#WestBengal

Work for Hindus. Do it seriously, not rhetorically. Development does not stop at the gate of the mosque and temple. Clean air does not check a man's faith before entering his lungs. A functioning public hospital treats whoever walks through its door

We do not need to be reminded of our superficial differences and then asked to unite as though we were not already united. In a society where, at the philosophical level, divinity is recognised in every individual, artificially promoting diversity is…

The Suvendu Adhikari-led BJP government has also ordered strict enforcement of animal slaughter laws to dismantle illegal cattle markets.

Party insiders say leaders with experience chosen as the party now "needs experienced legislators who understand the functioning of the Assembly"

While Dilip Ghosh is a state BJP stalwart who rose from RSS ranks and served as state party chief, Agnimitra Paul is an ex-fashion designer who joined BJP in 2019 to become its state women wing chief

After ex-cricketer Manoj Tiwary calls the Mamata govt “corrupt” that “deserved to be cast away”, other TMC leaders like actor Dev start targeting party leadership, with some blaming Abhishek Banerjee for the debacle

Fashion designer-turned-politician Agnimitra Paul is a key woman face in the new BJP Cabinet which also gives representation to Matua and Rajbanshi communities

BJP names Suvendu Adhikari West Bengal chief minister, ending Mamata Banerjee’s 15-year rule and marking a major shift in the state’s political landscape.

First up, the new government’s priority will be to quickly catch the killers of the new CM’s aide, Chandranath Rath, and quickly put an end to sporadic incidents of post-poll violence.

Bengal will have several years to ponder over the effects of welcoming a regime whose values are largely antithetical to its core culture

From 339 in 2013 to 282 now; steepest fall in UP, Bengal and Bihar even as population share remains high, BJP has only two Muslim MLAs

In West Bengal, the electoral math has shifted, but the deeper question remains: Why is a woman’s grip on power still framed as an act of defiance rather than a right of leadership?

The BJP’s victory is a historic mandate that signals the complete rejection of a political order built on fear, patronage, appeasement, and institutional intimidation

With victory in Bengal, the NDA is now in power across east, west, and much of north India. Beyond the electoral politics of the moment, the 2026 West Bengal election also marks a deeper inflection point for the ruling party and the Opposition

The party did not abandon its core ideological themes; issues like 'Jai Shri Ram' and Hindutva remained in the background. But it recognised that these alone would not deliver electoral success in Bengal.…

The DMK’s welfare regime is one of the most elaborate in the country and the one the others copied. By the textbook of welfare delivery, it should have won. It did not

The assumption has been that Bengali identity possesses an inherent resilience against majoritarian religious politics. The electoral outcome seems to suggest otherwise

A BJP win could be a shot in the arm for the centralising impulse of the Hindu nationalist project and place a massive strain on our federal polity at a time when there is a need to renegotiate our federal compact

The one ingredient that unites East and West Bengal is that the most delicious fish in undivided Bengal is the king of fish—ilish or hilsa.

Officials say keeping a tab on “anti-social elements” while simultaneously initiating confidence-building measures among voters contributed largely to peaceful polls