed sooner than.”

“Chief Vijay will rule Tamil Nadu the next day with a visionary mind. The 2026 election victory will most likely be historical. The leader of the TVK has overcome lots of trials and overcome so many oppositions day and night. Time will deliver on May possibly even 4,” he added.

On Nainar Nagenthran, he acknowledged, “As for Nainar Nagenthran, right here is the closing election for him. The elevated-usawill deliver him whether or now not he can include a celebration put up after this or now not.” – ANI

Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress acknowledged the Supreme Court directions vindicated its stand. “The problem raised sooner than the Supreme Court pertained to the implementation of the acknowledged verbal replace in a means whereby easiest Central Govt/Central PSU workers were being appointed as Counting Supervisors and Counting Assistants for counting of votes,” the birthday celebration acknowledged in a press open.

The TMC acknowledged it used to be highlighted that such an interpretation and implementation of the verbal replace would be opposite to the framework of an very ideal and balanced counting job.

The TMC acknowledged that in ogle of the directions, it’s miles anticipated that the counting of votes will most likely be performed in an very ideal, transparent, and balanced manner. – PTI

Kannur: CPI(M) insurgent candidate V. Kunhikrishnan, who contested as a UDF-backed Honest from Payyanur, acknowledged he hoped to salvage the Assembly election by a margin of 5,000 votes.

Mr. Kunhikrishnan used to be expelled from the CPI(M) earlier this year after raising allegations of corruption in the birthday celebration’s martyrs’ fund in opposition to sitting MLA T.I. Madhusoodanan.

Talking to a TV channel, Mr. Kunhikrishnan acknowledged he had announced his candidature as a tag of thunder and now not with expectations of victory. On the different hand, he acknowledged the likelihood had changed enormously, with an exact undercurrent within CPI(M) votes favouring him.

“The undercurrent in CPI(M) votes can now not be measured. Now of us are giving a response indicating victory with a margin of at least 5,000 votes,” he acknowledged.

On political violence in Payyanur, Mr. Kunhikrishnan acknowledged he had been facing it since submitting his nomination. – PTI

Repolling used to be underway in 15 booths for 2 Assembly constituencies i.e. Magrahat Paschim and Diamond Harbour. As of 1 p.m. Magrahat Paschim recorded 56.33% vote casting while Diamond Harbour 54.9%. 

A whole of 55.57% vote casting recorded in the total 15 booths where repolling used to be underway. — The Hindu Bureau

Kerala’s Speak Police Chief Ravada Chandrasekhar on Saturday acknowledged tight security preparations were made all over Kerala for the Assembly election vote relying on May possibly even 4.

Kozhikode: Kerala Minister P.A. Mohamed Riyas acknowledged an election is now not a boxing match between candidates however a fight between ideologies.

He used to be responding to newshounds about the project advocate by UDF candidate and his rival P.V. Anvar to shave his head, set aside on earrings and crawl thru the streets of Kozhikode if defeated in the Assembly election from the Beypore constituency.

“An election is now not a non-public boxing competition between candidates however a fight between different ideologies. The LDF and the of us detect it in that manner,” he acknowledged.

He acknowledged voters on the total solid their ballots now not thanks to personal attachment to a candidate, however in accordance with the ideology the candidate represents.

“A candidate may possibly well desire a floating vote. Other americans vote to salvage to the bottom of their factors, pondering political issues and development. Other americans include a transparent imaginative and prescient of whom to make a risk as their manual,” he acknowledged. Mr. Riyas acknowledged there were of us in the UDF who had labored laborious for the length of the election campaign in Beypore. – PTI

Thrissur: Speak Police chief Ravada V. Chandrasekhar acknowledged tight security preparations were made all over Kerala for the Assembly election vote relying on May possibly even 4.

Talking to newshounds on the sidelines of the passing-out parade of police sub-inspectors, Mr. Chandrasekhar acknowledged forces were deployed all over the Speak to forestall any untoward incidents on counting day.

“We are taking extra preventive measures. As half of it, CCTV and drone surveillance activities were enhanced. The general police force has been mobilised for security functions,” he acknowledged. He acknowledged counting centres would be guarded by Central forces.

“We include now deployed 25 companies of Central forces to present protection to counting centres. Outer cordon and perimeter security will most likely be handled by the Kerala Police. Apart from the counting centres, preparations were made for the safety of different areas as successfully,” he acknowledged.

