Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday announced that ₹3,000 has been credited in advance to women beneficiaries under the state's Kalainagar Women's Rights Scheme.

While ₹3,000 was for the months of February, March and April ( ₹1,000 per month), a special summer aid of ₹2,000 has also been credited into their accounts, Stalin announced ahead of Tamil Nadu assembly elections scheduled later this year.

The 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly will go to polls in the first half of 2026, with the Assembly's term set to expire on 10 May 2026. In the last state elections in 2021, the DMK-led SPA won 133 seats. while the AIADMK, part of the NDA, won 66.

Stalin expressed confidence that his party, the DMK would win the election with the support of women.

Bangladesh went to election on February 12 and the counting of the votes began almost immediately after the voting process ended. As per the latest trends, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led by Tarique Rahman has made significant gains, extending a commanding lead over rival Jamaat-e-Islami.

While Bangladesh seems to have clearly chosen the BNP, multiple videos have emerged on social media purportedly showing incidents of ballot manipulation and rigging during voting in Bangladesh election, triggering widespread outrage.

How social media reacted?

Several users described the developments as a “voting rigging festival,” and some showed how the polling officials, too, were involved in alleged manipulation of ballots ahead of the counting. Despite the allegations, the poll officials are yet to respond to the claims.