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Kolkata, March 22 TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose said that the anti-incumbency in West Bengal, which was localized, has largely been obscured by the fallout of the SIR exercise, giving the party a distinct advantage over the BJP in the upcoming assembly elections.The...

Kolkata, March 19 The BJP on Thursday released its second list of 111 candidates for the West Bengal Assembly elections, naming ‘face of the Sandeshkhali agitation’ Rekha Patra and former union minister Nisith Adhikari.Other prominent leaders featured in the list included former party MP Arjun...

Kolkata, March 19 The nomination of Rekha Patra, BJP's candidate against alleged atrocities by TMC in Sandeshkhali in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district two years ago, from the adjacent constituency of Hingalganj in the Sundarbans delta for the assembly elections, signified the saffron...

New Delhi, March 19 The BJP on Thursday released its second list of 111 candidates for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, fielding Rekha Patra from Hingalganj and Roopa Ganguly from Sonarpur Dakshin.According to the list, Sabita Barman will contest from Itahar, Dilip Saha from...

Kolkata, March 19 – A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday rejected the bail plea of Sheikh Shahjahan, the suspended Trinamool Congress leader from Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, and the principal accused in the case of the assault on Enforcement...

Kolkata, March 15 With the assembly polls now announced, West Bengal is officially on track to chart the course of its government for the next five years. The following provides a look at some of the key constituencies in the districts, which could significantly influence the political landscape...

Kolkata, March 14 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the ruling TMC, accusing it of opposing the electoral roll revision to "shield infiltrators" and alleging that illegal immigration under its rule had altered West Bengal's demographic balance, turning Bengali...

Kolkata, March 14 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed West Bengal’s women and youth, promising safety, employment, and an end to the "culture of taking money" and "dictatorial rule," while declaring that a "revolution" for a new Bengal has begun.Speaking at a large rally at the...

Raipur, March 11 Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has criticised Mamata Banerjee over President Droupadi Murmu's "disrespect" during her recent visit to West Bengal, urging the CM to apologise and reaffirm respect for democratic institutions.In a letter written to Banerjee on...

Kolkata, March 5 The sudden resignation of West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose has brought to a close a tenure that began with cautious optimism but gradually slipped into friction with the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government over a series of political and administrative flashpoints.Although...

Kolkata, March 5 Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami alleged on Thursday that the image of West Bengal, the land associated with luminaries like Swami Vivekananda, Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay, Rabindranath Tagore, and Subhas Chandra Bose, has been tarnished by the "misgovernance" of...

Sandeshkhali (WB), March 2 Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday criticized the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal over the law and order situation, and alleged that it was sheltering infiltrators.Addressing a 'Poriborton Yatra' rally in...

Howrah (WB), Mar 2 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday asserted that criminals in West Bengal would be "in jail or God knows where" within a month of a BJP government coming to power in the state.However, he said eliminating joblessness in Bengal, from where a significant number of people...

Sandeshkhali (WB), March 2 Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Monday criticized the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal over the law and order situation, alleging that it was providing shelter to infiltrators.The BJP leader also accused the TMC...

Kolkata, March 2 Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will launch different segments of the BJP's 'Poriborton Yatra' (Change Campaign) in West Bengal on Monday afternoon, as the party intensifies its campaign ahead of the 2026 assembly elections.Shah is scheduled to...

Kolkata, February 23 – With the crucial Assembly elections in West Bengal scheduled for later this year, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will launch the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 'Parivartan Yatra' programme from the South 24 Parganas district on March 1, marking the formal launch of the...

Union Minister and BJP leader Annapurna Devi has called for the establishment of a BJP government in West Bengal to ensure the safety of women. Speaking at a women's conference in Kolkata, she expressed concern that despite having a female Chief Minister, the state's record on women's security...

Kolkata, February 17 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced on Tuesday that it would conduct “Parivartan Rath Yatras” (Change Rallies) across West Bengal as part of its campaign for the upcoming state assembly elections.Announcing the programme, West Bengal BJP President Samik...

Kolkata, February 17 With Assembly elections just two months away, the West Bengal BJP is preparing to launch its Paribartan Yatra, a statewide mobilization campaign aimed at consolidating anti-incumbency sentiment against the TMC and rebuilding the momentum it had generated before the 2021...

Kolkata, February 14 Asserting that the BJP is not against Muslims, the party's West Bengal unit president, Samik Bhattacharya, accused the ruling TMC on Saturday of using the community as a vote bank without ensuring their economic development.Addressing members of the party's Minority Morcha...