Regarding politically gleaming areas where violence is regularly reported after election outcomes, Mr. Chandrasekhar acknowledged preparations had been made to forestall such incidents.

“We include now readied cops for the cause. Strict action will most likely be taken if anybody is stumbled on inflicting law and uncover factors. We include now given directions on this regard,” he acknowledged. He added that patrolling and surveillance activities had been intensified in border areas. – PTI

Senior BJP leader Amit Malviya acknowledged the Supreme Court’s refusal to intervene into the EC’s uncover on deployment of Central authorities personnel for vote counting in West Bengal is a “certain message” in opposition to makes an try to solid doubt on the electoral job.

The apex court acknowledged no extra uncover used to be crucial on the TMC’s plea now not easy the Calcutta Excessive Court’s dismissal of its petition in opposition to an Election Commission round on the deployment of Central authorities personnel for vote counting in West Bengal.

The BJP leader, in a social media put up, acknowledged, “In yet another upright setback, the Supreme Court has refused to intervene. The Trinamool Congress had approached the court now not easy the exclusion of Speak authorities workers from vote-counting supervisor responsibilities, and had sought an urgent listening to.” “The refusal to entertain this plea underscores a transparent message – makes an try to affect or solid doubt over the integrity of the counting job is now not going to search out easy validation. One other day, one more judicial rebuff for Mamata Banerjee,” he added. There used to be no on the spot response from the TMC on Malviya’s remarks. – PTI

The Supreme Court on Saturday (May possibly even 2, 2026) acknowledged no extra uncover used to be crucial on the TMC’s plea now not easy the Calcutta Excessive Court’s dismissal of its petition in opposition to an Election Commission of India (ECI) round on the deployment of Central Govt personnel for vote counting in West Bengal.

BJP leader Amit Malviya on Saturday (May possibly even 2) welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision now not to pass any directions on a plea filed by the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) now not easy the Calcutta Excessive Court uncover, which had rejected its petition in opposition to the alleged deployment of easiest Central authorities workers as voter counting supervisors in the West Bengal Assembly election.

Mr. Malviya acknowledged that the choice to “now not intervene” sends a transparent message that any “makes an try to affect or solid doubt over the integrity of the counting job is now not going to search out easy validation.”

-ANI

The TMC on Saturday (May possibly even 2) acknowledged it has filed a criticism with the Election Commission, alleging unauthorised sorting of postal ballotcovers at an EVM strongroom in Kolkata.

TMC group, who were camping start air the Khudiram Anushilan Kendra, alleged that eight trunks of postal ballots were introduced in at 4 a.m. and were taken to a room, which has no CCTV protection.

“We include now been demanding that every single millimetre of set aside aside where EVMs and postal ballots be below CCTV surveillance. But as these trunks were taken interior, it used to ensure that they were taken to a room now not below CCTV duvet. Why must restful this occur?” a TMC member asked.

– PTI

Thousands of followers were disenchanted as TVK leader Vijay cancelled his scheduled visit to Velankanni Church at Nagapattinam district on Saturday (May possibly even 2).

Soon after the April 23 TN Assembly election, the actor-grew to change into flesh presser used to be on a series of non secular trips. He visited the Lord Murugan temple at Tiruchendur and the Shirdi Sai Baba temple to produce prayers.

– PTI

Repolling in one of the important polling booths in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district used to be halted for over an hour on Saturday morning after an Electronic Vote casting Machine (EVM) malfunctioned.

Varied electors needed to wait in the queue for over an hour amid the malfunction as repolling started early morning at 7 a.m. all over 15 polling booths in the Diamond Harbour and Magrahat Paschim Assembly constituencies.

Expressing frustration over the incident, one voter asked the officials to elaborate the likelihood or, as a change, factual shut the gross sales set aside aside. “If it isn’t happening [voting], shut the gross sales set aside aside, deliver us, and we can mosey dwelling. Why are we standing right here? Why are we right here? It has been bigger than half an hour; they want to restful shut it, so that we can mosey dwelling,” acknowledged the elector.

– ANI

A day after organising a take a seat-in over alleged irregularities in EVM strongrooms in West Bengal, All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) filed an legit criticism in opposition to the Returning Officer at Khudiram Anushilan Kendra on Saturday (April 2).

The AITC claims that “unauthorised sorting of postal ballotcovers” came about. The centre is being old school as a strongroom to retailer a whole lot of EVMs, with counting location to snatch snort on May possibly even 4.

