Tamil Nadu will go to the polls from April 23

17-Mar-2026

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Elections to Assam, Kerala and Puducherry will be held in a single phase on April 9, while West Bengal and Tamil Nadu will go to the polls from April 23. 

Bengal, in fact, will see a two-phase election, with the second being scheduled on April 29. 

Results for all the states will be declared on May 4 as India heads into a politically charged electoral season that will be a test for Brand Modi against regional satraps.

The upcoming polls will undoubtedly be a mid-term acid test for the ruling NDA, coming on the back of thumping victories in Bihar and Delhi. 

Incumbencies will be tested, while language, Centre-State relations, and immigration will be the major poll planks in most states going to elections.