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Agnimitra Paul's social media says that she was a fashion designer before turning to politics. Photo: Facebook/Agnimitra Paul

Who is Agnimitra Paul? BJP's frontrunner to be next Bengal CM

According to BJP functionaries, Agnimitra Paul could be an ideal CM candidate if the BJP wants to replace Mamata Banerjee with a woman candidate of its own

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and candidate from the Perambur constituency, Vijay, celebrates after the Tamil Nadu Assembly election results, in Chennai, Monday, May 4, 2026. Photo: PTI

Vijay's TVK no 1 party in Tamil Nadu, but short of majority. What happens next?

BJP candidate for Bhabanipur and Nandigram constituencies, Suvendu Adhikari, shows a certificate of election after winning in both the constituencies for the West Bengal Assembly elections results. Photo: PTI

Who will BJP pick as Bengal CM? Suvendu Adhikari, Samik Bhattacharya, Agnimitra Paul among frontrunners

Mamata Banerjee. File Photo: Collected

Governance anger, Muslim split behind Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool's Bengal fall

West Bengal assembly poll results to reshape Indian politics

West Bengal assembly poll results to reshape Indian politics

Green Party candidate for London mayor Zoe Garbett canvasses in London, Britain April 22, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Marissa Davison

UK's left-wing Greens seek to topple Labour's London strongholds

Logo of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Photo: Collected

‘People have rejected Mamata’: BJP Bengal president confident of landslide victory in 2026 elections

Various electors had to wait in the queue for over an hour amid the EVM malfunction Photo: PTI

Repolling disrupted in West Bengal, India after EVM malfunction halts voting

Indian flag is seen in this illustration taken 25 April 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ File Photo

West Bengal assembly poll records highest voters’ turnout since independence

Mamata Banerjee. File Photo: Collected

Narrow win for BJP in Bengal, Mamata's 15-year reign to end: First exit poll prediction

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation on 12 May 2025. Photo: Collected

Modi's BJP gains ground in India’s upper house after AAP lawmakers defect

Indian flag is seen in this illustration taken 25 April 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ File Photo

India’s AAP suffers setback as seven MPs defect

Peter Magyar, leader of Hungary's main opposition Tisza party, delivers a speech at a party rally in Szekesfehervar, Hungary, July 26, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Marton Monus/File Photo

Political change in Hungary collides with entrenched energy realities