west bengal assembly election

Kolkata, March 26 Clashes erupted between BJP and TMC supporters during an election campaign in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, with several police personnel also coming under attack while trying to control the situation.The incident occurred when BJP candidate from Basanti...

Kolkata, March 25 – Alleging that the TMC has gained votes from Muslim voters but has not provided adequate support to the community, AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday claimed that Mamata Banerjee's politics have inadvertently benefited the BJP in West Bengal.Addressing a press...

Kolkata, March 24 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that the purported BJP stamp on a communication from the Election Commission proved beyond doubt which party was controlling the poll watchdog from behind.A political row erupted on Monday after a March 2019 letter...

Kolkata, March 22 – West Bengal Leader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of being "communal" on Sunday.His comments followed Banerjee's participation in Eid celebrations at Red Road on Saturday, where she launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata...

Kolkata, March 21 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday launched a strong attack on the BJP-led central government, accusing it of attempting to undermine voting rights through the Systematic Voters' Registration (SV) campaign, and described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the...

Kolkata, March 21 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday intensified her criticism of the BJP-led central government, accusing it of attempting to "deny voting rights" to people through the Systematic Voters Verification (SVV) process and even calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Kolkata, March 21 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday accused the BJP-led Centre of attempting to "deprive people of their voting rights" through the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls ahead of the assembly polls.Addressing thousands of worshippers after Eid...

Kolkata, March 20 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday issued a notification announcing the constitution of 19 appellate tribunals to hear objections on decisions taken by judicial officers during ongoing adjudications of cases classified under the “logical discrepancy” category...

Kolkata, March 19 The mother of the victim of the RG Kar case said on Thursday that she wants to contest the West Bengal Assembly elections as a BJP candidate, asserting that she aims to use the political route to remove the TMC government.Speaking to reporters, the deceased doctor's mother...

Kolkata, March 19 – With the announcement of the Assembly election dates in West Bengal, the atmosphere is politically charged as various parties prepare for the crucial polls, and the Trinamool Congress faces protests in Minakhan of North 24 Parganas district following the announcement of the...

Kolkata, March 18 The Election Commission ordered a fresh round of reshuffle of senior officers in the poll-bound state of West Bengal on Wednesday, appointing 13 IAS officers as District Magistrates-cum-District Election Officers (DMEs), and posting five IPS officers as Deputy Inspectors...

Kolkata, March 17 In one of its biggest candidate reshuffles in recent elections, the ruling TMC dropped 74 sitting MLAs, nearly a third of its legislative strength, while announcing candidates for 291 of the 294 West Bengal assembly seats on Tuesday, signaling a calibrated anti-incumbency...

Kolkata, March 17 The political rivalry in Nandigram that defined West Bengal’s 2021 assembly polls is set to return to the forefront, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her former protégé, Suvendu Adhikari, competing in Bhabanipur, effectively making it the likely key battleground for the...

Kolkata, March 16 The TMC lodged a complaint with the EC on Monday, alleging that a BJP MLA violated the election model code of conduct by distributing items to residents shortly after the announcement of the West Bengal Assembly election schedule on March 15.In a letter to Chief Election...

New Delhi, March 16 The Election Commission's (EC) decision to transfer top bureaucrats of West Bengal was echoed in the Parliament complex on Monday, as Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders condemned the move and staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha.While the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...

Kolkata, March 16 – The prospects of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the main opposition party in West Bengal, to strengthen its position in the state assembly largely depend on the results from the 152 constituencies across 16 districts that will vote on April 23 in the first phase of the...

Kolkata, March 16 A day after the announcement of the West Bengal assembly election schedule, the Election Commission on Monday appointed senior IPS officer Siddh Nath Gupta as the Director General of Police, replacing Peeyush Pandey, an official said.The poll panel also removed Kolkata Police...

New Delhi, March 16 The ruling Trinamool Congress party of West Bengal staged a day-long walkout from the Rajya Sabha on Monday, protesting the Election Commission's decision to remove the state's top bureaucrats, including Chief Secretary Nandini Chakravorty, just hours after announcing the...

Kolkata, March 16 Just hours after the announcement of the West Bengal assembly election schedule, the Election Commission removed two of the top bureaucrats, including Chief Secretary Nandini Chakravorty, from the Mamata Banerjee administration.The commission appointed Dushyant Nariala, an...

Kolkata, March 15 As West Bengal heads into another high-stakes assembly election following the EC's announcement of the poll schedule, the ruling TMC needs to navigate a complex political terrain shaped by incumbency, welfare-driven support, organizational muscle, and a polarized opposition...