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Gyanesh Kumar said, “Highest ever percentage of polling in West Bengal in both Phase I & II since independence - Chunav ka Parv, Paschim Bengal ka Garv.”

The remarks come after the Bharatiya Janata Party alleged that its election symbol had been obscured on EVMs in certain booths.

On being elected mayor, Wahi thanked Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and the BJP leadership.

Ajay Pal Sharma, currently posted as ACP in Prayagraj, had drawn political controversy over his proactive measures in the Diamond Harbour area

The BJP recorded its biggest win in Gujarat’s 2026 local body polls, sweeping all 15 municipal corporations and winning about 6,472 of over 9,900 seats.

EC removed ADM of South 24 Parganas, Bhaskar Pal, and ADM of Birbhum, Souvik Bhattacharya, from all election-related duties.

On the ground, SIR is also about reconfiguring power equations and generating narratives about who has the right to participate in the affairs of the country.

The results also saw the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) open their accounts in the state for the first time.

Mamata Banerjee is in the fray from Bhabanipur seat, from where she won last year. Mamata had contested from both Bhabanipur and Nandigram in 2021.

The Rajya Sabha secretariat, on Monday, notified the relative party positions in the Upper House, indicating that the ‘merger’ was permitted by chairman.