Bengal Election 2026

Mamata lost Bengal elections, but Suvendu is set to retain her development model with rebranding

by The Plurals News Network
May 11, 2026

Several experts feel Trinamul’s social welfare-heavy governance model backfired after paying dividends in earlier elections

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Pavement dwellers must be included in voter list’: former legal officer writes to Chief Election Commissioner

by The Plurals News Network
May 9, 2026

The Plurals report spurs officials to draw attention to the democratic rights of lakhs of pavement dwellers in the state

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SIR impact on Bengal elections: victory margin less than or equal to voter deletions in 108 seats

by The Plurals News Network
May 7, 2026

In almost two-thirds of the seats that shifted to the BJP from the TMC, number of voters deleted from the rolls, excluding the dead, was higher than winning margin

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Ganga on Modi’s lips, experts want it to be a priority for incoming Bengal government

by Jayanta Basu
May 5, 2026

The river stretch, where the Prime Minister rafted in a country boat, has 1600 times more bacterial pollution compared to the national limit

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I have all papers except death certificate, but no one came for SIR’: Street dweller

by Jayanta Basu
May 2, 2026

An invisible people: Lakhs of street and pavement residents remain unapproached by the Election Commission of India as part of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) held at West Bengal

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BJP needs 45% votes to win Bengal elections; women and Muslim voters’ consolidation favours TMC

by The Plurals News Network
April 30, 2026

A Chatham mode of discussion involving senior journalists and experts decodes Bengal elections dynamics

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Dole vs deletion: missing women define Bengal election dynamics

by Jayanta Basu and Chandrima S. Bhattacharya
April 17, 2026

Women constitute large votebanks, but the Election Commission of India seems oblivious to their massive deletions from electoral list

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Getting back voter right may take a decade or longer for tribunal applicants

by Jayanta Basu
April 16, 2026

Tribunals may give applicants a “fair opportunity” to make their submission in person and consider new documents if submitted

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