west bengal assembly elections

Kolkata, March 25 Union Home Minister Amit Shah will release a "charge sheet" or a "White Paper" against the West Bengal government and the ruling Trinamool Congress on March 28, during his two-day visit to the election-bound state amidst the upcoming two-phase Assembly elections next month...

Kolkata, March 25 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced its third list of 19 candidates for the upcoming two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal next month, with Ratna Debnath, fielded from the Panihati Assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district, being the most prominent...

Kolkata, March 25 – A division bench of the Calcutta High Court directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday to make adequate safety arrangements, as well as provide sufficient drinking water and other basic amenities for voters at all polling stations used for the upcoming...

Kolkata, March 25 Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari claimed on Wednesday that around 79 lakh "fake" names have been removed from the state's electoral rolls during the SIR exercise, and asserted that this would help the BJP secure more than 177 seats in the upcoming Assembly elections...

Kolkata, March 25 – In an effort to reshape the electoral arithmetic for minorities in West Bengal ahead of the assembly elections, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi accused the ruling TMC of "exploiting Muslim votes without benefiting the community" while presenting his party’s alliance with Humayun...

Kolkata, March 25 Kolkata Mayor and West Bengal Minister Firhad Hakim, on Wednesday, criticized the Election Commission over the controversy surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, stating that "the right to vote has been granted by the Indian...

New Delhi, March 25 In West Bengal, where Assembly elections are scheduled for April 23 and 29, there is a rush to "secure the spoils" from a direct political battle between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the principal opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – the minority mandate...

Kolkata, March 25 – Asaduddin Owaisi denied on Wednesday the allegations made by the Trinamool Congress that his party, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), was receiving funding from the BJP to contest in minority-dominated Assembly constituencies in the upcoming two-phase...

Maynaguri (WB), March 25 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a strong attack against the BJP, the Centre, and the Election Commission on Wednesday, accusing them of undermining democracy and warning that the next step could be attempts to strip people of citizenship through the...

Kolkata, March 25 BJP president Nitin Nabin held a series of organizational and strategic meetings in Kolkata to strengthen the party's preparations for the 2026 assembly elections.Leaders of the BJP's state unit said that Nabin's two-day visit, which began on Tuesday, was not merely a routine...

Kolkata, March 24 BJP national president Nitin Nabin held a series of organizational and strategic meetings here on Tuesday to strengthen the party's preparations for the 2026 assembly elections, sources said.Sources in the BJP's state unit said that Nabin's two-day visit, starting on Tuesday...

Kolkata, March 24 Ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, Trinamool Congress leader and former MLA Arghya Roy Pradhan joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday.Rajbanshi leader Banshibadan Barman, associated with the Greater Cooch Behar People's Association (GCPA) faction and one of...

Kolkata, March 24 Arjuna award-winning heptathlete Swapna Barman, whom the TMC has nominated as its candidate for the West Bengal assembly elections, sought the direction of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday for the railway authorities to accept her resignation from service so that she can...

Kolkata, March 24 Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee outlined five key welfare pledges as he began campaigning for the West Bengal Assembly polls on Tuesday from Patharpratima in the South 24 Parganas district, setting a target of winning the seat by a margin of more than 40,000 votes...

Kolkata, March 24 CPI(M) leader Dipsita Dhar expresses disappointment that the mother of the victim in the RG Kar hospital rape-murder case wants to contest the West Bengal assembly elections on a BJP ticket, but maintains her commitment to seeking justice for the traumatized medical intern...

Kolkata, March 24 The Election Commission has approved the transfer and posting of returning officers for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, including for Bhabanipur, the constituency represented by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, an official said.In a letter to the chief electoral...

Kolkata, March 23 The Election Commission on Monday approved the transfer and posting of returning officers for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, including for Bhabanipur, the constituency represented by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, an official said.In a letter to the chief...

Kolkata, March 23 – Police in West Bengal announced on Monday that large sums of cash were recovered again ahead of the upcoming state Assembly elections.Police and members of the Static Surveillance Team (SST) recovered over Rs 3.7 lakh in cash from three vehicles during searches conducted at...

Kolkata, March 23 The Left Front on Monday released its third list of candidates for the West Bengal assembly elections, announcing the names of 15 aspirants.The Front had earlier announced candidates for 224 constituencies in the 294-seat assembly.With the latest release, the CPI(M)-led...

Kolkata, March 23 The Election Commission questioned the petitioner's standing on Monday while filing a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the transfer of several officials of the West Bengal government after the announcement of state assembly elections.The petitioner, a lawyer...