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Kolkata, Apr 7 (PTI) Nearly 91 lakh voters have been deleted from the electoral rolls in West Bengal following the Special Intensive Revision exercise in the state, according to data released by the Election Commission. The poll panel is yet to officially announce the finally altered voter base for the state after the roll revision process. From the available figures, however, the total deletion in the state at this point, based on the 7.66 crore electors identified at the end of October last ...Read More >
West Bengal Elections Opinion Poll LIVE: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is aiming to end the Trinamool Congress (TMC) rule in West Bengal, which has been in power since 2011. The upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections is set to witness a high-stakes contest between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), led by Mamata Banerjee, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is aiming to end the TMC's rule in the state. The TMC has been in power since 2011, while the BJP has steadily expanded its ...Read More >
New Delhi: The West Bengal Assembly elections are just round the corner, and the political parties and their heavyweight candidates in fray are giving the final push to attract voters. The election will take place in two phase on April 23 and April 29 to elect 294 members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. The votes will be counted and the results will be declared on May 4. Key candidates in the Bengal elections Mamata Banerjee She is undoubtedly the biggest name in this list. Since May ...Read More >
Hooghly (West Bengal) [India], April 6 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate, Tanmay Ghosh, from Srirampur Assembly constituency in Hooghly, on Sunday, said that the people of Bengal will not forget the alleged "harassment of Bengalis and Bengal" through the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. On Union HM Amit Shah's statement, TMC candidate from Srrirampur assembly in Hooghly, Tanmay Ghosh told ANI, "... BJP is the party that uses the picture of Kolkata in their UP website. So b ...Read More >
Hooghly (West Bengal) [India], April 6 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate, Tanmay Ghosh, from Srirampur Assembly constituency in Hooghly, on Sunday, said that the people of Bengal will not forget the alleged "harassment of Bengalis and Bengal" through the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. On Union HM Amit Shah's statement, TMC candidate from Srrirampur assembly in Hooghly, Tanmay Ghosh told ANI, "... BJP is the party that uses the picture of Kolkata in their UP website. So b ...Read More >
Malda: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Sunday called on women to "remain ready with broomsticks" to resist any untoward incidents during the upcoming assembly polls, and warned that they must stay alert as the CAPF may conduct body frisking. Banerjee referred to Bhabanipur candidate Suvendu Adhikari's nomination rally and alleged that outsiders were present throughout the roadshow and her party's posters were torn.. "I have heard that women will be frisked thoroughly by CAPF. If anyone stops ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday warned her party leaders and workers of possible tampering of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and asked them to guard the machines vigilantly. Addressing an election rally in Jiaganj in Murshidabad district, CM Banerjee said: "If an EVM is damaged, you will have to wait. Do not allow the same EVMs to be used again for voting. Do not allow them to reuse an EVM after repairs. They may insert a chip in the name of repai ...Read More >
The BJP plans to contest the West Bengal assembly elections by highlighting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's development agenda, foregoing the projection of a chief ministerial candidate to challenge Mamata Banerjee and the TMC. IMAGE: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, West Bengal Assembly LoP and BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari and BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya during the mega nomination rally for the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency, in Kolkata on April 2, 2026. Photograph: @AmitShah X/ANI ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused the BJP of bringing in "paid supporters" from outside the state to influence the upcoming Assembly elections, while also warning her party workers to remain alert against any possible tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).Addressing a press conference in connection with Union home minister Amit Shah's rally in Bhabanipur, Banerjee alleged that the BJP was trying to import both outsiders ...Read More >
Murshidabad (West Bengal) [India], April 5 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) Bhabanipur assembly constituency candidate Mamata Banerjee on Sunday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is "bringing paid supporters" from other states to influence the forthcoming assembly polls. Banerjee also warned of possible tampering with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). Addressing the press conference here in connection with the Union Home Minister Amit Shah's Bhowanipo ...Read More >
KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Sunday broke her silence on the Bhabanipur incident, claiming it was a 'planned attack'. The remarks came a day after the Election Commission of India (ECI) suspended one deputy commissioner (DC) and three other officers, including an officer-in-charge (OC) of Kolkata Police, in connection with clashes between the ruling party and opposition BJP during Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to the Bhabanipur As ...Read More >
Murshidabad: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Sunday renewed her criticism of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal, alleging that the process is being used to intimidate voters by removing their names. Speaking at a public rally in Murshidabad, she claimed that around 500 officers had been removed in a way that could disrupt administrative work in the state. She remarked that while such disruptions might slow down functioning temporarily, normal operations w ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 5: Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday launched a sharp attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her remarks questioning Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), alleging that her statements reflect "frustration" amid electoral pressure. Reacting to Banerjee's comments, Prasad said, "Mamata Banerjee is losing and is frustrated. She has won twice through EVMs, right? How did she become Chief Minister, through EVMs, isn't it? Yes, in gram panchayat elections ...Read More >
Murshidabad (West Bengal) [India], April 5 (ANI): West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Sunday renewed her criticism of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal, alleging that the process is being used to intimidate voters by removing their names. Speaking at a public rally in Murshidabad, she claimed that around 500 officers had been removed in a way that could disrupt administrative work in the state. She remarked that while such disruptions might slow down functio ...Read More >
Murshidabad (West Bengal) [India], April 5 (ANI): West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Sunday renewed her criticism of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal, alleging that the process is being used to intimidate voters by removing their names. Speaking at a public rally in Murshidabad, she claimed that around 500 officers had been removed in a way that could disrupt administrative work in the state. She remarked that while such disruptions might slow down functio ...Read More >
