west bengal politics

Kolkata, March 1 The TMC on Sunday accused the Election Commission of carrying out "silent, invisible rigging" during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), claiming that the names of Indian cricketer Richa Ghosh, West Bengal minister Md Ghulam Rabbani, and three party MLAs have been placed...

Jaipur, March 1 Congress leader Sachin Pilot said on Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks, describing the opposition party as "MMC or the Muslim League-Maoist Congress", were unfortunate, stressing that such language does not befit the top office he holds.Speaking to reporters...

Garbeta (WB), March 1 Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Sunday that the BJP's "Poriborton Yatra" (Change March) will lead to the overthrow of the Mamata Banerjee regime in West Bengal and bring the "double-engine" BJP government to accelerate development in the state.Before launching...

Kolkata, March 1 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid tribute to her predecessor Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on his birth anniversary on Sunday.Bhattacharjee, a prominent figure in the Communist Party of India (Marxist), served as the chief minister of the state for two consecutive...

Kolkata, March 1 The BJP will launch the 'Paribartan Yatra' across West Bengal on Sunday in an attempt to intensify opposition against the TMC and test its grassroots machinery ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.The program will begin a day after the publication of revised electoral...

Kolkata, February 28 – Political reactions intensified in West Bengal on Saturday over the ongoing issue of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and recent political developments, with leaders from the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the principal opposition BJP exchanging sharp remarks...

Kolkata, February 28 – Amit Malviya, the chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s IT Cell and the party's central observer for West Bengal, questioned the decision of Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress to nominate Menaka Guruswamy for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in the state on...

New Delhi, February 28 – The All India Trinamool Congress announced four candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, triggering a wave of reactions across the political spectrum.The party announced the nominations of Babul Supriyo, Rajeev Kumar, Menaka Guruswamy, and Koel Mallick in a...

Kolkata, February 27 The Trinamool Congress announced the names of ministers Babul Supriyo, former Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar, senior advocate Menaka Guruswamy, and actor Koel Mallick as candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections on Friday evening.The TMC made the announcement on X.The...

Kolkata, February 27, 2018 – Swapna Barman, the gold medalist in the heptathlon at the Asian Games, joined the Trinamool Congress on Friday.She is also likely to be a candidate for the Trinamool in any of the assembly constituencies in her native district of Jalpaiguri in the upcoming Assembly...

Kolkata, February 27 Swapna Barman, the athlete who brought international accolades to India in heptathlon, joined the Trinamool Congress at the party headquarters here on Friday.Barman, who belongs to the Rajbongshi community of North Bengal, received the Trinamool Congress flag from state...

Kolkata, February 26 In a sharp, yet sarcastic response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's open letter to the people of West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress used social media on Thursday to counter his claims and promises, further fueling the narrative for the upcoming elections in the state...

The Election Commission has issued notifications for biennial elections for 37 Rajya Sabha seats in 10 states. Nominations can be filed from today until March 5th. Voting will take place on the 16th of the following month.Seven seats in Maharashtra, six seats in Tamil Nadu, five seats each in...

Kolkata, February 25 – A legal notice has been served on Soham Chakraborty, a Bengali actor who is now a Trinamool Congress MLA, over alleged failure to repay money borrowed for a film project, sources said on Wednesday.According to sources, the notice was issued after Chakraborty allegedly...

Kolkata, February 25 – The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is focusing on specific, local issues within the state to finalize the draft election manifesto for the upcoming Assembly elections.“While there are certain overarching issues that are common across all zones and areas in West...

Kolkata, February 24 – Members of the Adhikar Raksha Committee, a representative body for Booth Level Officers (BLOs), were accused of throwing shoes at the Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, and veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, after he arrived at the office...

Kolkata, February 24 – Despite a significant agreement between the All India Secular Front (AISF) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) here on Tuesday, the Left Front in West Bengal and the AISF were unable to reach a seat-sharing agreement for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly...

Kolkata, February 23 – Mourning poured in from all corners of West Bengal's political spectrum on Monday for veteran leader Mukul Roy as both Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari mourned the death of the state's "Chanakya."Roy, 71, died of cardiac arrest...

Kolkata, February 23 Mukul Roy, a key strategist once hailed as the "Chanakya" of West Bengal politics, defined an era of silent political coups and shifting loyalties as a master of defection, yet ironically, he came to embody the very politics he perfected.With the passing of the founding...

New Delhi, February 23 – BJP National Spokesperson Syed Shahnawaz Hussain commented on Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's statement suggesting that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should lead the INDIA bloc, which comprises opposition parties, saying that Aiyar himself is more...