west bengal elections

Patna, April 5 – BJP National Spokesperson Syed Shahnawaz Hussain remarked on Sunday that it is not the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) that will be at fault during the upcoming two-phase elections in West Bengal, but rather the outcome of the ruling Trinamool Congress will be "negative"...

Kolkata, April 5 Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee said on Sunday that his party is providing all assistance to genuine voters whose names do not appear in the supplementary lists of electoral rolls in poll-bound West Bengal in order to ensure their voting rights.Banerjee, who was addressing...

Kolkata, April 5 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday warned her party leaders and workers about the possibility of tampering with electronic voting machines (EVMs) and urged them to guard the machines vigilantly.Addressing an election rally in Jiaganj in Murshidabad...

Kolkata, April 4 – The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested Reshma Bibi, the wife of alleged drug trafficking kingpin Sheikh Munir, in Kolkata on Saturday, and seized drugs worth approximately ₹50 crore, officials said.Investigators said the arrest was made following a raid in the Ekbalpur...

New Delhi, April 4 Rajya Sabha member Kapil Sibal on Saturday cited examples of five voters who were allegedly registered in both West Bengal and Bihar to criticize the BJP, saying the party is only 'self-reliant' in elections when the Election Commission is supporting it.Sibal's allegations...

New Delhi, April 4 Rajya Sabha member Kapil Sibal on Saturday cited examples of five voters who were allegedly registered in both West Bengal and Bihar to take aim at the BJP, saying the party is only 'self-reliant' in elections when the Election Commission is supporting it.Sibal's allegations...

Kolkata, April 4 The Election Commission has approved the creation of 4,660 auxiliary polling stations in West Bengal, a senior official said on Saturday.These auxiliary polling stations will be set up alongside booths that have more than 1,200 voters, he said.With this, the total number of...

Kolkata, April 3 The TMC on Friday sought the immediate removal of the returning officer for the Bhabanipur assembly constituency in West Bengal, alleging his close association with BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari.In a representation submitted to West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar...

Kolkata, April 3 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has taken serious note of the large number of police personnel deployed by the West Bengal Police and the Kolkata Police to provide personal security to Trinamool Congress leaders at various levels in the state.The Commission has also...

Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal), April 3 – Union Minister of State Sukanta Majumdar, on Friday, expressed his concerns about the arrest of AIMIM leader Mofakkarul Islam by the West Bengal Police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for allegedly being the mastermind behind the harassment of...

Kolkata, April 3 The Election Commission of India has taken serious note of the deployment of police personnel to provide security to individuals allegedly linked to the ruling TMC ahead of the West Bengal elections, a senior official said on Friday.Describing the matter as a "lapse," the...

New Delhi, April 3 The Election Commission has taken "serious note" of over 2,100 police personnel in poll-bound West Bengal being deployed for the security of nearly 1,000 people linked directly or indirectly to the ruling TMC and has asked the police chief to review the arrangement, officials...

In Kolkata, on April 3, TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee stated that his party would stand by those whose names were deleted from the electoral rolls after the publication of supplementary electoral rolls, and would also address alleged attempts to deny genuine voters their rights.He accused the...

Kolkata, April 3 – The Kolkata Police issued summons on Friday for questioning to two Trinamool Congress councillors of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) in connection with the prolonged tension outside the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal in central Kolkata...

Kolkata, April 3 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) issued summons to two members of the West Bengal Cabinet on Friday for questioning in connection with the multi-crore cash-for-municipalities job case in the state.The two ministers summoned are Fire Services Minister Sujit Bose and Food &...

New Delhi, April 3 – The Congress on Friday accused the government of calling a "special session" of Parliament to pass bills related to amending the women’s quota law and delimitation, allegedly to gain political advantage in the upcoming elections in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. The Congress...

Kolkata, April 3 Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Friday accused the Narendra Modi government of causing hardship to people through the "mismanagement" of issues such as LPG supply, demonetisation, SIR hearings, and the lockdown.Addressing an election rally in West Bengal's Purulia...

Chandigarh, April 3 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday criticized AAP MP Raghav Chadha, stating that he believes Chadha is "compromised," pointing out that he has gone against the party's instructions.Mann stated that if Chadha is unwilling to address issues such as the "deletion"...

Kolkata, April 3 Around 500 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) will continue to be deployed in West Bengal even after the vote counting on May 4 for post-poll law and order duties, an Election Commission official said on Friday.An additional 200 CAPF companies will be...

Harirampur (WB), Apr 3 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday blamed AIMIM and ISF for the gherao of judicial officers in Malda district and accused the Congress and the BJP of instigation.Stating that the mastermind behind Wednesday's gherao of the judicial officers for several...