Nominations, seat-sharing talks, and verbal spats continue in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry as poll dates approach.
In Kerala, Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will kick off his election campaign for the upcoming Assembly polls in Kerala on March 25 with a major rally in Kozhikode.
Tamil Nadu is set to see a four-cornered contest this April, with the newly formed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) as a disruptor.
Also read | Assembly elections 2026 updates on March 21, 2026
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday (March 21, 2026) announced the completion of the first randomisation of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails for the upcoming 2026 Assembly elections scheduled to be in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry.
Editorial | Poll bugles: On the five Assembly elections
Assam, Kerala and the Union Territory of Puducherry will go to polls on April 9, 2026. In Tamil Nadu, the election will be conducted on April 23. The first phase of elections will happen on April 23, 2026 in West Bengal and the second phase on April 29, 2026. The counting for all these elections will be held on May 4, 2026.