TMC raises EVM issue, says votes being transferred to BJP automatically
3 years, 9 months ago

TMC raises EVM issue, says votes being transferred to BJP automatically

Op India  

The first phase of the high octane West Bengal Assembly polls is underway in 30 constituencies on Saturday. As expected, merely a few hours after the voters began to exercise their ballot, the jittery Trinamool Congress Party has started peddling the ‘EVM hacked’ bogey. It said the voters in the Kanthi Dakshin assembly seat have been making a shocking claim that “they voted for TMC but VVPAT showed them the BJP symbol”. pic.twitter.com/E0Bjjbc89y — All India Trinamool Congress March 27, 2021 Reacting to Trinamool Congress party’s allegations, BJP West Bengal Pres Dilip Ghosh said: “TMC knows that it is losing & that’s why it is saying all this. TMC & Mamata Banerjee are under pressure and that is why they are saying such things: BJP West Bengal Pres Dilip Ghosh on TMC alleging rigging of polls pic.twitter.com/81XvGsEl76 — ANI March 27, 2021 Rightly so, this conspiracy theory peddled by most opposition parties, including Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party, in an apparent bid to hide their failure, has become extremely cliched.

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INDIA bloc divided over EVMs? After Omar, TMC's Abhishek Banerjee questions Congress
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

INDIA bloc divided over EVMs? After Omar, TMC's Abhishek Banerjee questions Congress

Hindustan Times  

Amidst Congress’s ongoing allegations regarding the veracity of Electronic Voting Machines, Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday reacted sharply against its ally and urged the grand old party to "show a demo" if they truly believe in the possibility of EVM tampering. The TMC MP from West Bengal's Diamond Harbour also dismissed claims made by Congress and others …

Bengal bypoll results: Trinamool leads on all six seats, as per early trends
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bengal bypoll results: Trinamool leads on all six seats, as per early trends

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress candidates have taken an unassailable lead in the bypolls held for six assembly constituencies in West Bengal, with counting underway since 8 am on Saturday. In Sitai, a Scheduled Caste constituency, TMC's Sangita Roy is leading by 73,452 votes, a margin of 60,493 votes over her nearest rival, Dipak Kumar Ray of the BJP, who has so far …

Trinamool dominates West Bengal bypolls, leads in all six constituencies
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trinamool dominates West Bengal bypolls, leads in all six constituencies

India TV News  

Trinamool Congress candidates are leading by significant margins in all six assembly constituencies where by-elections were held in West Bengal. Key trends from the bypolls In Sitai, a Scheduled Caste seat, TMC's Sangita Roy is leading with a massive 73,452 votes, holding a commanding margin of 60,493 votes over BJP's Dipak Kumar Ray, who has secured 12,959 votes. In Madarihat, …

West Bengal assembly bypolls: BJP accuses TMC of threatening its workers
1 month, 4 weeks ago

West Bengal assembly bypolls: BJP accuses TMC of threatening its workers

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of threatening its workers at several places as assembly bypolls at six seats began in West Bengal on Wednesday. TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh called the charges baseless, and said, “Opposition parties have started making up stories right from the morning because they know that they will lose in all the …

TMC and BJP Battle It Out in Festive Bengal Elections
2 months, 1 week ago

TMC and BJP Battle It Out in Festive Bengal Elections

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are both utilising the October-November festive season to recover lost ground in the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections. TMC has been holding 611 Bijaya sammilani events, while the BJP has launched its six-year membership drive. Despite these efforts, the BJP has lost substantial ground, while the TMC has secured 29 Lok …

Trinamool's seasoned defence against the BJP's spin attack
7 months ago

Trinamool's seasoned defence against the BJP's spin attack

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has successfully shepherded her party to a convincing win in the just-concluded general elections. One exit poll predicted 26-31 seats for the BJP against 11-14 for the TMC, while also placing the respective vote shares at 46% and 40%. The TMC’s vote share has risen from 43.3 per cent to around 46 per cent, …

"TMC cheated OBCs in West Bengal for vote jihad": PM Modi
7 months, 1 week ago

"TMC cheated OBCs in West Bengal for vote jihad": PM Modi

Op India  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the Trinamool Congress-led government in West Bengal cheated the Other Backward Classes in the state and snatched away their rights to appease the Muslim communities. They played with the rights of lakhs of OBC, a right which Dr Baba Saheb had given to them.” Expressing his surprise over West Bengal Chief Minister …

