A total of 1,586 candidates filed nominations for 152 constituencies in the first phase of West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026. Scrutiny is underway, with withdrawals due by April 9. Polling is scheduled for April 23, officials said
The move is aimed at strengthening the party from the grassroots and rebuilding everlasting relations with the people in the state, APCC president Y. S. Sharmila said
After the fourth round of counting, Banerjee is trailing behind her one-time aide Adhikari in Nandigram in East Midnapore district by a margin of 3,710 votes.