Kolkata: Amid speculations on the BJP's chief ministerial face in the West Bengal assembly polls, state BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said the party had not taken any decision on the matter and would instead seek votes in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his "development agenda". Bhattacharya said the BJP did not distinguish between "organic" and "inorganic" leaders, and that "whoever the people identify as fighters against the TMC's misrule can be the party's face after it wins ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Sunday said the party has not decided on its chief ministerial face for the poll-bound state and will instead seek votes in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The BJP's move to field leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari against chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee from the Bhabanipur constituency has sparked speculation about him being the principal opposition party's CM candidate.Adhikari, a former ...Read More >
Kolkata: Amid speculations on the BJP's chief ministerial face in the West Bengal assembly polls, state BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said the party had not taken any decision on the matter and would instead seek votes in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his "development agenda". Bhattacharya said the BJP did not distinguish between "organic" and "inorganic" leaders, and that "whoever the people identify as fighters against the TMC's misrule can be the party's face after it wins ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 5 (PTI) Amid speculations on the BJP's chief ministerial face in the West Bengal assembly polls, state BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said the party had not taken any decision on the matter and would instead seek votes in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his "development agenda". Bhattacharya said the BJP did not distinguish between "organic" and "inorganic" leaders, and that "whoever the people identify as fighters against the TMC's misrule can be the party's face af ...Read More >
Union Home Minister Amit Shah had accompanied Adhikari for the filing of the nomination papers. The Election Commission on Saturday directed the suspension of four Kolkata Police officials and initiation of disciplinary proceedings against them for "failing" to maintain law and order during BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's nomination filing in the hotly contested Bhabanipur seat. Union Home Minister Amit Shah had accompanied Adhikari for the filing of the nomination papers on April 2 in the seat ...Read More >
BJP issues fifth list of five candidates for West Bengal polls. Polling in West Bengal is set to be held on April 23 and 29. As the battle for West Bengal heats up ahead of the Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday released its fifth list of candidates, further firming up its poll strategy in the state. The latest list names five candidates for key constituencies. Saurav Sikdar has been fielded from Dum Dum Uttar, while Taraknath Chatterjee will contest from Krishnan ...Read More >
TMC launches Gujarati wall writing in Bhabanipur to woo voters after Mahua Moitra remark row, Mamata issues apology as BJP rival Suvendu Adhikari attacks her ahead of polls A wall writing campaign in the Gujarati language has been organised in Kolkata's Bhabanipur constituency in support of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, even as the Trinamool Congress (TMC) continues to face political backlash over controversial remarks made by party MP Mahua Moitra about the Gujarati community. T ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 5 (ANI): A political row has erupted in the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency after remarks by Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on the Gujarati community drew sharp reactions, with the Trinamool Congress distancing itself from the statement and local leaders issuing an apology. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is contesting from the seat as a TMC candidate. The controversy stems from a statement made by Moitra during a press conference, wher ...Read More >
KOLKATA, April 4: The TMC sought the immediate removal of the returning officer for the Bhabanipur assembly constituency in West Bengal, alleging he has proximity with BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari. In a representation submitted to Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Friday, the ruling party raised objections to the appointment of RO for the Bhabanipur seat in southern Kolkata. The party alleged that the returning officer has a "documented and close association" with Adhikari, who ...Read More >
Kolkata: Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday directed Chief Secretary of West Bengal to suspend four police officials, including a Deputy Commissioner, for "law & order failure during the roadshow and nomination" in Bhabanipur Assembly Constituency and has ordered disciplinary action against them. Union Home Minister Amit Shah had participated in the roadshow. In a letter to CS, ECI has cited the letter received from CEO-WB and "recommending suspension and disciplinary action DC-II, ...Read More >
Kolkata | Malda: Cracking down on alleged law and order lapses during the ongoing poll process, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday directed the West Bengal Chief Secretary to suspend four police officials, including a Deputy Commissioner, over "law and order failure" during the Bhabanipur roadshow and nomination programme attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Acting on a report from the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), the Commission ordered immediate suspension and disciplin ...Read More >
West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: The BJP has released its fifth list of five candidates. With this, the saffron party has announced 292 of candidates. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday evening five more candidates for the two-phase assembly elections in West Bengal, where it is hoping to dislodge Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) from power. As per the list, the party has fielded Taraknath Chatterjee from Krishnanagar Uttar, Anupam Biswas from Kalyani, ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its fifth list of candidates for the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections. As per the list approved by the Central Election Committee, Taraknath Chatterjee has been fielded from Krishnanagar Uttar, Anupam Biswas from Kalyani (SC), Saurav Sikdar from Dum Dum Uttar, Anindya Raju Banerjee from Madhyamgram, and Rudraprasad Banerjee from Uluberia Purba. Also Read | ISIS and Terror Outfits Weaponis ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its fifth list of candidates for the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections. As per the list approved by the Central Election Committee, Taraknath Chatterjee has been fielded from Krishnanagar Uttar, Anupam Biswas from Kalyani (SC), Saurav Sikdar from Dum Dum Uttar, Anindya Raju Banerjee from Madhyamgram, and Rudraprasad Banerjee from Uluberia Purba. The party also announced key changes in its ...Read More >
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday directed the state government to suspend four officers of the Kolkata Police, including a divisional deputy commissioner, and initiate disciplinary proceedings against them over chaos outside a nomination centre, where senior Suvendu Adhikari and other BJP candidates filed their papers a day earlier amid clashes and alleged slogan-shouting by ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers. "The ECI has directed the state government to suspend four off ...Read More >
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