west bengal assembly

Kolkata, April 2 The BJP accused the ruling Trinamool Congress on Thursday of inciting a mob to surround and prevent access to seven judicial officers involved in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Malda district over the removal of names from the voter list.Security...

Kolkata, April 2 – The Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, will file his nomination from the Bhabanipur constituency in South Kolkata as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday, in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.Shah had...

Kolkata, March 31 The CPI(M) on Tuesday lodged a complaint with the Kolkata police commissioner, alleging that a doctored image of Left Front chairman Biman Bose has been circulating on social media, in which he is shown leading a Ram Navami rally while wearing a saffron scarf.The complaint by...

New Delhi, March 31 – In West Bengal, the upcoming state election at the end of April is more than just a political contest; it is a fierce struggle for identity and dominance between the Chief Minister and her former aide, who is currently the Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly...

Kolkata, March 31 The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the transfer of administrative and police service officers by the Election Commission in West Bengal, which is heading for elections.The Election Commission transferred several...

New Delhi, March 31 The BJP announced the names of 13 more candidates for the West Bengal assembly elections on Tuesday, including Soma Thakur from the Bagda constituency.According to the list, Shyamal Hati will contest from Howrah Dakshin, Girija Shankar Roy from Natabari, and Ashutosh Barma...

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 30 Four senior officials of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer's office were transferred on Monday as part of a reshuffle of five WBCS (Executive) officers ahead of the Assembly elections, an official said.The reshuffle was undertaken following a proposal by the poll panel...

Kolkata, March 29 The Election Commission on Sunday transferred officers-in-charge and inspectors-in-charge of 173 police stations across West Bengal, including 31 under the Kolkata Police, as part of measures to ensure free and fair Assembly elections, officials said.Officers posted in key...

Kolkata, March 29 The Election Commission (EC) released the fourth supplementary voter list on Sunday, following the completion of inquiries by the SIT in West Bengal, which is heading towards elections, an official said.However, there was no information from the EC regarding the total number...

Kolkata, March 29 – The President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal and Rajya Sabha MP, Samik Bhattacharya, alleged on Sunday that democratic rights are being systematically suppressed in West Bengal under the Trinamool Congress-led state government.Addressing a press...

Kolkata, March 28 The process of establishing tribunals to hear appeals from voters whose names were missing from the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal has not yet been finalized, a senior official said on Saturday."The Supreme Court has...

Kolkata, March 28 Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Saturday unveil a compilation of the BJP's allegations against the TMC government in West Bengal ahead of the state assembly elections, a senior party leader said.The document, titled 'Abhiyognama' or 'charge sheet', compiles alleged...

Kolkata, March 28 The Election Commission released the second supplementary list under the Systematic Area Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, an official said.However, the poll panel did not provide details on the total number of deletions or inclusions in the second list that...

Kolkata, March 27 The Election Commission released the second supplementary list under the Systematic Repolarization of Electoral Rolls (SIR) in West Bengal on Friday night, an official said.However, the poll panel did not provide details on the total number of deletions or inclusions in the...

Kolkata, March 27 The Election Commission released the second supplementary list under the Systematic Area Verification (SAV) process for electoral rolls in West Bengal on Friday night, an official said.However, the poll panel did not provide details on the total number of deletions or...

Kolkata, March 26. The Panihati Assembly constituency in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, which has rarely been a high-profile seat in the state's electoral history, has come into sharp focus this time due to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fielding Ratna Debnath, the mother of a...

Dubrajpur (WB), March 26 Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that her party would be responsible if around 30 lakh of the over 60 lakh names under review appear on the voter list.Addressing an election rally here in the Birbhum district, Banerjee, also the Chief...

Dubrajpur (WB), March 26 Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that her party will be credited if around 30 lakh of the over 60 lakh names under review appear on the voter list.Addressing an election rally here in Birbhum district, Banerjee, also the Chief Minister of...

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...