Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE updates: Congress alleges TMC vandalised helipad ahead of Rahul's Raiganj rally

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DMK president and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin turned the tables connected AIADMK wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami by emphasising that, had she been alive, erstwhile Chief Minister Jayalalithaa would person opposed issues specified arsenic delimitation

Updated - April 14, 2026 10:22 americium IST

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The Congress connected Monday (April 13, 2026) alleged that a helipad being prepared for enactment person Rahul Gandhi’s rally astatine Raiganj successful West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur territory connected Tuesday (April 14, 2026) was vandalised by the ruling Trinamool Congress workers and lodged a constabulary ailment successful this regard. The TMC rejected the complaint and claimed that the Congress itself had done it to malign the ruling party.

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Meanwhile, the Election Commission (EC) appointed IPS Officer M. Sarvana Vivek as constabulary perceiver for the upcoming Assembly elections successful West Bengal.

Over successful Tamil Nadu, DMK president and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin turned the tables on AIADMK wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami by emphasising that, had she been alive, erstwhile Chief Minister Jayalalithaa would person opposed issues specified arsenic delimitation that sought to deprive Tamil Nadu of its rights. Mr. Palaniswami connected the different hand, alleged voters successful the State were receiving telephone calls asking them to ballot for the DMK, and this was being done utilizing the information collected during the Oraniyil Tamil Nadu campaign.

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April 14, 2026 10:22
Vijay’s hologram makes its mode into run to impressment Kumbakonam voters
“Enga vote, enga urimai” — histrion and laminitis of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) C. Joseph Vijay was seen addressing the radical of Kumbakonam, alongside his party’s campaigner for the constituency, R. Vinoth. Except, it wasn’t Mr. Vijay himself.
After cardboard cut-outs and lookalikes, now, a 3D representation projection oregon a hologram of Mr. Vijay accompanied Mr. Vinoth, aggressively campaigning done the streets of the town.
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April 14, 2026 09:55
If BJP were playing petty politics, Tamil Nadu would not person got archetypal PM Mitra Park, says Piyush Goyal
BJP person and Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said that if the Narendra Modi authorities astatine the Centre were playing petty politics, arsenic had been alleged, it would person allotted the archetypal PM Mitra Park to 1 of the States ruled by the NDA oregon the BJP, alternatively than Tamil Nadu.
To a query whether the BJP’s ‘double-engine sarkar’ slogan constituted a menace to voters — that unless they ballot for the ruling enactment astatine the Centre, immoderate Central schemes mightiness not scope them — Mr. Goyal said the BJP authorities had sanctioned the archetypal PM Mitra Park successful Virudhunagar successful Tamil Nadu erstwhile helium was the Textiles Minister.
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April 14, 2026 09:54
Development successful West Bengal leaves overmuch to beryllium desired
An indicator-based investigation for the poll-bound West Bengal reveals that the State lags successful respective economical and societal indicators. While it shows spot successful prime indicators specified arsenic immunisation and simple enrolment, the State’s show crossed assorted indicators remained comparatively poorer compared to nationalist average.
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Development successful West Bengal leaves overmuch to beryllium desired
West Bengal's improvement struggles persist, with economical indicators lagging contempt immoderate improvements successful wellness and acquisition sectors.
April 14, 2026 09:53
T.N. Assembly election: Jayalalithaa would person opposed delimitation if she were alive, says Stalin
DMK president and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin connected Monday (April 13, 2026) turned the tables connected AIADMK wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami by emphasising that, had she been alive, erstwhile Chief Minister Jayalalithaa would person opposed issues specified arsenic delimitation that sought to deprive Tamil Nadu of its rights.
“We whitethorn person differences. But she would person taken a steadfast determination similar the DMK, due to the fact that she powerfully opposed GST and NEET. She adjacent challenged Modi by raising the slogan, ‘Gujarat Modiya? Indha Ladiya?’,” helium said portion addressing an predetermination run successful Ranipet and introducing candidates of the DMK-led alliance.
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