West Bengal voted in the second of the eight-phase elections on Thursday. Calcutta: Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an investigation into West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, asked her if she would contest the elections from another seat, suggesting that her loss in Nandigram is imminent, Trinamool Congress …
Read More »West Bengal, Assam elections in 2021: 30 seats in Bengal, 47 in Assam vote in phase 1 of today’s polls: 10 updates
West Bengal, Assam Assembly Election 2021: Results to be declared on May 2 (Representational) New Delhi: The first phases of the Bengal and Assam assembly elections have begun, with 30 seats in Bengal and 47 in Assam voting. In Bengal, ruling Trinamool and opposition BJP, who have waged a high-risk, …
Read More »Modi at Purulia rally: ‘Vikas Hobe’ says PM to Mamata Banerjee’s ‘Khela Hobe’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Purulia on Thursday. He is addressing a public demonstration as part of the vigorous campaign for the assembly elections in West Bengal. Addressing an electoral rally in Purulia, Prime Minister Modi said that the people of West Bengal will punish Mamata Banerjee for 10 …
Read More »‘Game is on’, ‘aunty go’, ‘bring back red’ … TMC to BJP, jingles bring Bengal election season to life
In India, every election has a background score: the clinks of the parties in the fray, with shrill voices, imitation melodies and forceful rhythms. But in West Bengal this time, it’s the sharp letters that draw the crowds from TMC, BJP and CPI (M). Among the various jingles that have …
Read More »No votes for torn BJP posters in iconic Kolkata coffee shop
West Bengal Assembly Election: Right-wing youth wore T-shirts that read ‘Modi Para’ Calcutta: The bitter BJP-Trinamool Congress battle for West Bengal has now reached the iconic Coffee House in Kolkata. At around 4:30 pm Monday, BJP supporters in saffron T-shirts stormed the first floor of the Coffee House on College …
Read More »Swapan Dasgupta resigns as MP for Rajya Sabha amid candidacy dispute |
NEW DELHI: The BJP candidate from Tarakeshwar in Bengal, Swapan Dasgupta, has resigned as a nominated member of Rajya Sabha. His resignation has been sent to the Speaker of the House and has not yet been accepted. Just a day ago, the deputy of the Trinamool Congress, Mahua Moitra, had …
Read More »Minister Babul Supriyo, BJP MP Locket Chatterjee drafted for the Bengal polls
West Bengal will vote in eight phases from March 27. Calcutta: MPs such as Minister Babul Supriyo, Locket Chatterjee and Swapan Dasgupta were recruited by the BJP on Sunday to contest the West Bengal elections that begin later this month, in the latest sign that the party leaves no stone …
Read More »India will bear the name of PM Modi One Day
Mamata Banerjee led a march in Kolkata for International Women’s Day. Calcutta: Painting Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a self-absorbed leader who renames stadiums to his name and has his photographs printed on coronavirus vaccination certificates, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday that the day is not …
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Mamata Banerjee faces her former assistant Suvendu Adhikari as BJP rival in Nandigram
Suvendu Adhikari was Nandigram’s Trinamool MLA before joining the BJP. New Delhi: The Bengal blockbuster battle has been declared. It will be Mamata Banerjee against her former Lieutenant Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram. On Saturday, the BJP announced the names of 57 seats in the Bengal polls that will begin later …
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