west bengal politics

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...

New Delhi, March 30 – Union Minister Giriraj Singh stated on Monday that while the consumption of meat and fish would not be banned, the slaughter of cows would be strictly prohibited if his party came to power in West Bengal, while also strongly supporting Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and...

Kolkata, March 30 – Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, filed his nomination as a candidate for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the Nandigram Assembly constituency in East Midnapore district of West Bengal on Monday.Adhikari has previously represented...

New Delhi, March 30 The BJP on Monday accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of being a "threat" to West Bengal and democracy, dismissing the TMC's claim that her life is in danger as an attempt to "mislead" voters during the assembly election.The party's reaction came a day after Banerjee...

Debra, March 30 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee raised issues of Bengali identity, the electoral roll revision process, and the TMC's national ambitions during her campaign, stating that after winning the upcoming elections, her party would work to "capture Delhi."Addressing a rally...

New Delhi, March 30 A day after resigning from the Trinamool Congress, West Bengal MLA Qazi Abdur Rahim joined the Congress on Monday, saying he has "returned home".Rahim, the sitting MLA from the Baduria constituency in North 24 Parganas district, had resigned from all his party posts on...

Belda (WB), March 30 Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the BJP of inciting conflicts among all sections of society and claimed that the saffron party wants to loot the country by taking advantage of such situations.Addressing a poll rally here, the chief minister...

Purulia/Bankura (WB), March 29 A day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah released a "chargesheet" against the TMC government, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said he should be charged for his "past actions," without directly naming him, and alleged that the BJP would scrap the "Lakshmir...

Kolkata, March 29 – The President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal and Rajya Sabha MP, Samik Bhattacharya, alleged on Sunday that democratic rights are being systematically suppressed in West Bengal under the Trinamool Congress-led state government.Addressing a press...

Kolkata, March 29 Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday alleged that the BJP and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have a tacit understanding with former Congress MP Adhir Chowdhury and Humayun Kabir, chief of the Aam Janata Unnayan Party.Addressing a public...

New Delhi, March 29 – Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan visited Nandigram in West Bengal on Sunday and interacted with dedicated Bharatiya Janata Party workers in the constituency represented by senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari...

Kolkata, March 29 – Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticised the BJP's "chargesheet" against her government on Sunday and asked it to first publish a "chargesheet against the Central government".Addressing an election rally in Manbazar in Purulia district, Chief Minister Banerjee, without...

Patna, March 29 – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Sunday called for the fencing of the border areas in West Bengal that border Bangladesh, accusing the Trinamool Congress government, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, of "protecting infiltrators."This comes a day after Union Home...

Kolkata, March 29 The influence of the Adhikari family, led by former union minister Sisir Adhikari, and the shifting of its political allegiance is a factor in three assembly constituencies in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district, with the contest intensifying between the ruling TMC and the...

Kolkata, March 28 Senior Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee described the BJP as a "party of rioters" on Saturday and accused it of inciting violence during Ram Navami rallies in the state.Addressing a poll rally in Birbhum district's Labhpur, the senior TMC leader said that the...

Kolkata, March 28 – Hours after Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented a charge sheet against the Mamata Banerjee government, the Trinamool Congress launched an attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre, presenting a counter-charge sheet in response to Shah's claims.On...

Kolkata, March 28 The Trinamool Congress on Saturday issued a counter-charge against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, responding to his "chargesheet" against the Mamata Banerjee government, accusing the BJP of trying to polarize the people of West Bengal and evade accountability for its own record...

Patna, March 28 – Dinesh Lal Yadav, popularly known as Nirahua, made a strong political statement on Saturday regarding the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, asserting that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is poised to form the next government in the state.Speaking to the media at...

Raniganj/ Purulia (WB), March 28 Asserting that the BJP will lose power in the country in its "attempt to destroy West Bengal", Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday accused the Election Commission of working at the behest of the saffron party to delete names of voters through the SIR...

Kolkata, March 28 The Trinamool Congress on Saturday issued a strong rebuttal to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's "chargesheet" against the Mamata Banerjee government, accusing the BJP of attempting to polarize the people of West Bengal, which is heading for elections, and evade accountability...