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Jorhat (Assam), April 7 Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi alleged on Tuesday that BJP workers from other states have entered the state in large numbers to exercise their franchise in the Assembly elections.Speaking to reporters during a roadshow in Jorhat, where he is making his Assembly...

Kolkata, April 7 The TMC and the BJP are two sides of the same coin, and West Bengal needs a new coin, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Tuesday, as he hailed his party's decision to go solo after 20 years and show a "third path" to the state.Addressing a press conference on the Congress'...

Kolkata, April 7 The Election Commission's disclosure on Tuesday that around 91 lakh names had been deleted from West Bengal's electoral rolls after the Special Intensive Revision triggered a political uproar, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accusing the BJP of targeting Matuas and...

New Delhi, April 7 A Trinamool Congress delegation will meet the Election Commission on Wednesday and raise the issue of people being "deprived of their voting rights" due to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, the party said.TMC's Rajya Sabha leader Derek O'Brien said they...

New Delhi, April 7 The Election Commission may launch the third and final phase of intensive revision of voter lists in the remaining 22 states and Union territories, including Delhi, after the upcoming assembly elections this month, officials said.Assembly elections are taking place in...

Kolkata, April 7 – Nearly 91 lakh voters have been removed from the electoral rolls in West Bengal following a special revision exercise in the state, according to data released by the Election Commission.The election panel has not yet officially announced the final voter list after the...

Kolkata, April 7 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged on Tuesday that the names of people belonging to specific communities were removed from the voter rolls in the state after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.Addressing a rally in Chakdaha, Nadia district, Banerjee...

New Delhi, April 7 – Dilip Ghosh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from the Kharagpur Assembly constituency in West Bengal, accused the Trinamool Congress of using intimidation and suppressing opposition forces to secure electoral victories, stating that the party would gradually...

Kolkata, April 7 Nearly 91 lakh voters have been removed from the electoral rolls in West Bengal following the Special Intensive Revision exercise in the state, according to data released by the Election Commission.The poll panel has yet to announce the final voter base for the state after the...

New Delhi, April 6 – The Rajya Sabha on Monday rejected a motion moved by the opposition seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.The motion, backed by 63 Members of Parliament, was not admitted by the Chairman after a detailed review under relevant constitutional...

New Delhi, April 6 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan on Monday rejected separate notices from the opposition to move a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar from his post.The opposition had submitted notices to the Lok Sabha...

New Delhi, April 6 The Supreme Court on Monday directed the 88-year-old grandson of the legendary artist Nandalal Bose to approach the Appellate Tribunal after his name was removed from the voters' list during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, which is...

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 6 Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee urged people on Monday not to vote for the Congress, claiming it would only strengthen the BJP.Addressing a rally in Jalangi in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, the TMC national general secretary alleged that the Congress has a nexus with...

Kolkata, April 6 Thousands of people whose names were removed from the electoral rolls queued up across West Bengal since Monday morning to present their cases before judicial officers, as tribunals for the adjudication of appeals began functioning in the state.Monday is the last day for...

New Delhi, April 6 Observing that central forces will remain deployed considering recent incidents, the Supreme Court on Monday said that around 60 lakh claims and objections of those removed from voter lists in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound West...

Kolkata, April 6 Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday urged people not to vote for the Congress, claiming it would only strengthen the BJP.Addressing a rally in Jalangi, West Bengal's Murshidabad district, the TMC national general secretary alleged that the Congress has a nexus with...

Kolkata, April 6 – A man allegedly committed suicide after his name was removed from the electoral rolls in West Bengal following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, police said on Monday.The deceased, identified as Anarul Sheikh (32), a resident of Nalhati in Birbhum district, was...

Patna, April 5 – BJP National Spokesperson Syed Shahnawaz Hussain remarked on Sunday that it is not the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) that will be at fault during the upcoming two-phase elections in West Bengal, but rather the outcome of the ruling Trinamool Congress will be "negative"...

Kolkata, April 5 Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee said on Sunday that his party is providing all assistance to genuine voters whose names do not appear in the supplementary lists of electoral rolls in poll-bound West Bengal in order to ensure their voting rights.Banerjee, who was addressing...