Assembly Election 2026 Live: No repoll in Bengal, Tamil Nadu after 1st phase; high-voltage campaign shifts to next phase

Assembly Election 2026 Live Updates: No repoll has been recommended in any polling station in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu following Thursday’s assembly elections, Election Commission officials said on Saturday, even as campaigning gathered pace ahead of the next phase. Tamil Nadu voted for all 234 seats in a single phase, while 152 of West Bengal’s 294 seats went to polls, with the remaining 142 scheduled for April 29. The EC had earlier clarified that repolling would be ordered if webcasting at polling stations was deliberately disrupted. Meanwhile, top political leaders continued an intense campaign push across West Bengal, with Rahul Gandhi, JP Nadda, Amit Shah and Yogi Adityanath addressing multiple rallies and roadshows through the day, alongside scheduled events by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and BJP leader Nitin Nabin. Stay tuned to indiatoday, in for all the live updates.

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