Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:04pm on 23 Apr 2026,Thursday Politics
Voting for the first phase of the 2026 Assembly elections began on April 23 across 152 constituencies in West Bengal, while all 234 seats in Tamil Nadu went to polls in a single phase. The elections are witnessing intense competition, with Bengal seeing a direct contest between the Trinamool Congress and BJP, and Tamil Nadu experiencing a triangular fight among major alliances. Around 3.6 crore voters in Bengal and over 5.6 crore in Tamil Nadu are eligible to vote. Polling began at 7 am amid tight security, with reports of sporadic clashes in Bengal. (PC: India Today)
