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New Delhi, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Since the Trinamool Congress came to power in 2011, it has slowly but steadily consolidated seats for itself, starting with 184, rising to 211 in 2016, and finally collecting 215 in the 2021 Assembly election. Murshidabad, a district making headlines for protests turning violent on occasions earlier, and on Tuesday, for having the maximum number of names deleted from the voters' list, is an example where the state's ruling party managed to establish itself co ...Read More >
New Delhi: Since the Trinamool Congress came to power in 2011, it has slowly but steadily consolidated seats for itself, starting with 184, rising to 211 in 2016, and finally collecting 215 in the 2021 Assembly election. Murshidabad, a district making headlines for protests turning violent on occasions earlier, and on Tuesday, for having the maximum number of names deleted from the voters' list, is an example where the state's ruling party managed to establish itself convincingly only after the ...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 >
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 >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 5 (ANI): Following the recent hostage incident involving judicial officers in Malda, All India Muslim Personal Law Board member Moulana Abu Talib Rehmani has urged the Election Commission to ensure the safety of officials and the public, and asserted that legitimate voters should not be removed. Speaking to ANI, Rehmani said, "I believe the Election Commissioners, and the system as a whole, must pay close attention to these issues. I have always opposed viol ...Read More >
New Delhi: 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 there a ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bihar Minister Ram Kripal Yadav on Sunday lashed out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, asserting that the public sentiment in the state is turning against her. Commenting on the Chief Minister's recent statements about potential election boycotts, Yadav said, "People have already given up on her. Mamata Banerjee has realised the public sentiment is against her. That is why she is talking about boycotting the vote and stepping back from the battle ...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 >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 5 (ANI): Positioning Communist Party of India (Marxist) as an alternative to the two major political parties in West Bengal, CPI(M) leader Biman Bose accused the TMC of "anarchy" and the BJP of creating divisions among people as political tensions heighten ahead of the elections. Speaking to ANI on Saturday, Bose said, "We are against the TMC because it spreads anarchy, and we are against the BJP because they work to create divisions among the common people. ...Read More >
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address a public meeting on Sunday at 4:15 p.m. in Cooch Behar, West Bengal, marking the Bharatiya Janata Party's intensified push ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. The Prime Minister will speak at the BJP's 'Bijoy Sankalpa Sabha' at the historic Ras Mela Grounds, signalling the start of an aggressive outreach campaign in a region that has emerged as a saffron stronghold in recent years and remains a crucial electoral battleground. Elec ...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 >
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday released its much-awaited list of star campaigners for the first phase of the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Elections. The list features top leaders of the party, headlined by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee. Other prominent leaders included in the star campaigners' list for Phase I are senior ministers and party heavyweights such as Firhad Hakim, Subrata Bakshi, ...Read More >
The Congress on Sunday had announced the names of 284 candidates in one go. (Representational) New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday announced its second list of nine candidates and one replacement for the West Bengal Assembly polls, taking the total number of candidates declared by the party to 293. The Congress, which is going solo in the polls to the 294-member Assembly, named Prem Chowdhury in place of Sanjay Sarkar from the Gazole (SC) constituency. The party fielded Mrinmoy Sarkar from ...Read More >
The Bharatiya Janta Party on Monday (March 30) put up a united front as Suvendu Adhikari filed his nomination for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections. Former BJP State president Dilip Ghosh accompanied the Leader of Opposition as he filed his nomination for his candidature in Nandigram. For these high-stakes polls, the BJP has fielded him from two seats, one in Nandigram, from where he defeated Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in 2021. He is also contesting from Bhawanipur, the home const ...Read More >
Murshidabad (West Bengal) [India], March 30 (ANI): Congress leader and Berhampore Assembly constituency candidate Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday expressed confidence of regaining public support in the upcoming elections, stating that people in the region have always trusted him. Speaking to ANI, Chowdhury said that his defeat in the last Lok Sabha elections was due to communal polarisation, and claimed that people later felt it was a mistake. Also Read | Liquor Policy Case: ED Moves Delhi Hi ...Read More >
Murshidabad (West Bengal) [India], March 30 (ANI): Congress leader and Berhampore Assembly constituency candidate Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday expressed confidence of regaining public support in the upcoming elections, stating that people in the region have always trusted him. Speaking to ANI, Chowdhury said that his defeat in the last Lok Sabha elections was due to communal polarisation, and claimed that people later felt it was a mistake. "It has never happened that the people here did n ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Secretariat on Tuesday wrote to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) requesting them to get a 'factual note' from the West Bengal government regarding the recent alleged attack on Bharatiya Janata Party MP Khagen Murmu. Murmu was reportedly attacked by some local persons while he was visiting flood-affected areas in Jalpaiguri's Dooars region in West Bengal on October 6 to oversee relief and rescue operations, whereupon, the member sustained serious injuries to the head. ...Read More >
Bhopal: Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing from September 23, an all-party meeting was hosted by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday at his official residence, where a formal resolution to ensure the full 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) has been unanimously adopted, marking a decisive shift in the state's legal and administrative posture. Backed by all major parties, the resolution affirms that the remaining 13% of the quota, on top of the 14% already impleme ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress' Lok Sabha leader Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday said that it was his party MPs who forced Union Home Minister Amit Shah to sit in the fourth row and present the 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill in Parliament. Addressing the foundation day event of his party's student wing Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), Banerjee said, "They brought a Bill to change the Constitution at midnight thinking they will pass it. They thought the country is their property and they c ...Read More >
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