west bengal assembly elections

Kolkata, March 29 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Sunday the transfer of 83 block development officers (BDOs) and assistant returning officers (AROs) in West Bengal, amidst the crucial state assembly elections scheduled for next month.In a statement sent to West Bengal...

Kolkata, March 29 Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday accused the BJP and Humayun Kabir’s Aam Janata Unnayan Party of seeking votes in the name of religion while ignoring basic issues such as livelihood and food.Addressing a rally in support of the TMC candidate in the Naoda Assembly...

Kolkata, March 28 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to adopt a stricter approach to ordering re-elections in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, with officials indicating that re-elections may now be ordered more promptly in cases of voter intimidation or obstruction of...

New Delhi, March 28 Top Congress leaders held detailed discussions on the party's candidates for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections during a meeting of the Central Election Committee (CEC) here on Saturday.A senior Congress leader said after the meeting that the party will contest all...

New Delhi, March 28 Top Congress leaders held detailed discussions on the party's candidates for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections during a meeting of the Central Election Committee (CEC) here on Saturday.Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi...

Kolkata, March 28 The Trinamool Congress on Saturday issued a counter-charge against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, responding to his "chargesheet" against the Mamata Banerjee government, accusing the BJP of trying to polarize the people of West Bengal and evade accountability for its own record...

Kolkata, March 28 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday replaced five police observers from other states who had been appointed for the upcoming two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal next month.Of the five observers removed, one is Jayant Kant, an Indian Police Service...

Kolkata, March 28 The Trinamool Congress on Saturday issued a strong rebuttal to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's "chargesheet" against the Mamata Banerjee government, accusing the BJP of attempting to polarize the people of West Bengal, which is heading for elections, and evade accountability...

Kolkata, March 28 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday intensified the BJP's campaign for the West Bengal Assembly elections by publishing a "chargesheet" against the TMC government, framing the election as a battle not just for the state, but for the country's security.Addressing the...

Kolkata (WB), March 28 Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday asserted that the BJP will lose power in the country in its attempt to destroy West Bengal.Addressing a poll rally in Raniganj, she announced that after winning the West Bengal assembly elections for the fourth...

Kolkata, March 27 – The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), founded by Bimal Gurung, announced unconditional support for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates in all seven Assembly constituencies in the Darjeeling district for the upcoming two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal next month...

Kolkata, March 27 The Election Commission (EC) conducted a major voter awareness campaign in Howrah on Friday as part of its SVEEP campaign ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections, an official said.The initiative, held under the theme 'Festival of Elections, Pride of West Bengal', is part...

Kolkata, March 27 Senior Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee said on Friday that there is a strong possibility that the BJP-led central government will increase the prices of cooking gas and transport fuel after the assembly elections are over on April 29.Addressing an election...

Kolkata, March 27 Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Saturday reveal a compilation of the BJP's accusations 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...

New Delhi, March 27 – The Election Commission of India intensified its voter awareness campaign in states going to polls on Friday, organizing a major SVEEP outreach event in Howrah under the theme "Election Season, Pride of West Bengal" ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections.This...

Kolkata, March 27 BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari held a Ram Navami procession in his constituency, Nandigram, in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district on Friday, alleging that such rallies had previously been attacked by goons backed by the TMC in the area.During the procession, members of the...

Kolkata/Kharagpur, March 26 Senior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Thursday claimed that if his party comes to power in poll-bound West Bengal, the police would undergo a complete transformation and start conducting "Uttar Pradesh-style encounters" against criminals.Addressing an election campaign...

Kolkata, March 26 – Ram Navami in West Bengal on Thursday turned into a political contest, with the BJP highlighting its Hindutva agenda and the ruling TMC also celebrating the festival to prevent the saffron camp from dominating the religious narrative during the high-stakes assembly elections...

Agartala/Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 – Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha is scheduled to address two major election rallies in Kerala on Thursday as part of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) campaign for the state’s upcoming 140-member Assembly elections.According to BJP sources in Agartala...

Kolkata, March 26 After being excluded from the Trinamool Congress' candidate list for the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections, former India cricketer and state minister Manoj Tiwary said he has received an offer from the BJP, but is yet to decide on his political future, saying "time will...