{"id":208226,"date":"2026-03-16T10:54:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T05:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/?p=208226"},"modified":"2026-03-16T10:54:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T05:24:22","slug":"west-bengal-polls-voting-in-2-phases-on-april-23-29-end-of-tmc-story-says-bjp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/west-bengal-polls-voting-in-2-phases-on-april-23-29-end-of-tmc-story-says-bjp\/","title":{"rendered":"West Bengal Polls: Voting in 2 Phases on April 23 &amp; 29; &#8216;End of TMC Story,&#8217; says BJP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Election Commission has officially announced the schedule for the West Bengal Assembly Elections across 294 constituencies. The polls will be conducted in two phases: <strong>April 23<\/strong> (152 seats) and <strong>April 29<\/strong> (142 seats). 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