2026 Bengal Assembly polls: PM Modi to address 14 rallies across state Kolkata, March 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) As West Bengal heads for crucial two-phase Assembly elections next month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to participate in a total of 14 programmes in the state over the next month. The programmes will include public meetings to be addressed by the Prime Minister as well as roadshows, a state committee member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal confirmed.

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Bengal Assembly elections: Electoral officers to be under ECI surveillance on polling days Kolkata, March 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The roles of electoral officers at all levels will be under layer-wise surveillance on the polling days this time for the two-phase West Bengal Assembly elections scheduled next month. “The Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, in his press conference on Sunday, had assured that elections in West Bengal would be violence-free and peaceful. In pursuance of this objective, ECI this time had decided to keep the roles of electoral officers at all levels under constant and layer-wise surveillance, especially on the two polling days of April 23 and April 29,” said an insider from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal.

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Bengal Assembly polls announced amid uncertainty over 42 lakh voters Kolkata, March 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced a two-phase polling schedule for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections -- April 23 and April 29 -- even as the fate of over 42 lakh voters referred for judicial adjudication after being classified under the "logical discrepancy" category remains uncertain. According to figures from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, the total number of electors in the state was 7,66,37,529 before the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls was announced in November last year.

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Bengal Assembly elections: ECI announces CAPF deployment even before declaration of poll dates Kolkata, Feb 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Saturday, announced the deployment Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) even before the declaration of the polling dates and enforcement of the model code of conduct for the West Bengal elections. According to a notification issued by the ECI, the deployment of CAPF will be done in two phases, the first on March 1, which is before the announcement of the poll date and the enforcement of the model code of conduct.

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Bengal 2026 Assembly polls: Poll-violence in elections since 2014 to determine CAPF deployment Kolkata, Jan 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Election Commission of India (ECI) will consider the record of election-related violence in the last seven elections in West Bengal since 2014 as the determining factor for the extent and pattern of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) deployment for the 2026 Assembly polls in the state. These seven elections, whose poll-violence records will be under ECI's consideration, include the Lok Sabha elections in 2014, 2019, and 2024, the state Assembly elections in 2016 and 2021, and the polls for the three-tier panchayat system in West Bengal in 2018 and 2023.

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2026 Bengal Assembly polls: Number of phases might be much less compared to previous two elections Kolkata, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The number of phases for the crucial Assembly elections in West Bengal scheduled next year is likely to be much less compared to the previous two Assembly polls in 2016 and 2021, if the Election Commission of India (ECI) accepts the suggestions from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal. A preliminary decision in the matter may be taken at a crucial meeting of the Commission on January 5, which will be attended by the West Bengal CEO, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, accompanied by a few other top officials from his office.

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AIMIM to contest from minority-dominated seats in 2026 Bengal Assembly polls Kolkata, Nov 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has started strengthening its organisational bases in West Bengal's two minority-dominated districts of Malda and Murshidabad in preparation to fight the 2026 Assembly elections. The party has a special focus on Malda. The state leadership of AIMIM has already started announcing the names of the party’s block presidents and block vice-presidents in Malda to start the campaign process in the district.

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2026 Bengal Assembly polls: ECI to define role of central, state security agencies in Nov Kolkata, Oct 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The process of defining the roles of different security and intelligence agencies, both Central and state, for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly polls will be completed by the year-end. The office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, has already sent communications to 22 such Central and state agencies seeking the names of officers from these agencies for the polls next year by October 30.

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Teachers call for march to Bengal Assembly seeking reinstatement of their jobs Kolkata, Sep 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Members of the Unemployed Qualified Teachers' Forum have given a call for a march to West Bengal Legislative Assembly on Thursday, demanding reinstatement of their jobs in state-run schools. An April 2025 Supreme Court verdict had resulted in the loss of jobs of teachers and non-teaching staff in West Bengal Government-run schools. The Unemployed Qualified Teachers' Forum members have also written a letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee, requesting the government to convene a special session of the Assembly to discuss the matter.

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Ruckus in Bengal Assembly as BJP MLAs protest over Maheshtala violence, Murshidabad riots Kolkata, June 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pandemonium broke out in the West Bengal Assembly on Thursday after Speaker Biman Bandyopadhyay refused to admit two adjournment motions, moved by opposition BJP, seeking discussions on the communal violence in Murshidabad in April and the clashes in the Maheshtala area in South 24 Parganas district. As the members of the BJP’s legislative team moved the two adjournment motions soon after the House began, the Speaker refused to admit them on the grounds that both matters were sub judice and hence could not be taken up for discussion.

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Bengal Assembly session: BJP stages walkout over CM Mamata’s remarks on OBC survey Kolkata, June 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, while addressing the Assembly on the second day of the monsoon session on Tuesday, accused the opposition BJP of 'unnecessarily' making controversies over the new list of Other Backward Class (OBC) communities prepared by the state government following a directive from the Supreme Court. Accusing the BJP of unnecessarily politicising the issue, the Chief Minister said that religion has no connection with the fresh survey on determining the people to be included in the OBC category.

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Trinamool’s mega meet today to outline 2026 Bengal Assembly election strategy Kolkata, Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The extended organisational meeting of the Trinamool Congress will be held on Thursday, where the party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is expected to chart the blueprint of the party’s strategy for the 2026 Assembly elections. At the same time, the extended organisational meeting is expected to generate some ideas about the forthcoming reshuffle.

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Bengal Assembly to witness CM Mamata Banerjee, LoP Suvendu Adhikari’s speech war today Kolkata, Feb 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The West Bengal Assembly is all set to witness unprecedented theatrics on Tuesday during the second half of the ongoing budget session over parallel speeches by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the House and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari outside. As per schedule, the Chief Minister is expected to arrive at the Assembly at around 1.30 p.m.

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After CM Mamata, Abhishek Banerjee too calls for going alone in Bengal Assembly polls Kolkata, Feb 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee, on Thursday, echoed and justified West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s recent announcement of the party contesting alone in the crucial Bengal Assembly elections in 2026 without having any understanding with any other party, including the Congress. Speaking to media persons on Thursday, Abhishek Banerjee said that the most important thing in an election is public support, whether any party is contesting alone or in alliance with others.

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Special session of Bengal Assembly likely for V-P Jagdeep Dhankhar’s address - Yes Punjab News Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar may address the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in a special session after the budget session, sparking political discussions.

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Trinamool to move motion against Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Bengal Assembly Kolkata, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Trinamool Congress, on Monday, will move a motion in the West Bengal Assembly opposing the Waqf (Amendment) Bill which is currently under consideration by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC). Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is expected to participate in the debate on the motion to be brought on the sixth day of the ongoing winter session. The session is scheduled to be continued till December 10.

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