west bengal politics

New Delhi, April 11 – The Bharatiya Janata Party has launched an ambitious campaign in West Bengal, setting the stage for the first phase of the 2026 Assembly elections with over 500 rallies and sabhas (public meetings).The party is deploying its most prominent central leaders alongside state...

In Katwa/Jangipur/Kushmandi (WB), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday delivered a strong ideological message for the BJP's campaign in Bengal, emphasizing citizenship, identity, and infiltration. He promised to expedite citizenship for refugee communities under the Citizenship Amendment Act...

Patna, April 11 – Veteran Bollywood actor-turned-TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), asserting that its political strategies in West Bengal would not succeed.While interacting with media persons in Patna on Saturday, Shatrughan Sinha referred...

Patna, April 11 RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav alleged on Saturday that the BJP and RSS were attempting to change the Constitution and replace democracy with dictatorship.Addressing a programme organised by the RJD minority cell in Patna, the leader of the opposition in the assembly called on party...

New Delhi, April 11 – The record voter turnout in the April 9 Assembly polls is attributed to several factors, with a similar outcome anticipated in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal at the end of April.The Tamil Nadu Assembly elections will be held on April 23, while West Bengal will vote in two...

New Delhi, April 11 Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday after the latter's promise of a "white paper" on corruption in West Bengal, saying that nine out of the 10 opposition leaders facing corruption investigations who joined the BJP "received...

Hyderabad, April 11 RPI (Athawale) president and Union Minister Ramdas Athawale expressed confidence on Saturday that the BJP and NDA would come to power in West Bengal, Assam, Puducherry, and Tamil Nadu, while the NDA also had a favorable atmosphere in Kerala.Alleging that law and order has...

Kushmandi (WB), April 11 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the TMC, accusing it of turning West Bengal into a state run by "syndicates", while promising action against atrocities against women if the BJP comes to power.Addressing a rally in Kushmandi, in...

Murshidabad (WB), April 11 TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and two politicians of being agents of the BJP and vowed to restore voting rights to disenfranchised citizens within a month of the TMC returning to power...

Kushmandi (WB), April 11 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the ruling TMC on Saturday, accusing it of turning West Bengal into a state run by "syndicates," while promising action against atrocities against women if the BJP comes to power.Addressing a rally in...

Kolkata, April 11 – The President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal, Samik Bhattacharya, made a sarcastic remark about Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday, criticizing her allegations that the main opposition party was bringing people from other states. Bhattacharya...

Onda/Chhatna (WB), April 11 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday asserted that if the BJP is voted to power in West Bengal, it will end the TMC's "syndicate raj," and said those involved in atrocities against women of the state would be brought to justice.Addressing a BJP rally in Chhatna...

Kolkata, April 11 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday claimed that the BJP tried to get her candidature from the Bhabanipur seat in south Kolkata cancelled by attempting to file two false cases against her, but the bid was foiled by TMC workers and the public.Banerjee, while...

Katwa (WB), April 11 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday promised to expedite the provision of citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) for the Matua, Namasudra, and other refugee communities if the BJP came to power in West Bengal, while warning "illegal immigrants" to "pack...

Onda (WB), April 11 Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated on Saturday that if the BJP is voted to power in West Bengal, it will end the TMC's "syndicate rule," and that those involved in atrocities against women in the state would be brought to justice.Addressing a BJP rally in Onda, in the...

In Katwa, West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to accelerate the provision of citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) for the Matua, Namasudra, and other refugee communities if the BJP came to power in West Bengal, while warning "infiltrators" to "pack up their bags"...

Kolkata, April 11 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that the BJP, with the help of the Election Commission, attempted to get her candidature from the Bhabanipur seat in South Kolkata cancelled by filing false cases against her, but this attempt was foiled by TMC...

Kolkata, April 11 Amid the crucial two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal later this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address three campaign rallies each in the state on Saturday. On the other hand, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will also be...

Kolkata, April 10 Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Friday claimed that those who had been associated with the Trinamool Congress during its early years were being "attacked, snubbed, and insulted" within the party.Alleging that several leaders faced...

Kolkata, April 10 Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Friday targeted Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his continued focus on infiltration in election speeches, and questioned the ministry’s role in failing to prevent the terror attacks in Pahalgam and New Delhi last year.Addressing a...