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  • An elderly voter poses for a photograph after casting her vote during the first phase of polling in Nandigram, in West Bengal state, India, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • A security person assists voters standing in a queue at a polling booth during the first phase of voting in West Bengal state elections in Nandigram, India, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • Posters with Trinamool Congress party chief Mamata Banerjee are fixed on back of auto-rickshaws ahead of the West Bengal state Legislative Assembly elections, in Kolkata, India, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • Police personnels check a car as part of security measures ahead of the West Bengal state Legislative Assembly elections, in Kolkata, India, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • Supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, shout slogans during a campaign rally for their candidate ahead of the West Bengal state Legislative Assembly elections, in Kolkata, India, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Photo: AP)

Voting begins in India’s West Bengal state after a national voter list purge

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KOLKATA, India, April 23, 2026 (AP) — Voting in one of India’s most closely watched state elections began Thursday after a national voter roll revision removed millions of names and raised concerns over disenfranchisement in West Bengal, one of the few large states not governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party. The election has

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Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal (Photo: PTI)

‘Why have an election’: Kapil Sibal slams Election Commission

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New Delhi, Apr 23 (PTI) Former law minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission, accusing it of carrying out an “experiment in disenfranchisement” in West Bengal and asked “why have an election”. The Rajya Sabha MP also took a swipe at Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, saying he must

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  • A woman shows the indelible ink mark on her index finger after casting her vote at a polling center during the state election in Guwahati, India, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • A woman casts her vote at a polling center during the state election in Guwahati, India, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • People stand in queue to cast their votes at a polling center during the state election in Guwahati, India, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • A voter, right, arrives to check his name at an assistance booth set up by party workers as a candidate’s cut out photo is displayed on left during the Kerala state election in Kochi, India, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • People queue up to vote outside a polling booth during the Kerala state elections in Kochi, India, Thursday, April 9, 2026.
    People queue up to vote outside a polling booth during the Kerala state election in Kochi, India, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Photo: AP)

Key Indian states hold elections that will test reach of Modi’s party in opposition strongholds

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NEW DELHI, April 9, 2026 (AP) — Voters in India’s Assam and Kerala states and the federally administered region of Puducherry began casting ballots Thursday in local elections seen as a test of support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party. The elections pit the BJP and its regional allies against a

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal IPS Officers Transferred After Election Commission Removes State DGP and Kolkata Police Chief

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Kolkata (PTI): Hours after the Election Commission ordered the removal of DGP Peeyush Pandey and Kolkata Police commissioner Supratim Sarkar, the West Bengal government on Monday issued a notification transferring and posting several senior IPS officers, including the two, with immediate effect. Pandey has been posted as director (security), while Sarkar has been appointed additional

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