Kolkata, March 17 – Former IPS officer and BJP's national spokesperson, Bharati Ghosh, extended her support to the Election Commission on Tuesday regarding the transfer of West Bengal government officials, stating that Article 324 of the Indian Constitution empowers the electoral body to perform...
Kolkata, March 17 – The Trinamool Congress announced 291 candidates for the two-phase April elections to the 294-member West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday, effectively dropping almost all the leaders who had been under scrutiny by central agencies in various corruption cases. Nearly a fifth of the...
In Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee announced the candidates for 291 of the 294 West Bengal assembly seats, emphasizing a strategy of controlled change rather than relying on star power.The Mamata Banerjee-Suvendu Adhikari rivalry will intensify in Bhabanipur, where the chief minister will defend her...
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Ranchi, March 17 CPI(ML) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya said on Tuesday that the party will contest in 10 seats in the West Bengal assembly elections as part of the Left Front.He also alleged that the Election Commission failed to ensure that over 60 lakh "under...
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Kolkata, March 17 – The Trinamool Congress released its first list of 291 candidates on Tuesday for the two-phase April elections to the 294-member West Bengal Assembly, setting the stage for a fierce battle in the Bhabanipur constituency in South Kolkata, where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee...
Kolkata, March 17 The ruling TMC on Tuesday announced its list of candidates for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, with party supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declaring that the party will contest 291 of the 294 seats in the state.Addressing a press conference in Kolkata...
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Kolkata, March 17 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday ordered the transfer of 19 senior police officers in West Bengal, in the lead-up to the two-phase state assembly elections next month.The 19 officers who were transferred included two Additional Director Generals (ADGs)...
Kolkata, March 17 The Election Commission ordered the transfer of 19 senior police officers, including two Additional Directors General (ADGs), in another reshuffle ahead of the state assembly elections.IPS officer Rajesh Kumar Singh was appointed as the new Additional Director General (ADG)...
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Kolkata, March 17 The Election Commission ordered the transfer of 19 senior police officers, including the Additional Directors General (ADGs) for North and South Bengal, in another reshuffle ahead of the state assembly elections.IPS officer Rajesh Kumar Singh was appointed as the new ADG for...
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Kolkata, March 17 – The roles of electoral officers at all levels will be under constant surveillance during the polling days for the two-phase West Bengal Assembly elections, scheduled next month.“The Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, in his press conference on Sunday, had assured...
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New Delhi/Kolkata, March 16 – The BJP on Monday released its first list of 144 candidates for the West Bengal assembly elections, setting the stage for a fierce battle, with senior leader Suvendu Adhikari contesting from both Nandigram and Bhabanipur, directly challenging Chief Minister Mamata...
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Kolkata, March 16 Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, strongly criticized the Election Commission for transferring top state bureaucrats and police officers shortly after announcing the assembly elections, calling them "anti-women and anti-Bengal."Speaking at a rally in central...
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Kolkata, March 16 The Election Commission may deploy 2,000 to 2,500 companies of central armed police forces for each phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections to ensure free and fair polling, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal said on Monday.Addressing a press conference...
Kolkata, March 16 – The first list of 144 candidates announced on Monday by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the upcoming two-phase Assembly elections to 294 constituencies in West Bengal next month reflects representation from a wide range of professions.However, unlike the 2021 West...
New Delhi, March 16 Around 47 per cent of incumbent MLAs in West Bengal, which is heading for elections, have declared criminal cases against themselves, while 37 per cent face serious criminal charges, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).The assembly...
New Delhi, March 16 The Election Commission's decision to transfer West Bengal's chief secretary and DGP shortly after announcing the dates for the assembly elections triggered a political uproar on Monday.While opposition parties accused the election panel of acting at the behest of the BJP...
Kolkata, March 16 The Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML), a major Left force in Bihar, will contest from 10 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal in alliance with the CPI-M-led Left Front in the upcoming two-phase Assembly elections in the state next month.The West Bengal...
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New Delhi/Kolkata, March 16 – The BJP on Monday released its first list of 144 candidates for the West Bengal assembly elections, setting the stage for the electoral battle. The list includes Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition, who is contesting from both Nandigram and Bhabanipur...
Kolkata, March 16 The Left Front announced its first list of 192 candidates for the West Bengal assembly elections on Monday, with outgoing Rajya Sabha MP Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya and CPI(M) central committee member Minakshi Mukherjee among the key nominees.This is seen as a crucial battle...
Kolkata, March 16 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced its first list of 144 candidates for the two-phase elections to 294 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal, scheduled for next month – April 23 and April 29.As widely predicted, the party has fielded Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of...