On the different hand, both the Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) and the AITC include claimed irregularities in the safety of the precise room, alleging that it used to be opened with out authorisation.

– ANI

The Supreme Court on Saturday (April 2) acknowledged no extra uncover used to be crucial on the TMC’s plea now not easy the Calcutta Excessive Court’s dismissal of its petition in opposition to an Election Commission round on the deployment of Central Govt personnel for vote counting in West Bengal.

A special bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Joymalya Bagchi acknowledged the Election Commission (EC) can prefer counting personnel and its April 13 round can now not be acknowledged to be incorrect.

The poll physique acknowledged the round is amazingly certain that there’ll most likely be a combine of central and snort authorities workers, and the apprehension of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) of any wrongdoing is misplaced.

– PTI

With factual a day left sooner than the counting of votes in the Kerala Assembly elections, the function of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has approach into spirited level of curiosity within the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF).

Need to the coalition precise a mandate on May possibly even 4, the Muslim League, as a key constituent, is anticipated to play a decisive function now not easiest in authorities formation however additionally in shaping leadership picks, particularly the Chief Ministerial decide, at a time when extra than one Congress leaders are vying for the put up.

– A. Sam Paul

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Saturday (April 2) welcomed the Election Commission’s decision to behavior repolling in substances of West Bengal, declaring that the job is continuing peacefully and expressing self assurance in a decisive outcome in opposition to the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC).

Talking to newshounds in Lucknow, Mr. Maurya acknowledged, “The Election Commission is conducting a re-poll. We welcome it. We’re getting experiences that vote casting is occurring peacefully. On May possibly even 4th, Didi (WB CM Mamata Banerjee) will most likely be long past. The extra disturbed she looks and the extra baseless accusations she’s looking to originate, the extra it proves that the TMC is going to face a crushing defeat.”

– ANI

The Supreme Court on Saturday acknowledged no extra uncover used to be crucial on the TMC’s plea now not easy the Calcutta Excessive Court’s dismissal of its petition in opposition to an Election Commission round on the deployment of Central Govt personnel for vote counting in West Bengal.

A special bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Joymalya Bagchi acknowledged the Election Commission (EC) can prefer counting personnel and its April 13 round can now not be acknowledged to be incorrect.

The poll physique acknowledged the round is amazingly certain that there’ll most likely be a combine of central and Speak Govt workers, and the apprehension of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) of any wrongdoing is misplaced.

– PTI

Supreme Court takes on list the Election Commission of India’s declare in court that counting officers are drawn from both Central Govt and Speak Govt services and products in the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, as per the April 13 round issued by the Extra Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal. 

A Particular Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Joymalya Bagchi asks EC to have a look on the April 13 round in letter and spirit. The vote counting is scheduled on May possibly even 4.

-The Hindu bureau

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew and TMC’s nationwide general secretary Abhishek Banerjee will take care of a digital assembly with all counting agents of the birthday celebration on Saturday (May possibly even 2) afternoon, two days earlier than the counting of votes polled in the assembly elections, a senior birthday celebration leader acknowledged.

The assembly, scheduled for 4 p.m., will most likely be attended by the counting agents from the 291 Assembly constituencies, where the ruling birthday celebration fielded its candidates.

The Anit Thapa-led Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM) contested the rest three seats in the Darjeeling hills.

– PTI

Because the re-polling on 15 booths is underway in West Bengal, the Magrahat Paschim Assembly constituency witnessed a healthy voter turnout of 16.68%, and Diamond Harbour recorded 15.83% till 9 am on Saturday (May possibly even 2).

Other americans have gotten a member of lengthy queues to solid their votes once extra as the Election Commission ordered re-polling following irregularities on April 29.

The second half of the West Bengal Assembly elections witnessed a list high voter turnout of 92.67% in 142 constituencies.

Repolling underway at gross sales set aside aside no 243 in Diamond Harbour constituency below tight security. 

Repolling is underway at gross sales set aside aside numbers 126 and 127 in Magrahat Paschim constituency.

– PTI

Repolling underway at gross sales set aside aside no. 128 in Magrahat Paschim Assembly Constituency.

-PTI

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew and TMC’s nationwide general secretary Abhishek Banerjee will take care of a digital assembly with all counting agents of the birthday celebration on Saturday afternoon, two days earlier than the counting of votes polled in the assembly elections, a senior birthday celebration leader acknowledged. The assembly, scheduled for 4 p.m., will most likely be attended by the counting agents from the 291 Assembly constituencies, where the ruling birthday celebration fielded its candidates.

