UDF’s near three-fourths majority marked a historic victory for the Congress-led coalition

Victory celebrations of UDF candidate V. P. Sajeendran after winning the Kunnathunad Assembly constituency seat. | Photo Credit: R_K_Nithin In a clear-cut mandate, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) has won the 2026 Assembly election in Kerala with a vote share that is the coalition’s highest since the 2001 election. After a decade in Opposition, … Read more

Rural sweep and urban gains sets the BJP up for a decisive majority in West Bengal | Data

Supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party gesture during a campaign rally by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the West Bengal state Legislative Assembly elections, in Kolkata, India, Sunday, April 26, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seems to have finally breached West Bengal after years of threatening to defeat the formidable … Read more

A SIR-marred turnout in West Bengal

Voters queue up as they wait to cast their votes during the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: ANI West Bengal, where the assembly polls concluded on Wednesday, recorded a voter turnout of close to 92%, the highest in the State’s electoral history according to provisional figures … Read more