west bengal assembly election

Kolkata, April 11 According to Bratya Basu's election affidavit for the 2026 assembly election, the total asset value of the TMC candidate and West Bengal Education Minister has increased to Rs 4.41 crore over five years.In 2021, the value of Basu's total assets was Rs 3.08 crore – Rs 2.08...

Kolkata, April 11 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday appealed to the tribal population of West Bengal to use the upcoming Assembly elections next month as an opportunity to seek retribution against the Trinamool Congress and the Mamata Banerjee-led state government for the recent insult...

Jangipur (WB), April 11 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sharpened the BJP's pitch on identity and infiltration in poll-bound West Bengal, promising to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) to end what he called the "politics of appeasement", while asserting that the party would not...

Onda (WB), April 11 Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated on Saturday that if the BJP is voted to power in West Bengal, it will end the TMC's "syndicate rule," and that those involved in atrocities against women in the state will be brought to justice.Addressing a BJP rally in Onda in the...

Kolkata, April 10 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday cancelled the nomination of Avinabha Bhattacharya, a candidate from the Trinamool Congress in the Krishnanagar (Uttar) Assembly constituency in the Nadia district of West Bengal, for the upcoming two-phase state assembly...

April 10, New Delhi: The BJP has announced its 15 key promises for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly Election under the campaign titled "Bhoroshar Shopoth" (Pledge of Trust).In the areas of governance and security, the party has promised a crackdown on infiltration, a White Paper on alleged 15...

Kolkata, April 10 The BJP on Friday promised a strict stance on infiltration, a monthly allowance of Rs 3,000 for every woman and unemployed youth, and the establishment of the Seventh Pay Commission for state employees within 45 days of assuming power in West Bengal following the assembly...

Panihati (West Bengal), April 9 – BJP leader Smriti Irani accompanied Ratna Debnath, the mother of the victim of the RG Kar rape-murder, as she filed her nomination as a candidate for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Panihati, West Bengal.During the event, Irani launched a strong attack on the...

New Delhi, April 8 The BJP raised concerns with the Election Commission on Wednesday regarding the alleged "inflammatory" statements of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her associates, stating that an atmosphere of "lawlessness and fear" was being created in West Bengal, and demanded strict...

Kolkata, April 8 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will intensify the BJP's election campaign in West Bengal on Thursday with rallies in Haldia, Asansol, and Siuri.The choice of venues underscores the BJP's attempt to consolidate its support in areas where it has made significant gains, while also...

Kolkata, April 8 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday filed her nomination papers as the TMC candidate for the Bhabanipur assembly seat, and said that everything in her life began from here.Amid a crowd of supporters raising slogans of 'Mamata Banerjee zindabad' and 'TMC...

Kolkata, April 7 The Trinamool Congress approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday regarding the unnecessary police harassment faced by its local party leaders and workers in one of the crucial Assembly constituencies in West Bengal.Derek O'Brien, a member of the Trinamool...

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...

New Delhi, April 6 Among the four states and a Union Territory going to polls this month, the results of two – separated by a distance of almost 2,500 kms – will hold the key to the revival of two of the country’s once-significant political forces.Based on on-ground media reports and political...

In Cooch Behar, on April 5, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the BJP's campaign against lawlessness in West Bengal, focusing on the incident in Malda where judicial officers were held hostage. He accused the TMC of "sponsored lawlessness" and portrayed the assembly elections as a battle...

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...

New Delhi, April 5 Asserting that the BJP is opposed to infiltrators and is not against Muslims, senior party leader and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari expressed confidence in the party's electoral prospects in Assam and West Bengal on Sunday.Assembly elections in Assam are scheduled for April...

Kolkata, April 2 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday turned BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s nomination filing from Bhabanipur into a high-voltage political spectacle, claiming he had a “shortcut” to bring about “paribartan” (change) in West Bengal, defeating Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in...

Kolkata, April 2 The TMC on Thursday sought to turn Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s announcement that he would spend 15 days in West Bengal during the assembly election campaign into a culinary jab, advising him to use the opportunity to enjoy the state’s signature dishes.In a post on X...

Kolkata, April 2 Just three weeks ahead of the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly election, protests over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls spread across several districts of the state on Thursday, with agitators blocking roads and highways over the deletion of names from...