2026 elections in India

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2026 Indian elections← 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 →

State elections
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

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Sources:[1][2][3]

Tentative Date(s)  | State/UT  | Government before  | Chief Minister before  | Government after  | Elected Chief Minister  | Maps

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March/ April 2026  | Assam |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | Himanta Biswa Sarma | TBD |
| Asom Gana Parishad
| United People's Party, Liberal
March/ April 2026  | West Bengal |  | Trinamool Congress | Mamata Banerjee | TBD |
April 2026  | Puducherry |  | All India N.R. Congress | N. Rangasamy | TBD |
| Bharatiya Janata Party
April/ May 2026  | Tamil Nadu |  | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | M. K. Stalin | TBD |
May 2026  | Kerala |  | Left Democratic Front | Pinarayi Vijayan | TBD |

## Local Body Elections

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### Gujarat

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Main article: 2026 Gujarat local elections

Date  | Municipal Corporation  | Government before  | Government after

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TBD  | Amdavad Municipal Corporation |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | TBD
Surat Municipal Corporation
Vadodara Municipal Corporation
Rajkot Municipal Corporation
Jamnagar Municipal Corporation
Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation
Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation
Anand Municipal Corporation  | Newly formed
Gandhidham Municipal Corporation
Mehsana Municipal Corporation
Morbi Municipal Corporation
Nadiad Municipal Corporation
Navsari Municipal Corporation
Porbandar Municipal Corporation
Surendranagar Municipal Corporation
Vapi Municipal Corporation

### Punjab

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Date  | Municipal Corporation  | Government before  | Government after

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TBA | Abohar Municipal Corporation  |  | Indian National Congress | TBD
Batala Municipal Corporation
Bathinda Municipal Corporation
Hoshiarpur Municipal Corporation
Kapurthala Municipal Corporation
Mohali Municipal Corporation
Moga Municipal Corporation
Pathankot Municipal Corporation

### West Bengal

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Date  | Municipal Corporation  | Government before  | Government after

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TBA | Kolkata Municipal Corporation |  | Trinamool Congress | TBD

## See also

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* 2025 elections in India

## References

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

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