Assembly Election LIVE: Congress releases list of 9 more candidates in West Bengal, replaces one

New Delhi, 13/05/2022. Congress supporter seen with the party flag outside the venue of the Nav Sankalp Shivir at Udaipur on Friday, May 13,2022. Photo: R. V. Moorthy / The Hindu | Photo Credit: MOORTHY RV

Parties continue to campaign and file nominations in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal after the official notification of the Assembly elections by the Election Commission of India on Tuesday (March 31, 2026).

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to arrive in Puducherry on Friday (April 3, 2026) to hold a road show, aiming to galvanise support for the NDA candidates ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls.

In West Bengal, authorities imposed Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) to prevent further clashes between BJP and TMC workers outside the Election Commission office in Kolkata, according to a police officer.

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In Tamil Nadu, DMK and TVK released campaign songs on Wednesday (April 1, 2026). 

Assam, Kerala, and the Union Territory of Puducherry will go to the polls on April 9, 2026. In Tamil Nadu, the election will be conducted on April 23. The first phase of elections will be held on April 23, 2026, in West Bengal, and the second phase on April 29, 2026. The counting for all these elections will be held on May 4, 2026.