Current Affairs 4 May 2026 — Full notes
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Current Affairs 4 May 2026 — 6 news items
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- 4 May — Results of the assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry were declared on 4 May 2026. The Election Commission had announced the election schedule on 5 March 2026.
- 4 May — In Assam, the BJP-led NDA won a three-fourths majority and formed the government for a third straight term. Turnout of 85.96% is the highest ever recorded in the state.
- 4 May — In Kerala, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) ended ten years of rule by the Left's LDF. Voter turnout was 79.7%.
- 4 May — Sunetra Pawar (NCP), wife of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, won the Baramati bypoll in Maharashtra by the biggest margin ever seen in an assembly bypoll in India.
- 4 May — Other bypoll results: BJP's Akshay Shivajirao Kardile won the second Pune-district seat, and Congress won both Karnataka seats, Bagalkot (Umesh Hullappa Meti) and Davanagere South (Samarth Shamnur Mallikarjun).
- 4 May — BJP also won the Umreth seat in Gujarat (Harshadbhai Govindbhai Parmar), the Dharmanagar seat in Tripura (Jahar Chakraborty) and the Koridang seat in Nagaland (Daochier I. Imchen).
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National
- 4 May — Results of the assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry were declared on 4 May 2026. The Election Commission had announced the election schedule on 5 March 2026.
- 4 May — Sunetra Pawar (NCP), wife of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, won the Baramati bypoll in Maharashtra by the biggest margin ever seen in an assembly bypoll in India.
States & UTs
- 4 May — In Assam, the BJP-led NDA won a three-fourths majority and formed the government for a third straight term. Turnout of 85.96% is the highest ever recorded in the state.
- 4 May — In Kerala, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) ended ten years of rule by the Left's LDF. Voter turnout was 79.7%.
- 4 May — Other bypoll results: BJP's Akshay Shivajirao Kardile won the second Pune-district seat, and Congress won both Karnataka seats, Bagalkot (Umesh Hullappa Meti) and Davanagere South (Samarth Shamnur Mallikarjun).
- 4 May — BJP also won the Umreth seat in Gujarat (Harshadbhai Govindbhai Parmar), the Dharmanagar seat in Tripura (Jahar Chakraborty) and the Koridang seat in Nagaland (Daochier I. Imchen).
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- Results of the assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry_____4 May 2026. The Election Commission had announced the election schedule on 5 March 2026.
- were declared on
- _____ (NCP), wife of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, won the Baramati bypoll in Maharashtra by the biggest margin ever seen in an assembly bypoll in India.
- Sunetra Pawar
- In _____, the BJP-led NDA won a three-fourths majority and formed the government for a third straight term. Turnout of 85.96% is the highest ever recorded in the state.
- Assam
- In _____, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) ended ten years of rule by the Left's LDF. Voter turnout was 79.7%.
- Kerala
- Other bypoll results: BJP's Akshay Shivajirao Kardile won the second Pune-district seat, and Congress won both Karnataka seats, _____ (Umesh Hullappa Meti) and Davanagere South (Samarth Shamnur Mallikarjun).
- Bagalkot
- BJP also won the _____ seat in Gujarat (Harshadbhai Govindbhai Parmar), the Dharmanagar seat in Tripura (Jahar Chakraborty) and the Koridang seat in Nagaland (Daochier I. Imchen).
- Umreth
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What was the turnout in Assam's 2026 assembly election, the highest ever recorded in the state?
- 85.96%
- 79.70%
- 89.87%
- 72.40%
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Answer: 85.96% — Assam recorded 85.96% turnout; Kerala had 79.7% and Puducherry 89.87%.
Which seat in Maharashtra saw the biggest-ever winning margin in an assembly bypoll in India?
- Kothrud
- Nagpur South
- Kolhapur North
- Baramati
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Answer: Baramati — Sunetra Pawar of the NCP won the Baramati bypoll by a record margin.
Who became Kerala's Chief Minister after the UDF ended ten years of LDF rule in May 2026?
- Pinarayi Vijayan
- K. Sudhakaran
- V. D. Satheesan
- Ramesh Chennithala
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Answer: V. D. Satheesan — The Congress-led UDF won Kerala and V. D. Satheesan became the new Chief Minister.
How many new multipurpose primary agricultural cooperative societies (M-PACS) were formed in Rajasthan?
- 3,434
- 6,526
- 1,811
- 6,965
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Answer: 1,811 — The state also formed 3,434 dairy and 31 fisheries cooperative societies.
Who visited India from 23 to 26 May 2026 as the US Secretary of State?
- Marco Rubio
- Antony Blinken
- Pete Hegseth
- Mike Pompeo
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Answer: Marco Rubio — Marco Rubio is the US Secretary of State in President Trump's government.
Which state had the best chargesheet rate (94.5%) in NCRB's 'Crime in India 2024' report?
- Kerala
- Telangana
- Uttar Pradesh
- Karnataka
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Answer: Kerala — Kerala's chargesheet rate was 94.5%; Telangana led in cyber crime and Uttar Pradesh in violent crime per person.
Who announced Sikkim as the first state with a paperless state judiciary?
- President Droupadi Murmu
- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
- Chief Justice Surya Kant
- Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal
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Answer: Chief Justice Surya Kant — Chief Justice Surya Kant made the announcement in Gangtok.
On which date in 2015 were PMJJBY, PMSBY and Atal Pension Yojana launched?
- 1 January
- 9 May
- 15 August
- 25 June
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Answer: 9 May — The three schemes were launched on 9 May 2015 and completed 11 years in May 2026.
Which emergency medical kit will India gift to Cyprus?
- Bhishm Cube
- Sanjeevani Box
- Jeevan Raksha Pod
- Arogya Kit
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Answer: Bhishm Cube — The gift was announced during the Cyprus President's visit of 20-23 May 2026.