West Bengal, Tamil Nadu go to polls tomorrow; Kharge’s ‘terrorist’ jibe sparks row| India News
Updated on: Apr 22, 2026 9:13:49 AM IST Addressing a rally in Tamil Nadu, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge triggered a row by initially referring to Prime Minister Modi as a “terrorist” Assembly election LIVE updates: Campaigns for the Tamil Nadu and West Bengal assembly elections ended on Tuesday, with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) making a strong push to breach the Opposition’s bastions in the southern and eastern parts of India. Voting for the first phase of 152 seats in West Bengal will take place on April 23, along with polling in Tamil Nadu. Votes will be counted on May 4, in West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry. In West Bengal, voting in the second phase is scheduled for April 29. In the past week, campaigning in the two states had centred around the Constitution Amendment Bill, which had aimed to expand the Lok Sabha to implement 33% reservation for women but failed to garner the required two-thirds majority. Kharge’s ‘terrorist’ remark spars row Addressing a rally in Tamil Nadu in support of …









