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Monday, February 2, 2026
TopicKolkata municipal polls

Topic: Kolkata municipal polls

Trinamool Congress sweeps Kolkata civic polls, BJP’s vote share slips behind that of CPI(M)

The BJP won just three seats in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation polls held Sunday, with its vote share having plunged 20 per cent from May’s Assembly polls.

‘I assumed it was a joke’: Mamata’s sister-in-law didn’t know she was getting civic poll ticket

ThePrint went on the campaign trail with Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s sister-in-law, Kajari — the newest political entrant from the family — ahead of the Kolkata municipal polls.

Mamata’s sister-in-law enters politics with Kolkata civic polls, opposition cries ‘dynasty’

Kajari Banerjee will be a TMC candidate in Ward 73, where Mamata lives. Opposition parties have denounced her selection as ‘dynastic politics’.

Another TMC vs BJP face-off coming soon as Kolkata holds municipal elections next month

BJP's appeal to hold polls in 112 civic bodies together is pending before Calcutta HC, but State Election Commission has gone ahead and declared the dates for KMC polls.

On Camera

From populism to productivity—why the Budget 2026 makes a structural turn

The Budget proposals seek to balance sustained high economic growth with fiscal discipline and structural transformation.

Sitharaman proposes a new National Institute of Design in eastern India. ‘A good push’

The Indian fashion design industry had a market value of approximately ₹15.1 lakh crore in 2023 and is expected to reach around Rs 45.3 lakh crore by 2032.

10X Budget beef-up for Intelligence Bureau capex, after Pahalgam & Red Fort terror attacks

After lapses exposed by terror attacks at Pahalgam and Delhi's Red Fort, Centre has hiked Intelligence Bureau's expenditure for investments in long-term assets from Rs 257 cr to Rs 2,549 cr. 

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.