Exit polls for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections suggest the BJP could break into Trinamool Congress territory, ending the party's dominance in the state. Most surveys point to a closer contest than in 2021, when TMC won 215 of 294 seats under Mamata Banerjee in a result that surprised most forecasters. West Bengal has been a stronghold for TMC since 2011, and Mamata Banerjee has consistently outrun opposition predictions. The BJP made gains in 2019 Lok Sabha polls but failed to convert that momentum into Assembly seats two years later. Exit polls are early estimates based on voter surveys and have a mixed record of accuracy, particularly in West Bengal where actual results have repeatedly defied pre-poll and exit projections. The official count will determine whether BJP can translate survey momentum into seats. A BJP win would mark the first change in state government since 2011 and shift the political balance in one of India's most populous states.
India's Expenditure Finance Committee has cleared a Rs 1.25 lakh crore outlay for India Semiconductor Mission 2.0, up 64 percent from ISM 1.0's Rs 76,000 crore. The proposal now goes to the Cabinet, as two chip plants begin commercial output and a third, CG Semi, is set to open July 4, 2026.
The Supreme Court blocked Trump from firing Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook, preserving the Fed's independence from presidential removal power. A separate ruling the same day gave Trump broader authority to dismiss leaders of other independent federal agencies.
The US Supreme Court has blocked President Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, who faced unproven mortgage fraud allegations. The ruling preserves Fed independence for now and keeps a politically charged removal case alive in the courts.
The US Supreme Court, splitting along ideological lines, has allowed the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants.
