2026 elections in India explained

Year:2026
States Contested:5

The 2026 elections in India are expected to include the elections of the Rajya Sabha and 4 states and 1 union territory legislative assemblies.

Legislative assembly elections

Sources:[1] [2] [3]

Date(s)State/UTGovernment beforeChief Minister beforeGovernment afterElected Chief MinisterMaps
March/ April 2026*AssamBharatiya Janata PartyHimanta Biswa SarmaTBD
Asom Gana Parishad
United People's Party Liberal
March/ April 2026*West BengalAll India Trinamool CongressMamata BanerjeeTBD
April 2026*PuducherryAll India N.R. CongressN. RangaswamyTBD
Bharatiya Janata Party
April/ May 2026*Tamil NaduSecular Progressive AllianceM. K. StalinTBD
May 2026*KeralaLeft Democratic FrontPinarayi VijayanTBD

Tentative schedule as per assembly tenure

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: BJP emerges victorious with 33.21% vote share; Congress gets 29.67% votes . Firstpost . 3 May 2021 . en.
  2. News: BPF pulls out of Congress-led grand alliance in Assam . Northeast Now . 29 June 2021 . en.
  3. News: Assam Congress decides to break ties with Ajmal's AIUDF, BPF . 31 August 2021 . Indian Express . PTI . en.