west bengal politics

Kolkata, April 9 A political controversy erupted in West Bengal on Thursday after a purported video of Humayun Kabir surfaced on social media, purportedly showing him claiming links with senior BJP leaders and efforts to defeat Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the upcoming Assembly elections...

Kolkata, April 9 – A striking visual emerged during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public rally in Asansol on Thursday, as a person in the crowd held up a poster directly appealing to the Prime Minister, with the message, "Respected Modi ji, please save West Bengal."The moment occurred as the...

Haldia, April 9 Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced six guarantees for Bengal if the BJP wins the Assembly polls and called for the removal of the "Nirmam" (cruel) TMC government, accusing it of "setting new parameters of development failure and pulling the state back".Addressing a rally at...

Asansol (WB), April 9 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted that a change in government in West Bengal is inevitable, as the Trinamool Congress's "record of misdeeds" has become complete.Beginning his speech in this coal and industrial belt by invoking the local deities, Goddesses...

Haldia, April 9 Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced six guarantees for Bengal if the BJP wins the Assembly polls and sought the ouster of the "'nirmam'" (cruel) TMC government, accusing it of "setting new parameters of development debacle and pulling the state back".Addressing a rally at...

Kolkata, April 9 A political controversy erupted in West Bengal on Thursday after a purported video of Humayun Kabir surfaced on social media, purportedly showing him claiming links with senior BJP leaders and efforts to defeat Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the upcoming Assembly elections...

Haldia, April 9 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday criticised the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal for its alleged misrule and appealed to voters to remove the Trinamool Congress (TMC) from power in the upcoming assembly elections.Addressing a gathering in Haldia, the constituency...

Haldia, April 9 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday criticised the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal for its alleged misrule and appealed to voters to oust the TMC from power in the upcoming assembly elections.Addressing a gathering in Haldia, the constituency of Leader of...

Kolkata, April 9 – As the Bhabanipur Assembly Constituency in South Kolkata prepares for the most high-profile electoral contest in West Bengal later this month, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, pitted against each other, the...

Kolkata, April 8 – The escort vehicle of Congress candidate Adhir Chowdhury, contesting from the Baharampur Assembly constituency, was hit by a truck on Wednesday evening while he was returning from Kandi to Berhampore in the Murshidabad district.The Election Commission has sought a report on...

New Delhi, April 8 Political activist Yogendra Yadav on Wednesday alleged that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is being used to "rewrite" voter lists, terming it a "targeted" exercise that may influence electoral outcomes in several constituencies.Addressing a...

Nadia (West Bengal), April 8 – The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President, Samik Bhattacharya, described the upcoming two-phase Assembly elections in the state as a political contest pitting "the public against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee."Speaking to reporters during a BJP...

Kolkata, April 8 – The upcoming two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal, scheduled for later this month, are not just a challenge for the Trinamool Congress, but also for the common people of West Bengal, as all will be forced to become vegetarians if the BJP comes to power in the state...

Alipurduar (WB), April 8 BJP chief Nitin Nabin on Wednesday alleged that the Mamata Banerjee-led government had taken land that rightfully belonged to the people of West Bengal and given it to infiltrators, thereby changing the state's demographics.Addressing an election rally in Alipurduar...

New Delhi, April 8 A Trinamool Congress delegation's meeting with the Election Commission on Wednesday ended on a contentious note, with the leaders saying the Chief Election Commissioner asked them to "go away" and the commission accusing them of "shouting".A TMC delegation – comprising its...

Kolkata, April 8 Turning her nomination filing for the Bhabanipur seat into a political counteroffensive to the BJP's call for "paribartan," West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday marched from her Kalighat residence to submit her papers, presenting the constituency as a "mini...

In the narrow lanes and old mansions of Bhabanipur, where Gujarati businessmen, Bengali families, Punjabi households, and Muslim residents have lived side by side for decades, Mamata Banerjee is preparing to send a political message that mirrors the constituency itself.While BJP leader Suvendu...

Kolkata, April 7 The TMC and the BJP are two sides of the same coin, and West Bengal needs a new coin, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Tuesday, as he hailed his party's decision to go solo after 20 years and offer the state a "third path."Addressing a press conference on the launch of...

Patharkandi/Hailakandi/Silchar (Assam), April 7 Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated on Tuesday that a "change" is inevitable in West Bengal and claimed that once the BJP comes to power in the eastern state, infiltrators would be sent back to their countries.Addressing election rallies in...

Kolkata, April 7 Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that the BJP government at the Centre has hurt the "pride and self-esteem" of the Rajbanshi community in north Bengal by "failing" to honour the earlier promise given during election campaigns.Addressing a meeting at the...