 | AIMIM or ISF no alternative; Muslims resposed faith in TMC to stop BJP juggernaut: PoliticosVeteran TMC leader Siddiqullah Chowdhury stated that the minority community knew well that Banerjee was the only person who could stop BJP's juggernaut in Bengal. |
 | Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar summons chief secretary over post-poll violenceDhankhar tweeted that the home secretary did not forward reports of the state's director-general of police and commissioner of Kolkata police to him in this regard. |
 | The subtext of the election verdictThough the encrypted political message in these results will be clearer only after a while, there are certain unmistakable moral lessons. |
 | BJP's Bengal blunders and a message that democracy is a chapatiThe BJP’s biggest mistake, as it desperately sought to occupy people’s mindspace and create hype, was to invite hordes of TMC leaders accused of goondaism into its fold |
 | Nandigram poll officer feared for his life, so did not give recounting order: Mamata BanerjeeAddressing a press meet, Banerjee reiterated that she will move court over the election result in Nandigram where she lost to BJP's Suvendu Adhikari. |
 | Mamata Banerjee to be sworn in as Bengal CM on May 5; will move court over Nandigram verdictImportantly, Trinamool Congress has refrained from celebrations amid surging coronavirus cases in the state and decided to hold a victory march once the pandemic is over. |
 | Team Rahul Gandhi fails to impress before party pollThe Congress did not have much stake in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, where it won in alliance with the DMK. |
 | Arrogance, might, money power lost in West Bengal: Congress leader Kapil SibalKapil Sibal hailed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who is all set to continue her third term in West Bengal. |
 | West Bengal Assembly polls: BJP candidate Chandana Bauri, wife of daily wage labourer, wins SaltoraFollowing Chandana Bauri's win, many took to Twitter and hailed her for this astounding success, despite coming from a humble background. |
 | JDS leaders hail Mamata, Stalin, Pinarayi for their stupendous victoriesWhile Kumaraswamy likened Mamata to Goddess Durga, Gowda said no other ordinary leader could have pulled off a victory like she did. |
 | Counting begins for Bengal assembly polls under tight securityThe counting will decide the electoral fate of 2,116 candidates including nominees of the Left-Congress-Indian Secular Front alliance. |
 | 108 centres, 292 poll observers, strict COVID measures: Bengal all set for May 2 counting of votesSouth 24 Parganas district has the maximum number of counting centres at 15, while Kalimpong, Alipurduar and Jhargram have one each. |
 | TMC candidate’s widow files case against officialsIn her complaint, she mentioned that the poll panel rejected the TMC's repeated requests to club the last three phases of the Assembly elections. |
 | Bengal polls HIGHLIGHTS | Stray violent incidents mark final phase as marathon election comes to endOver 84.77 lakh voters will decide the political fate of 283 candidates in this phase. |
 | BJP crossed magic figure after sixth phase: JP NaddaNadda also said the elections in the state remained peaceful this time as his party workers did not fall into the trap of the ruling Trinamool Congress. |
