The PRESS Pad

The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to visit Kerala on March 6–7 and West Bengal on March 9–10 to review preparedness for the upcoming 2026 Assembly elections . According to official sources, the poll schedule may be announced shortly after the Commission’s West Bengal visit . The high-level review will be conducted by the full Election Commission led by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar . Election Commission Reviewing Poll Preparedness During the visits,

India’s judicial and political landscape witnessed an unusual and closely watched moment on February 4, 2026 , when Mamata Banerjee , the sitting Chief Minister of West Bengal, appeared in person before the Supreme Court of India in a case challenging the legality of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the State. The matter was heard by a Bench headed by CJI Surya Kant , marking what legal observers described as one of the rarest instances of a servin