west bengal assembly

Kolkata, April 11 – The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday drew the attention of the Election Commission of India (ECI) over alleged appointments of contractual staff as sector officers/assistants in the Kasba Assembly Constituency in South...

Kolkata, April 11 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address three consecutive rallies in West Bengal on Saturday, intensifying the BJP's campaign ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections on April 23 and April 29.According to the schedule, the Prime Minister will begin his day with...

Kolkata, April 10 The Election Commission has rejected the nomination of Trinamool Congress candidate Abhinav Bhattacharya from the Krishnanagar Uttar constituency in West Bengal, citing provisions under the Representation of the People Act, a senior official said on Friday.The Returning...

Kolkata, April 9 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold three rallies in Haldia, Asansol, and Suri in West Bengal on Thursday to intensify the BJP's campaign for the state assembly elections.This will be his second visit to the state since the announcement of the election schedule in...

Lucknow, April 8 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday criticized the Election Commission over its recent social media post regarding the West Bengal elections, saying that simply removing the ECI would resolve everything.Reacting to the poll panel's post, Yadav wrote on X, "Just...

Kolkata, April 8 The Trinamool Congress sent a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, on Wednesday, accusing election officials in West Bengal, including the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Manoj Kumar Agarwal, of political bias in favor of the BJP.In the letter to the...

Kolkata, April 8 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee filed her nomination from her native Assembly constituency of Bhabanipur in South Kolkata on Wednesday.The list of proposers on her nomination form reflected the “cosmopolitan” nature of Bhabanipur, which is considered a melting pot...

Kolkata, April 7 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged on Tuesday that the names of people belonging to specific communities were removed from the voter rolls in the state after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.Addressing a rally in Chakdaha, Nadia district, Banerjee...

Kolkata, April 7 Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday accused the TMC government in West Bengal of diverting central funds towards party activities, asserting that the state's education system has been "destroyed".Pradhan was addressing the media at Kolkata's Kalighat temple, where he...

Rampur (UP), April 6 Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday criticized the Congress and the Left, saying that those who are embracing each other in Delhi are busy "oppressing" each other in the politically sensitive state of Kerala.Addressing a BJP Foundation Day programme here, Naqvi...

Kolkata, April 6 – Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly, has accused the Kolkata Police of deploying undercover officers to shadow him during his ongoing campaign for the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in South Kolkata, where he is contesting against...

Kolkata, April 4 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday directed the suspension of four Kolkata Police officers, including a deputy commissioner-level officer, in connection with the tension near the convoy of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and West Bengal Assembly Leader of the...

Kolkata, April 2 The BJP accused the ruling Trinamool Congress on Thursday of inciting a mob to surround and prevent access to seven judicial officers involved in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Malda district over the removal of names from the voter list.Security...

Kolkata, April 2 – The Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, will file his nomination from the Bhabanipur constituency in South Kolkata as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday, in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.Shah had...

Kolkata, March 31 The CPI(M) on Tuesday lodged a complaint with the Kolkata police commissioner, alleging that a doctored image of Left Front chairman Biman Bose has been circulating on social media, in which he is shown leading a Ram Navami rally while wearing a saffron scarf.The complaint by...

New Delhi, March 31 – In West Bengal, the upcoming state election at the end of April is more than just a political contest; it is a fierce struggle for identity and dominance between the Chief Minister and her former aide, who is currently the Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly...

Kolkata, March 31 The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the transfer of administrative and police service officers by the Election Commission in West Bengal, which is heading for elections.The Election Commission transferred several...

New Delhi, March 31 The BJP announced the names of 13 more candidates for the West Bengal assembly elections on Tuesday, including Soma Thakur from the Bagda constituency.According to the list, Shyamal Hati will contest from Howrah Dakshin, Girija Shankar Roy from Natabari, and Ashutosh Barma...

Haldia, March 30 – Declaring that the battle for Nandigram has become "easier" than in 2021, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday filed his nomination papers from the constituency he has represented since 2016, and quickly shifted the focus to Bhabanipur, where he is set to challenge West...

Kolkata, March 30 Four senior officials of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer's office were transferred on Monday as part of a reshuffle of five WBCS (Executive) officers ahead of the Assembly elections, an official said.The reshuffle was undertaken following a proposal by the poll panel...