west bengal politics

Kolkata, February 23 – The news of the death of veteran politician and former close confidante in the Trinamool Congress had deeply affected her, said West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday morning.In her condolence message posted on her social...

Kolkata, February 23 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday expressed grief over the death of veteran leader Mukul Roy, describing him as a long-time political colleague and a fellow fighter in many struggles.In a post on X in Bengali, Banerjee said she was "shocked and saddened"...

Kolkata, February 23 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a statement on Monday mourning the death of Mukul Roy, a senior politician from West Bengal, who had served with both the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).In a message shared this morning on his official X...

Kolkata, February 23 Mukul Roy, a key strategist who was once hailed as the "Chanakya of West Bengal politics," died early Monday after a prolonged illness, bringing to an end a career marked by both engineering and participating in defections.One of the founding members of the Trinamool...

Kolkata, February 23 Former railway minister Mukul Roy, once considered Mamata Banerjee's most trusted lieutenant and the principal strategist of the TMC, died of a cardiac arrest at a private hospital here early Monday.He was 71 years old, and is survived by his son, Subhranshu Roy.He...

Kolkata, February 22 Alleging that her West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee had approached the Supreme Court to stall the SIR exercise to prevent the identification of infiltrators, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday claimed that the people of the state have made up their minds to...

Kolkata, February 22 – Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched a sharp attack on her West Bengal counterpart, Mamata Banerjee, on Sunday, alleging deterioration in law and order and claiming that the people of the state have made up their minds to remove the Trinamool Congress from power in...

New Delhi, February 22 – The surprising exit of former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah due to "humiliation" within the party has once again brought attention to Congress's perennial decline and its failures, particularly those of the party's leadership, in preventing veteran leaders from...

Kolkata, February 22 Alleging that her West Bengal counterpart, Mamata Banerjee, had approached the Supreme Court to halt the SIR exercise in order to prevent the identification of infiltrators, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta claimed on Sunday that the people of the state have made up their...

Kolkata, February 22 – Veteran Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar stirred political debate on Sunday by asserting that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is central to the survival of the Opposition INDIA bloc, while also expressing uncertainty about his own future within the Congress...

Kolkata, February 22 West Bengal Minister of Information Technology and Electronics, Babul Supriyo, on Sunday criticised the recent "naked protest" by Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers at an AI summit in New Delhi, stating that political disputes should never come at the expense of the...

Kolkata, February 21 – Pratikur Rahman, a state committee member of the CPI(M) in West Bengal and considered one of the party’s prominent young leaders, joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday. The CPI(M) leadership subsequently expelled him from the party.Rahman was formally inducted...

Kolkata, Feb 21 The latest developments in West Bengal politics, stemming from Pratikur Rahman's defection to the TMC, could provide a significant boost to the ruling party, especially given the concerns about its declining popularity among Muslim voters, stakeholders said.Rahman's move may...

Kolkata, February 21 Senior CPI(M) leader Pratikur Rahman, who resigned from the party on February 16, joined West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress on Saturday, prompting the Marxist organization to expel him.He joined the TMC in the presence of Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee, against...

New Delhi, February 19 – Once considered an impregnable red stronghold, the representation of Communist parties in West Bengal in Parliament has been steadily declining over time. By April of this year, the state's Marxists will have no representation in either the Lok Sabha or the West Bengal...

Kolkata, February 19 CPI(M) youth leader Pratikur Rahman, whose resignation from the party caused a stir in West Bengal's political circles, claimed on Thursday that he was pressured within the party for expressing his views on ideology and principles.Criticizing CPI(M) state secretary...

Kolkata, February 19 – Bishnu Prasad Sharma, a rebellious Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from the Kurseong Assembly constituency in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, who had been vocal against the party's state leadership for quite some time, finally joined the ruling Trinamool...

Kolkata, February 19 – As the state assembly elections approach, political discourse in West Bengal has intensified. On Thursday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee used a post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on X to launch a critique.She issued a statement ridiculing the Prime Minister for...

In West Bengal's political landscape, accusations of secret understandings between rival parties, known as "setting," have become a prominent tool, shaping narratives and electoral strategies.If Bengal politics relies heavily on perception, then "setting" remains a key charge leveled by major...

Kolkata, February 18 With numbers firmly stacked in its favor, the ruling TMC is set to win four of the five Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal, while the opposition BJP is expected to secure one, as the announcement of the election schedule set off political maneuvering and administrative...