{"id":14614,"date":"2026-04-29T01:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T01:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=14614"},"modified":"2026-04-29T01:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T01:13:11","slug":"130579773-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=14614","title":{"rendered":"West Bengal exit polls 2026: All eyes on Mamata vs BJP \u2014 date, timing, when and where to watch | India News &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130579875,imgsize-1023598,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/-.jpg\" alt=\"West Bengal exit polls 2026: All eyes on Mamata vs BJP \u2014 date, timing, when and where to watch\" title=\"Mamata Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari (R)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Mamata Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari (R)\">Mamata Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari (R)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: West Bengal, the biggest among the five states that went to polls and the only one with its final phase still pending, is drawing huge attention as results are set to be announced on May 4.<!-- --> Even before that, all eyes are on the exit polls, which will start coming in from the evening of April 29.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>As per Election Commission rules, exit poll projections will be released after 6:30 pm on April 29.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>You can track exit polls for West Bengal assembly <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/elections\/assembly-elections\/exit-polls\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">here<\/a>.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wLCOS vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"ap_Bf\">\n<div class=\"ZM4zO\">\n<p><i class=\"bo2C4\"\/> <span>Watch<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->Matua Vote Crisis: Deletions Spark Fear, Political Storm Ahead of Phase 2 Bengal Polls<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>After a record voter turnout of nearly 93% in Phase 1, the state is now heading into Phase 2, where 142 seats are up for voting. Most of these seats are in areas considered strongholds of chief minister <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mamata-banerjee\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Mamata Banerjee<\/a>, but the BJP, currently the main opposition, is making a strong push to break into these regions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Phase 2 will cover the remaining constituencies of the 294-seat assembly, making it a crucial round.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Also read: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/west-bengal-election-phase-2-timing-schedule-and-other-details-you-need-to-know\/articleshow\/130579785.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">West Bengal election phase 2 voting timing, schedule and key details<\/a><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>One of the most important seats in this phase is Bhabanipur, Mamata Banerjee\u2019s bastion, where she is facing a challenge from strong BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>In Phase 1, voting took place in 152 constituencies on April 23, with very high participation across regions. This has increased excitement and curiosity about the final results.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Some of the key leaders in the fray include Mamata Banerjee, Chandrima Bhattacharya, Shashi Panja and Aroop Biswas from the TMC, while the BJP has fielded leaders like Suvendu Adhikari, Swapan Dasgupta and Rupa Ganguly.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/west-bengal-exit-polls-all-eyes-on-mamata-vs-bjp-date-timing-when-and-where-to-watch\/articleshow\/130579773.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mamata Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari (R) NEW DELHI: West Bengal, the biggest among the five&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14615,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[21564,34405,34407,34404,724,723,719,720,721,419,34406,722,34403],"class_list":["post-14614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-2021-west-bengal-assembly-elections","tag-april-29-exit-polls","tag-bhabanipur-constituency","tag-bjp-election-results","tag-breaking-news","tag-google-news","tag-india","tag-india-news","tag-india-news-today","tag-mamata-banerjee","tag-phase-2-voting","tag-today-news","tag-west-bengal-exit-polls"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14614\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}