Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: CM Vijayan Among Early Voters in Kerala, Assam's Himanta Sarma Offers Prayers As Polling Underway

Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: BJP National President Nitin Nabin on Thursday dismissed the need for any alliance with actor-turned-politician Vijay, underlining that the party is already aligned with the AIADMK. Speaking on the possibility of a tie-up with Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), Nabin said politics demands full-time commitment and questioned how much time the actor is willing to devote.

Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan asserted that false and communal propaganda would not defeat the LDF, expressing confidence in the people’s support. 

Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: Keralam BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday cast his vote in the Assembly elections being held today and described the contest as important while urging voters to "make their vote about change". 

Chandrasekhar, who is contesting from the high-profile Nemom Assembly constituency, voted at a polling station in Thiruvananthapuram.

Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: BJP President Nitin Nabin on Thursday said that the BJP is emerging as an "alternative" in Keralam, alleging that people want to come out of the 'match-fixing' game between LDF and UDF in Keralam, where the assembly elections would be held in a single phase on April 9.

Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: As voting begins for single-phase Assembly polls, Keralam Minister V Sivankutty on Thursday cast his vote at a polling station in Thiruvananthapuram's Mudavanmugal. 

Apart from Sivankutty, renowned Malyalam actor Mohanlal also stood in the queue and cast his vote.

Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: Kerala LoP and Congress leader VD Satheesan urged people to actively participate in the democratic process, calling voting a fundamental right that must be exercised. Expressing confidence in a strong performance, he said the UDF expects to win over 100 seats with a margin even bigger than in 2001.

Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: Kerala Congress president and Peravoor candidate Sunny Joseph expressed confidence that the UDF will secure a majority, predicting over 100 seats and a repeat of its local body poll performance. 

In Nagaland, a bypoll is being held in Koridang constituency in Mokokchung district after the death of BJP MLA Imkong L Imchen. Six candidates are in the fray and the seat has 22,382 voters.

In Karnataka, by-elections will take place in Bagalkot and Davanagere South following the deaths of Congress MLAs HY Meti and Shamanur Shivashankarappa. Over 4.9 lakh voters will vote across 603 polling stations. There are 9 candidates in Bagalkot and 25 in Davanagere South.

In Tripura, voters will head to the polls in Dharmanagar constituency after the death of BJP leader and Speaker Biswa Bandhu Sen. A total of 46,142 voters will choose among six candidates.

Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: On the eve of the high-stakes Assembly polls in Assam, Puducherry and Kerala, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi posted messages on X, appealing to voters to cast their ballots for the party.

Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma offered prayers at home ahead of polling and shared a video on X, saying, “With the blessings of God and the trust of the people, we are committed to a bright future for Assam.”

Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: Malayalam superstar Mohanlal arrived at a polling station in Mudavanmugal, Thiruvananthapuram, to cast his ballot as voting commenced for Kerala's Assembly elections.

Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: MoS Suresh Gopi arrived to cast a vote for the Kerala Assembly polls at Guruvayur Devasom English Medium School, Thrissur.

Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: PM Narendra Modi posts on ‘X’, “As polling begins for the Assam Assembly elections 2026, I appeal to the people of Assam to exercise their franchise in large numbers.”

Polling for the 126 seats in Assam will be held today. Votes will be counted on May 4. The polling will begin at 7 am. The BJP-led NDA is seeking a third consecutive term. The Congress-led alliance includes Raijor Dal and CPI(M). 

In Assam, more than 2.5 crore electors are eligible to exercise their franchise for the 126-member legislative assembly. There are 722 candidates in the fray.

Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: Over 2,6 crore electors will rush to poll stations on Thursday to decide the fate of 883 candidates across 140 assembly constituencies in Kerala and elect its 140-member Legislative Assembly in a high-stakes battle between the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: Puducherry is set to vote today at 7 am for a total of 30 seats. A total of 10,14,070 electors are eligible to exercise their franchise to elect the 30-member Legislative Assembly. 

The electorate comprises 5,39,125 female voters, 4,74,788 male voters, and 157 voters belonging to the Third gender category. Out of this, 24,156 voters belong to the age group of 18-19 years, while 6,034 voters belong to the senior citizen category (aged 85 and above).

Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE: The Mock polls are underway at polling booth 262 at Anappara Government School in Pathanamthitta in Keralam. 

Mock polling is underway for the Assam Assembly Elections at polling station numbers 115 and 116 in Kamrup Metropolitan District and at polling station no. 9 at Girls' High School at Thrippunithura. 

Voting preparation is also underway in Puducherry.