2026 elections in India

2026 Indian elections

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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

Sources: ^{[1] [2] [3]}

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

Gujarat

Main article: 2026 Gujarat local elections

Date	Municipal Corporation	Government before		Government after
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

Date	Municipal Corporation	Government before		Government after
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

Date	Municipal Corporation	Government before		Government after
TBA	Kolkata Municipal Corporation		Trinamool Congress	TBD

See also

• 2025 elections in India

References

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.