Assembly Elections LIVE: Clash breaks out between TMC and BJP supporters in Baranagar ahead of West Bengal Assembly polls

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Published - March 22, 2026 08:19 am IST

Police deployed after a clash broke out between the supporters of the BJP and TMC, in North 24 Parganas on Saturday (March 21, 2026) | Photo Credit: ANI

Nominations, seat-sharing talks, and verbal spats continue in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry as poll dates approach.

In Kerala, Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will kick off his election campaign for the upcoming Assembly polls in Kerala on March 25 with a major rally in Kozhikode.

Tamil Nadu is set to see a four-cornered contest this April, with the newly formed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) as a disruptor.

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Assam, Kerala and the Union Territory of Puducherry will go to polls on April 9, 2026. In Tamil Nadu, the election will be conducted on April 23. The first phase of elections will happen 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.

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March 22, 2026 08:17
Clash breaks out between TMC and BJP supporters in Baranagar ahead of West Bengal Assembly polls
Ahead of the high-stakes West Bengal Assembly polls, tension gripped Baranagar in North 24 Parganas district after a clash broke out between supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC), prompting swift deployment of security forces to bring the situation under control.
According to police officials, security arrangements have been successful in containing the situation with Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) in the Barrackpore Police Commissionerate, Dyutiman Bhattacharya stating, “The situation is under control.”Echoing similar sentiments, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) for Baranagar, Siddhartha Singh Dangi, said, “The situation is normal, and we are trying to control the situation,” he added.
- ANI