East India State News

Suvendu Sees Political Angle In Aide Murder

By BPN News Desk May 7, 2026

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has said there could be a political connection behind the killing of his personal assistant Chandranath Rath, while adding that his party will wait for the police investigation before drawing any final conclusion. Suvendu Adhikari Aide Murder Probe Chandranath Rath, a close aide and personal assistant of Suvendu Adhikari, was shot […]

East India State News

BNP Congratulates BJP With Teesta Request

By BPN News Desk May 6, 2026

Bangladesh ruling Nationalist Party leader Tarique Rahman has congratulated the BJP on its West Bengal Assembly election victory and urged the new state government to revisit the long-pending Teesta water-sharing issue. BNP Congratulates BJP On Bengal Win Tarique Rahman said the BJP’s victory in West Bengal could open a new chapter in discussions between India […]

Editorials Opinion

BPN Exit Poll vs Results: We Called Bengal’s Political Shift with 66.9% Seat Accuracy

By BPN News Desk May 6, 2026

The results of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly election have now confirmed what the BPN and Statscope India Exit Poll had projected before counting day: West Bengal was witnessing a decisive political shift in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party. While the final scale of the BJP surge exceeded even our upper projection range, the […]

Editorials Opinion

Assam 2026: BPN & Statscope India Exit Poll Got 99 Seats Right With 78.57% Accuracy

By BPN News Desk May 6, 2026

The 2026 Assam Assembly Election has now concluded, and with the final constituency-wise results in place, BPN & Statscope India can publicly present the performance of its Assam Exit Poll model. Out of 126 Assembly constituencies, our projection correctly predicted the winner in 99 seats, resulting in a seat-level accuracy of 78.57%. In an era […]

Op-Eds Opinion

Murshidabad, Sandeshkhali, RG Kar: BJP Must Launch SIT Probes in First Cabinet Meeting

By BPN News Desk May 6, 2026

West Bengal has finally witnessed political change after years of one of the most emotionally exhausting and politically violent chapters in its modern history. But this election result was not merely about party symbols, campaign slogans, or electoral arithmetic. It was something far deeper. It was an explosion of accumulated anger, helplessness, fear, and exhaustion […]

East India State News

Bengal Post-Poll Violence Leaves 4 Dead

By BPN News Desk May 6, 2026

Post-poll violence erupted across West Bengal after the Assembly election results, leaving at least four people dead and dozens injured as BJP and TMC workers accused each other of attacks in several districts. West Bengal Post-Poll Violence Clashes were reported from multiple parts of the State after the election outcome triggered celebrations, protests and retaliatory

Op-Eds Opinion

If Mamata Won’t Step Aside, The System Must Step Forward

By BPN News Desk May 5, 2026

The 2026 West Bengal election has delivered a decisive and unmistakable verdict. For months, the campaign was projected as a high-stakes political battle, one that would determine not just the future of a state but the durability of a political model built over more than a decade. The results are now in. The people have […]

East India State News

BJP Bengal Government Oath On May 9

By BPN News Desk May 5, 2026

The BJP’s new government in West Bengal is set to take oath on May 9, coinciding with the birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, after the party crossed the majority mark in the Assembly election results. BJP Government In Bengal The BJP secured a majority in the 294-member West Bengal Assembly, ending the Trinamool Congress government […]

Op-Eds Opinion

Why West Bengal 2026 Is Amit Shah’s Defining Political Masterstroke

By BPN News Desk May 5, 2026

West Bengal has always been a political outlier. For decades, it resisted the national currents that shaped the rest of India. First under the uninterrupted rule of the Left Front, and then under the firm grip of the All India Trinamool Congress led by Mamata Banerjee, the state functioned as a fortress where external political […]

East India State News

BJP Wins West Bengal After Historic Breakthrough

By BPN News Desk May 5, 2026

The Bharatiya Janata Party has secured a major victory in West Bengal, ending the Trinamool Congress government’s long hold over the state. The result marks a major political breakthrough for the BJP in a state where it had never previously formed the government. BJP Wins Control Of West Bengal The BJP crossed the majority mark […]