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East India State News

Mamata Tells TMC Agents To Stay Put

By BPN News Desk
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked Trinamool Congress counting agents not to leave counting centres, even as early trends showed the BJP ahead in the state on May 4. Mamata Banerjee Message To TMC Agents Mamata Banerjee addressed party counting agents through a video message and urged them not to be afraid or […]
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East India State News

BJP Leads West Bengal Early Trends

By BPN News Desk
The BJP and its allies were leading above the halfway mark in early trends for the West Bengal Assembly election results at 10:15 AM on May 4, 2026, while the Trinamool Congress was trailing. West Bengal Election Results 2026 Counting began on Monday morning, and early trends showed the BJP-led alliance ahead in 169 seats. […]
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East India State News

Mamata Banerjee Rejects Bengal Exit Polls

By BPN News Desk
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has dismissed exit poll projections for the Assembly election, calling them a “market manipulation attempt” and claiming that the Trinamool Congress will return to power with more than 200 seats. Mamata Banerjee Rejects Exit Polls Banerjee rejected the credibility of exit polls and said they did not reflect the […]
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East India State News

PM Modi Woos Matua Voters In Bengal

By BPN News Desk
PM Modi Woos Matua Voters In Bengal Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to voters in West Bengal’s Matua belt, promising freedom from what he called Trinamool Congress misrule if the BJP is voted to power in the state. PM Modi Campaigns In Matua Belt Addressing a rally in Thakurnagar, a politically important Matua-dominated region in […]
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East India State News

Calcutta HC Cuts EC Bike Ban To 12 Hours

By BPN News Desk
The Calcutta High Court has modified the Election Commission’s 48-hour restriction on two-wheeler movement for the second phase of Assembly elections, reducing the pillion-riding ban to 12 hours on polling day. Calcutta High Court Modifies EC Bike Ban The court set aside the Election Commission’s blanket 48-hour restriction on motorcycle riding and said such a […]
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East India State News

Manipur Clashes Kill Three In Ukhrul

By BPN News Desk
Manipur Clashes Kill Three In Ukhrul Three people were killed and at least five others were injured in fresh clashes between rival Naga and Kuki armed groups in Manipur’s Ukhrul district on Friday morning, adding to the continuing ethnic tensions in the state. Naga-Kuki Clashes In Ukhrul The violence took place in two separate gunfights […]
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East India State News

Bengal Phase One Turnout Nears 90%

By BPN News Desk
West Bengal recorded brisk polling in the first phase of the 2026 Assembly election, with voter turnout touching nearly 90% by 5 pm and Dakshin Dinajpur emerging as the district with the highest participation. Long queues were seen at several booths through the day, pointing to strong voter engagement in this opening round of the […]
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East India State News

5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Manipur

By BPN News Desk
An earthquake struck parts of Manipur early Tuesday morning, with tremors felt in Imphal, Ukhrul and nearby areas. Officials said the quake measured 5.2 in magnitude and was centered in Kamjong district. There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage, though the tremors caused concern across the region. Manipur Earthquake Felt In Imphal […]
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East India State News

Mamata Calls Modi Biggest Infiltrator

By BPN News Desk
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday sharpened her attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the Assembly elections, calling him the “biggest infiltrator” while accusing the BJP and the Centre of trying to influence Bengal through voter roll changes. She made the remarks at an Eid gathering in Kolkata as the political […]