Early trends are emerging as counting of votes is underway for 293 Assembly seats in the Indian state of West Bengal, with the state heading into verdict day on May 4, 2026, following more than a month of intense campaigning.

Minnesota’s House of Representatives has returned to a 67-67 deadlock after Democrat Xp Lee won a special election on Tuesday to fill the seat left vacant by the murder of former House Speaker Melissa Hortman.

The far-right Sanseito party has emerged as one of the biggest winners in Japan’s upper house election, capitalizing on its “Japanese First” campaign, strong anti-immigration stance, and populist promises of tax cuts and welfare spending.

Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist, has declared a groundbreaking victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, positioning himself as a leading contender to become the city’s first Muslim mayor.

By Tural Heybatov

On October 26, parliamentary elections took place in Georgia, attracting a notable level of external attention, often surpassing the interest within Georgia itself.