Election News

West Bengal elections are going on in full swing. Three of the eight phases have already been done, and today the fourth phase has started.

While a first-time voter was shot dead by miscreants in Sitalkuchi in the morning, four people were killed just before noon, allegedly when central forces were forced to open fire after they were attacked.

The incident led to violence in the area as bombs were hurled, prompting central forces to baton-charge to bring the situation under control, police said.

In a video, TMC's Chief Election Strategist Prashant Kishor is reportedly heard telling a group of journalists on live audio conversation hosting platform Clubhouse about how Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity has been soaring West Bengal.

 Polling has been completed in 91 of the 294 assembly seats in the state, which will see five more phases of elections.

"People are extremely disappointed by the leadership of the current chief minister,"  Congress leader and two-term parliamentarian Gaurav Gogoi tells Asianet Newsable in an exclusive interview.

At 6 pm, the polling percentage recorded in the following states is — Assam (78.94%), Kerala (69.95%), Tamil Nadu (65.08%), West Bengal (77.68%), and Puducherry (77.90%).

Sadhguru cast his vote at the Coimbatore Government Tribes High School in Muttathuvayal and hoped that more people will participate in the "Dance of Democracy" like him. 

DMK's KN Nehru, contesting from the Tiruchirapalli West assembly constituency, had recently been the face of another controversy wherein he was accused of bribing police personnel in the constituency.

The Election Commission had made elaborate arrangements to ensure the smooth progress of voting in 4 states and the Union Territory of Puducherry with adequate emphasis on maintaining Covid-appropriate behaviour. Let's take a look.