west bengal politics

Barrackpore (WB), April 7 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the ruling Trinamool Congress, accusing them of pursuing "politics of appeasement", encouraging infiltration for electoral gains, and allowing Bengal to descend...

Patharkandi/Hailakandi (Assam), April 7 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday asserted that a 'change' is inevitable in West Bengal, and said that once the BJP comes to power in the state, all infiltrators will be sent back to their countries.Addressing an election rally in Patharkandi, he...

Kolkata, April 7 – BJP candidate Dalim Roy, contesting from the Maynaguri Assembly constituency in the Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, was injured while campaigning on Monday evening, the party announced on Tuesday.It is learnt that he suddenly suffered a serious head injury while...

Agartala, April 6 – Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha stated on Monday that people are increasingly aligning with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) due to its development-focused agenda, while strongly criticizing opposition parties ahead of the upcoming Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District...

Kolkata, April 6 Senior Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday attacked BJP's Siliguri MLA Shankar Ghosh, alleging discrepancies in his injury claims.At a rally in Siliguri, Banerjee presented social media photos from last year and urged voters to "verify the truth" in what he...

Bethuadahari/Siliguri, April 6 Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif's threat to target Kolkata unexpectedly opened a new front in West Bengal's bitter election battle on Monday, allowing the TMC to turn the BJP's campaign themes of nationalism, infiltration, and national security back on the...

Kolkata, April 6 – Trouble erupted during the nomination filing process by opposition candidates in separate locations in Howrah and Kolkata on Monday.In Howrah, Left activists were accused of harassing Trinamool supporters. There were even allegations that women supporters of the Trinamool...

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...

Kolkata, April 6 Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday urged people not to vote for the Congress, claiming it would only strengthen the BJP.Addressing a rally in Jalangi, West Bengal's Murshidabad district, the TMC national general secretary alleged that the Congress has a nexus with...

Bethuadahari (WB), April 6 TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that the BJP had entered into a "tacit understanding" with the Congress and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, claiming that many IAS and IPS officers from West Bengal had been sent to the southern state as poll observers...

In West Bengal’s Birbhum district, tensions within the ruling TMC have created a competitive environment in Bolpur and Rampurhat constituencies. The campaigns focus on leadership rivalries, allegations of smuggling, and local development issues.Anubrata Mondal, a key figure in Birbhum...

Kolkata, April 5 The TMC on Sunday accused the BJP of being involved in the unrest in West Bengal's Malda district, where several judicial officers involved in scrutinizing unregistered voters were recently surrounded, and charged Prime Minister Narendra Modi with spreading false information...

In Cooch Behar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted the Malda incident involving judicial officers as a reflection of the TMC's alleged lawlessness in West Bengal, framing it as a contest between the TMC's alleged "rampant corruption" and the BJP's "commitment to good governance"...

Kolkata, April 5 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday used the Malda incident, where judicial officers were surrounded, as the central theme of the BJP's campaign against lawlessness in West Bengal, accusing the TMC government of running a "mafia raj" and framing the 2026 assembly elections as...

Kolkata, April 5 BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul, who is seeking re-election from the Asansol Dakshin assembly seat in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district, has declared that the value of her movable assets has more than doubled to Rs 2.56 crore in the last five years.According to the poll...

Kolkata, April 5 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the TMC on Sunday over the Malda incident, in which judicial officers were surrounded by a mob for hours, calling it an example of the ruling party's "rampant lawlessness" and alleging that the state's ruling party was...

Kolkata, April 5 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the entire country was shocked by the recent incident at Kaliachak in the Malda district of West Bengal, where seven judicial officers were taken hostage by criminals.“The entire country saw and was shocked by the way in which...

Baharampur (WB), April 5 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led a vibrant procession in Baharampur town on Sunday, which is considered the stronghold of senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.The TMC supremo walked along the narrow streets of the Murshidabad district...

Kolkata, April 5 Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan alleged on Sunday that West Bengal is gradually moving out of constitutional control and claimed that the state is no longer safe under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, citing the Malda incident as an example.The remarks came amid...

Kolkata, April 5 – Tensions escalated once again during Congress candidate Adhir Chowdhury’s campaign rally in Berhampore, Murshidabad district, West Bengal, on Sunday, where he encountered ‘go back’ slogans from Trinamool Congress supporters in three different locations.Incidentally, Chief...