Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: Bengal BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari likely to take on Mamata; T.N. Congress chief says TVK's Vijay won't ally with BJP

LoP successful West Bengal Legislative Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, is apt to instrumentality connected Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee successful Kolkata’s Bhabanipur seat. File | Photo Credit: ANI

With West Bengal headed to polls successful the coming month, the BJP connected Monday (March 16, 2026) announced its archetypal database of 144 candidates for the Assembly predetermination successful the State. Of the 2 constituencies he’s contesting from, Leader of Opposition successful the Assembly Suvendu Adhikari is apt to instrumentality connected Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee successful Kolkata’s Bhabanipur seat.

Meanwhile amid speculation successful Tamil Nadu, the State Congress Committee president K. Selvaperunthagai has said that TVK person Vijay wouldn’t articulation the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Speaking to reporters, Mr. Selvaperunthagai said, “I afloat judge that helium wouldn’t instrumentality specified a suicidal step,” helium said.

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The Model Code of Conduct (MCC) is successful unit crossed the 4 poll-bound States — Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal — and 1 Union Territory, Puducherry.

While West Bengal volition ballot successful 2 phase, each the different elections volition hap successful a azygous phase. Assam, Kerala and the Union Territory of Puducherry volition spell to polls connected April 9, 2026. In Tamil Nadu, the predetermination volition beryllium conducted connected April 23. The archetypal signifier of elections volition hap connected April 23, 2026 successful West Bengal and the 2nd signifier connected April 29, 2026. The counting for each these elections volition beryllium held connected May 4, 2026.