scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
TopicWest Bengal elections

Topic: West Bengal elections

Who is Ajay Pal Sharma? UP ‘Singham’ has left TMC, Akhilesh Yadav angry

Ajay Pal Sharma has been appointed by the Election Commission as a police observer in West Bengal. He is Prayagraj's Additional Superintendent of Police (Law and Order).

Amit Shah, not PM Modi, is Mamata Banerjee’s real challenger in this Bengal election

According to BJP leaders in West Bengal, five factors are working against the Trinamool Congress. When you travel across the state, these factors do surface in one form or another.

The myth of the Muslim vote in West Bengal. We aren’t a monolith

I often found myself confused by the idea of the 'Muslim vote' being treated as a single, fixed bloc—almost as if everyone already knew whom to vote for.

1 year after Pahalgam terror attack, global media profiles a Kashmiri town that ‘longs for tourists’

Global media discusses the impacts of the conflict in West Asia on Mukesh Ambani, Pahalgam terror attack victims, and how fish has become a political symbol in Bengal.

The Bengal voter is silent. Is it fear or quiet determination?

The silence may have to do with the state’s history of political violence. During the 2021 post-poll violence, BJP leaders 'ran away leaving their voters at the mercy of the mob'.

Modi has ditched dhokla for jhalmuri. He’s an honorary Bengali

All eyes are on the dramatic and often savage elections in West Bengal, where so much is at stake, besides Didi’s survival.

SubscriberWrites: The Era of the Professionalized Catch-All: Welfare, Cadre, and the 2026 Battle for Eastern India

Thank you dear subscribers, we are overwhelmed with your response. Your Turn is a unique section from ThePrint featuring points of view from its subscribers....

TMC’s home run in Presidency looks secure. Why the math everywhere else is on shaky ground

If the 'math' fails this time, it would have less to do with the voters changing their minds, and more to do with the very ground beneath all calculations being swept away. 

UCC in 6 months, free bus rides & Rs 3,000 aid for women. Amit Shah unveils BJP Bengal manifesto

Ahead of the West Bengal elections on 23 April and 29 April, the BJP announced financial aid for different sections, such as women, unemployed youth & fishermen.

How ex-Bengal CM Siddhartha Shankar Ray shaped today’s race in Bhabanipur

It was Siddhartha Shankar Ray who had first taken notice of an adolescent Mamata Banerjee during a youth congress rally. Ray stopped his car and got out to hear her speak.

On Camera

Buddha comes home to Ladakh exposition: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

The Government of India recognises Ladakh as one of the most important living centres of Buddhist culture in the world. We are committed to safeguarding its unique cultural traditions.

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

Fourth S-400 sets sail for India, to arrive by mid-May; likely to be deployed along Pakistan border

The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.