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    BJP Announces 19 More Candidates for West Bengal Elections

    New Delhi, March 25 The BJP on Wednesday released another list of 19 candidates for the West Bengal Assembly elections, fielding Arup Kumar Das from the Singur constituency and Madhumita Ghosh from Haripal.According to the list, Rathindra Nath Bose will contest from Coochbehar Dakshin...
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    Manoj Tiwary Received BJP Offer Amidst TMC Exclusion

    Kolkata, March 25 After being excluded from the Trinamool Congress's candidate list for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, former India cricketer and state minister Manoj Tiwary revealed on Wednesday that he has received an offer from the BJP, but is yet to decide on his political future...
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    West Bengal Elections: ROs Trained on Violence-Free Voting

    Kolkata, March 25 The Election Commission of India (ECI) trained all 294 Returning Officers (ROs) for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections on Wednesday, emphasizing transparency in polling procedures.The ROs were instructed that Presiding Officers must share signed copies of Form 17C...
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    West Bengal Election: ECI Orders Probe and Official Transfer

    Kolkata, March 25 The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday ordered the immediate transfer of the District Election Officer (DEO) and District Magistrate of Purba Medinipur following complaints of irregularities in the deployment of election officials ahead of the West Bengal assembly...
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    Coochbehar Dakshin and Beyond: BJP's Candidate List for West Bengal

    Today, the BJP released another list of 19 candidates for the upcoming West Bengal state assembly elections. According to the list, Rathindra Nath Bose will be contesting from the Coochbehar Dakshin assembly constituency; Dr. Sankar Guchhait will contest from Medinipur, Biplab Mandal from Howrah...
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    West Bengal BJP Plans for Upcoming 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...
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    West Bengal Elections: BJP Announces Candidate with Tragic Background

    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...
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    West Bengal Elections: Court Directs ECI to Ensure Polling Station Amenities

    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...
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    West Bengal Elections: BJP Focuses on Voter Purge and Strategic Campaign

    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...
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    West Bengal Elections: Muslim Voters Face a New Political Choice

    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...
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    West Bengal Minister Challenges Election Commission's Role

    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...
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    Trinamool's Minority Strategy Faces New Challenges

    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...
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    Owaisi Denies BJP Funding Allegations in West Bengal Elections

    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...
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    Banerjee Warns of Citizenship Rollback Amid Voting Rights Concerns

    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...
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    Bengal Elections: BJP Focus on Booth-Level Strengthening

    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...
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    Strategy Meetings in Bengal as BJP Revamps Election Plans

    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...
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    Arghya Pradhan, Banshibadan Barman Join BJP

    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...
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    Athlete's Resignation Dispute: Court Hearing on Barman's Election Bid

    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...
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    West Bengal Polls: TMC Focus on Welfare Schemes and Development Promises

    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...
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    Bengal Election Focus Shifts to Justice for 'Abhaya' Amidst BJP Mother's Candidacy

    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...
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