Morning Digest: Voting for all 234 Tamil Nadu seats, Phase 1 in West Bengal today; U.S. Navy Secretary John Phelan fired by Pentagon, and more
The Hindu·2h ago·Neutral
What Happened
Voting occurs Thursday across all 234 Tamil Nadu Assembly seats and 152 West Bengal constituencies in Phase 1. Tamil Nadu has 5.73 crore electors with 75,064 polling stations established. West Bengal deploys 2,400 armed police companies for 3.60 crore eligible voters across 44,378 stations to ensure fair elections.
Key Entities
Tamil NaduWest BengalElection Commission234 Assembly constituenciesApril 23, 2026