At the digital assembly, the leaders are anticipated to rapid the counting agents about their responsibilities to be definite there don’t appear to be any lapses for the length of the counting job on May possibly even 4. “Basically the most full of life instruction to the agents would be to now not mosey away the counting centres till the calculations are formally over and a hit certificates handed over to the victors,” the senior TMC leader, now not wishing to be named, acknowledged.

“All unfamiliar activities interior counting centres, esteem the surprising vitality cut on the Nandigram counting centre in 2021, must be at the moment reported to the birthday celebration’s high brass,” he acknowledged.

– PTI

BJP candidate from Siliguri Assembly constituency Shankar Ghosh accused the Trinamool Congress of levelling false allegations in opposition to the Election Commission amid the plea now not easy the deployment of easiest Central authorities and Public Sector Enterprise (PSU) workers as supervisors for vote counting in the West Bengal Assembly elections.

Talking to ANI on Saturday (April 2), Shankar Ghosh attributed the TMC’s allegations in opposition to the ECI to the birthday celebration’s ‘danger of election defeat’.

The BJP leader acknowledged, “I mediate the CM is looking to originate some roughly myth. The allegations from TMC gift that they’re skittish of the election defeat. So, they’re easiest looking to mislead the of us. I mediate this roughly declare from the snort’s ruling birthday celebration is extremely natural, as everyone is conscious of that TMC is going to be far from vitality by the of us. I mediate this roughly false allegation may possibly well now not be in a self-discipline to connect their faces, and the Election Commission is doing its easiest to present protection to every little thing.”

– ANI

Chief of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, has welcomed repolls all over 15 polling stations in the Speak, however careworn that he additionally hoped for the full of the Falta Assembly segment to be known as for repolls too.

“Whatever came about at Magrahat West is welcomed. The re-polling must include came about in extra booths in Diamond Harbour and in the full of the Falta segment; it must include came about in at least 60 booths,” Mr. Adhikari, who’s additionally the BJP candidate from Bhabanipur and Nandigram, informed newshounds on Saturday (May possibly even 2).

-ANI

A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee spent hours at an EVM strongroom in the Bhabanipur constituency alleging malpractices, West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal on Friday acknowledged there’s now not any scope for wrongdoing on the counting centres.

“Such is the plot in snort that there’s now not any scope for any wrongdoing. There may be CCTV surveillance around the clock and of us can visual show unit the counting centres from start air,” Mr. Agarwal acknowledged.

Vote casting began on Saturday at 15 booths in two Assembly constituencies in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, where the Election Commission ordered repolls a day in the past, following experiences of electoral malpractices, an legit acknowledged.

The repolls were ordered in 11 polling stations of Magrahat Paschim Assembly constituency and four in Diamond Harbour.

Vote casting began at 7 a.m. and will continue till 6 p.m., the legit acknowledged. Polling in these two Assembly constituencies used to be held in the second half of the snort elections on April 29.

– PTI

A Particular Bench of the Supreme Court is scheduled on May possibly even 2 to urgently hear a petition filed by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) birthday celebration in opposition to a Calcutta Excessive Court decision of April 30 pushing aside a project to an April 13 Election Commission uncover that at least one counting supervisor and assistant at every counting table would be a Central authorities or Central Public Sector Unit employee on the West Bengal Assembly elections.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Shashi Panja on Friday (May possibly even 1) alleged that the BJP had tried to “provoke” different parties on polling day to location off immense-scale repolling and “defame Bengal,” after the Election Commission ordered repolling in 15 booths in South 24 Parganas on Saturday (May possibly even 2).

Addressing the media after assembly the Extra Chief Electoral Officer, Panja acknowledged, “We are assembly with the Extra Chief Electoral Officer. Solid room CCTVs are now not working smartly in some areas. So, we question that the EC snatch correct care of this. Why is the job now not completely transparent?”

– ANI

The Election Commission on Friday (May possibly even 1, 2026) ordered a repoll in 15 polling booths in two Assembly constituencies in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. The repolling will most likely be held on Saturday (May possibly even 2, 2026).

The uncover applies to 11 booths in Magrahat Paschim and four booths in Diamond Harbour, both Assembly constituencies which went to polls in the second half of the Speak election on April 29. This may possibly be held between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m., the ECI uncover acknowledged.