west bengal election

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...

New Delhi, April 10 The Congress said on Friday that it will call a meeting of opposition parties to devise a joint strategy ahead of the parliamentary session, during which the government is set to amend the law on women's reservation and increase the number of seats in the Lok Sabha and state...

Kolkata, April 10 Throwing down what could become the defining ideological battle of the West Bengal election, the BJP promised in its manifesto on Friday to implement the Uniform Civil Code within six months of coming to power, a move that may consolidate Hindu votes even as the TMC seeks to...

Kolkata, April 9 – The Election Commission of India has filed an FIR against Trinamool Congress candidate Pabitra Kar of Nandigram after receiving a complaint from BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari. According to the commission, the complaint was filed on Thursday morning.Incidentally, on...

Mumbai, April 9 – The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) said on Thursday that Pakistan, a nation long criticized as a breeding ground for terrorism and a center for anti-India conspiracies, is now being hailed by international media as a "global peacemaker". Following a month of intense...

Kolkata, April 8 "At times, I feel like starting to practice law again," West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday, targeting the BJP and the election panel over large-scale deletions of names from voter rolls under the SIR, while asserting that the TMC would move court over...

Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated today that all infiltrators would be sent back if the BJP comes to power in West Bengal. Addressing an election rally in Patharkandi, Assam, Mr. Shah alleged that the Congress provided shelter to infiltrators in Assam's Barak Valley. He...

In Bethuadahari (West Bengal), April 6, Mamata Banerjee, leader of the TMC, alleged on Monday that the BJP had entered into a "tacit agreement" with the Congress and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin. She claimed that many officers from the West Bengal cadre had been sent to the southern state...

New Delhi, April 6 The Congress on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using the proposal to amend the women's quota law as a poll issue and asserted that the people in the four states and one Union Territory going to polls will give him a "resounding reply and decisively reject the...

Kolkata, April 3 The Election Commission on Friday ordered the immediate suspension of a joint block development officer (BDO) in poll-bound West Bengal and directed the initiation of disciplinary proceedings against her.The poll body, however, did not mention the grounds for the action.In a...

Gazole (WB), April 3 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday mocked Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s announcement that he would be stationed in the state for 15 days, stating that even 365 days would not help the BJP because “the people of Bengal do not like you.”Addressing a rally...

The Election Commission has directed all states and union territories to grant paid holidays to voters on the day of the poll for the upcoming Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. The commission stated that every person employed in any business, trade...

New Delhi, April 2 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) reminded candidates and political parties contesting the April 9 Assembly elections and by-elections on Thursday that a 48-hour silence period – which prohibits the broadcast of opinion polls and the display of election material – will...

The Election Commission has issued an advisory to all media platforms and broadcasters, prohibiting the display of election-related content during the silence period, which is 48 hours and applies to the elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and the by-elections in...

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...

Patna, April 1 – Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey, who is also the BJP's election in-charge for West Bengal, expressed confidence on Wednesday that the party would secure victory in the state.Speaking to the media at Patna Airport, he claimed that people are dissatisfied with the governance...

In West Bengal's election season, candidates are discovering that the quickest way to connect with voters is through their homes, courtyards, and wells, as speeches give way to personal interactions.One candidate was seen washing dishes in a village home, while another helped an elderly woman...

Kolkata, March 31 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that the BJP was trying to include illegal voters from Bihar, Rajasthan, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh in the state's electoral rolls to favor the saffron party in the upcoming election.Addressing an election rally in...

In the West Bengal election landscape, Bhabanipur has emerged as a crucial battleground. Mamata Banerjee is contesting against BJP's Suvendu Adhikari in her traditional constituency, making it the most fiercely contested Assembly seat in the state.The Trinamool Congress aims to maintain its...

Kolkata, March 29 The Election Commission on Sunday transferred officers-in-charge and inspectors-in-charge of 173 police stations across West Bengal, including 31 under the Kolkata Police, as part of measures to ensure free and fair Assembly elections, officials said.Officers posted in key...