bengal elections

Katwa (WB), April 11 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday promised to expedite the provision of citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) for the Matua, Namasudra, and other refugee communities if the BJP came to power in West Bengal, while warning "illegal immigrants" to "pack...

Kolkata, April 10 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday turned the BJP's manifesto launch into a hard-edged ideological pitch, promising a Uniform Civil Code in West Bengal within six months, a "son of Bengal" as chief minister, and "Ram Rajya" in the state.Launching the 'Sankalp Patra', he...

Kolkata, April 9 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday intensified the BJP’s campaign in West Bengal, highlighting “industrial decay” and “infiltration” as key issues, while offering six guarantees to voters as a counter to the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC’s policies.Speaking at rallies in two...

Haldia, April 9 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday criticised the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal for its alleged misrule and appealed to voters to oust the TMC from power in the upcoming assembly elections.Addressing a gathering in Haldia, the constituency of Leader of...

Kolkata, April 8 – Central security has been increased for Congress candidate Adhir Chowdhury from the Baharampur constituency ahead of the Assembly elections, according to a government insider on Wednesday.Additional security personnel, including women, will be deployed, and five additional...

Kolkata, April 6 – Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee held a public meeting in Jalangi, Murshidabad district, on Monday and launched a strong attack on the opposition Congress and CPI (M).Speaking in support of Trinamool candidate Babar Ali in the Jalangi Assembly...

Kolkata, April 4 TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday targeted the BJP for its "double-engine" pitch, saying one engine runs on misusing democratic institutions and the other on recruiting "local agents" like AIMIM, ISF and AJUP to stoke "communal discord".In a clever turn of phrase, he...

Kolkata, April 4 – Tensions escalated in Berhampore, West Bengal, on Saturday morning after Congress candidate Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury allegedly faced physical obstruction from Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers during an election campaign.Chowdhury, who is contesting from the Berhampore assembly...

Kolkata, April 3 A former candidate from the AIMIM was arrested on Friday for surrounding the seven judicial officers in Malda district, adding a new political dimension to the case. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee blamed the Asaduddin Owasi-led party, the BJP, and the ISF for "orchestrating" the...

New Delhi, April 2 The Enforcement Directorate conducted fresh searches on Thursday against two executives of the political consultancy firm I-PAC, former AAP communication in-charge Vijay Nair, and others, in connection with a money laundering case linked to alleged coal scam in West Bengal...

Kolkata, April 2 With chants of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and ‘BJP zindabad’ echoing through the streets of Bhabanipur, the BJP transformed Suvendu Adhikari's nomination filing into a powerful display of saffron dominance in the very constituency that has long been the political stronghold of Chief...

Kolkata, April 1 – A day after joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), tennis legend Leander Paes met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday."I am humbled by the leadership, energy, and passion of Shri Narendra Modi Ji for our nation. I am honored to be part of your team and...

Patna, April 1 – Union Minister Giriraj Singh launched a scathing attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday, accusing her of indulging in “emotional rhetoric” and failing to address core governance issues in the state.Speaking in Patna, Singh alleged that Mamata...

Haldia, March 30 – Declaring that the battle for Nandigram has become "easier" than in 2021, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday filed his nomination papers from the constituency he has represented since 2016, and quickly shifted the focus to Bhabanipur, where he is set to challenge West...

Kolkata, March 29 Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday accused the BJP and Humayun Kabir's Aam Janata Unnayan Party of seeking votes in the name of religion while ignoring basic issues such as livelihood and food.Addressing a rally in support of the TMC candidate in the Naoda Assembly...

Kolkata, March 26 – After remaining airborne for over an hour due to adverse weather conditions and being denied landing permission at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, the chartered flight carrying West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee finally landed safely at...

Kolkata, March 26 – Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, said here on Thursday, "Even the pillars of state administration in West Bengal have now started realizing that a change in the political landscape of the state is inevitable, and therefore they have started behaving...

New Delhi, March 24 – The opposition on Tuesday accused the government of ceding strategic autonomy to the United States, while the ruling alliance praised the measures taken for the overall development of the country and its people.Participating in the debate on the 2026 Finance Bill in the...

New Delhi, March 23, Ahead of Mamata Banerjee assuming power in West Bengal in 2011, a small room at the Trinamool Congress Bhavan in Kolkata used to host a group of fresh-out-of-college youth who worked on "media monitoring" with a panel of screens beaming news and a pile of the day's...

Kolkata, March 22 Opposition Leader Suvendu Adhikari asserted on Sunday that the people of the Nandigram assembly constituency will not accept the ruling TMC candidate, as he was not involved in the anti-land acquisition movement two decades ago.Nandigram in Purba Medinipur district was the...