West Bengal

West Bengal

Notably, central forces are deployed in West Bengal even after the announcement of election results, and they will be in the state for 60 more days as per EC directives. (Reuters)

Unrest in Kolkata after Mamata Banerjee's poll defeat, refusal to resign? What police say

The Trinamool Congress, meanwhile, alleged that the BJP carried out "bulldozer action" at its party office after the election results.

Security personnel resort to a lathi charge as a scuffle turns into a clash near a counting centre. Photo: Hindustan Times

Four killed, over 400 arrested as wave of post-poll violence continues in West Bengal

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets his supporters as he arrives at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters as the BJP celebrates its win in the West Bengal and Assam states' assembly elections, in New Delhi, India, on 4 May 2026. File Photo: Reuters

What contributed to lotus bloom from Himalayas to Ganges

BJP candidate for Bhabanipur and Nandigram constituencies, Suvendu Adhikari, shows a certificate of election after winning in both the constituencies for the West Bengal Assembly elections results. Photo: PTI

Who will BJP pick as Bengal CM? Suvendu Adhikari, Samik Bhattacharya, Agnimitra Paul among frontrunners

Mamata Banerjee. File Photo: Collected

Governance anger, Muslim split behind Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool's Bengal fall

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters celebrate as early trends show their party leading in the West Bengal state assembly election results, outside the party's regional office in Kolkata, India, 4 May 2026. Photo: Reuters

BJP’s victory in West Bengal and the future of Bangladesh-India ties

Supporters of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrate as early trends indicate the party is leading in the West Bengal assembly election results on May 4, 2026. Photo: REUTERS

Mamata era ends in West Bengal as BJP storms to landslide win

The decisive rejection of Banerjee’s 15-year-old government has been largely fuelled by strong anti-incumbency. Photo: Hindustan Times

Mamata Banerjee: The rise and fall of the gritty street fighter

FILE PHOTO: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures, at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi, India, June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo

Lotus blooms in West Bengal, says Modi as TMC stares at crushing defeat in its own bastion

Screengrab shows clashes between BJP and TMC supporters in Cooch Behar’s Dinhata during vote counting in West Bengal, India today (4 May).

BJP-Trinamool clash in Cooch Behar amid vote counting

West Bengal assembly poll results to reshape Indian politics

West Bengal assembly poll results to reshape Indian politics

Logo of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Photo: Collected

‘People have rejected Mamata’: BJP Bengal president confident of landslide victory in 2026 elections

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrates after his election win on 4 June 4, 2024. Photo: AFP

'New fear-free chapter in Bengal begins today': Modi after historic poll win