ECI refutes TMC's allegations of EVM tampering in West Bengal polls
7 months, 2 weeks ago

ECI refutes TMC's allegations of EVM tampering in West Bengal polls

India TV News  

Hours after the Trinamool Congress party alleged that 'BJP tags' were found on 5 EVMs used for polling in Bankura's Raghunathpur, the Election Commission of India swiftly responded to the query. Taking to X, the Chief Electoral Office, West Bengal, addressed the allegations, refuting the claims of poll rigging posed by the TMC amid the sixth phase of polling across …

BJP-TMC workers clashed during voting in West Bengal, Dilip Ghosh's car vandalised
7 months, 4 weeks ago

BJP-TMC workers clashed during voting in West Bengal, Dilip Ghosh's car vandalised

India TV News  

West Bengal witnessed violence amid the polling for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections on Monday. BJP candidate from Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha seat, Dilip Ghosh had reached Kalnagate Kopi Bagan Shishu Shiksha Kendra in East Bardhaman district during voting. Till the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections, the voting has been concluded at 18 out of 42 seats of …

'Why TMC, better to vote for BJP': Adhir Chowdhury's video sparks row
8 months, 1 week ago

'Why TMC, better to vote for BJP': Adhir Chowdhury's video sparks row

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday accused senior Congress leader and party candidate from Baharampur constituency, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, of allegedly endorsing voting for the BJP in a poll-bound rally saying that it is better to vote for BJP than TMC in West Bengal. Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury In the purported video shared by the Trinamool's official X handle, the …

Bengal Lok Sabha polls | Discontent grows in TMC, BJP ranks over ticket distribution
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengal Lok Sabha polls | Discontent grows in TMC, BJP ranks over ticket distribution

The Hindu  

Discontentment seems to be increasing by the day in sections of the BJP and the TMC in West Bengal with several leaders of both camps expressing displeasure over the selection of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. At least five senior TMC leaders, including Rajya Sabha MP Mausam Benazir Noor and party spokesperson Santanu Sen, who were seeking nomination …

TMC gamble in going solo in West Bengal
9 months, 4 weeks ago

TMC gamble in going solo in West Bengal

Hindustan Times  

The INDIA bloc seems dead and buried in West Bengal with the Trinamool Congress declaring candidates for all 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state. At the outset, chief minister and TMC leader Mamata Banerjee has taken a big gamble to go alone in the general elections, where her party’s primary opponent is the BJP. The Congress high command was …

Lok Sabha polls: Mamata Banerjee to announce TMC's candidates list at mega Kolkata rally today
10 months ago

Lok Sabha polls: Mamata Banerjee to announce TMC's candidates list at mega Kolkata rally today

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress is set to launch its 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign with a mega rally - ‘Jana Garjan Sabha’ - at Kolkata's Brigade Parade Grounds and announce its list of 42 party candidates on Sunday. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee will take the centre stage during the rally to set the …

TMC ready to go solo in all Bengal Lok Sabha seats if 'due importance' not given: Mamata tells party workers
11 months, 3 weeks ago

TMC ready to go solo in all Bengal Lok Sabha seats if 'due importance' not given: Mamata tells party workers

India TV News  

Amid verbal spat within the Opposition’s I.N.D.I.A bloc over seat-sharing in West Bengal, TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday warned that her party is ready to independently contest all 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state if not given “due importance”. During the meeting, she urged the party workers to gear up for the electoral battle and emphasised the need …

TMC ready to go solo in Lok Sabha polls in Bengal if 'due importance' not given: Mamata
11 months, 3 weeks ago

TMC ready to go solo in Lok Sabha polls in Bengal if 'due importance' not given: Mamata

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: Amid rumblings within the INDIA bloc in West Bengal over seat sharing, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday asserted that her party is ready to independently contest all 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state if not given “due importance”. Another TMC leader, requesting anonymity, said, “The party chief said that we need to make preparations to win all …

West Bengal: BJP to corner TMC with mega rally on 19 July with people displaced by poll violence
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal: BJP to corner TMC with mega rally on 19 July with people displaced by poll violence

Firstpost  

BJP will continue exerting pressure on the West Bengal government, asserting that the law and order situation is deteriorating in the state The BJP has decided to organise a mega rally in Kolkata on 19 July with people who were forced to flee their house due to the violence during the Panchayat elections and after the results. On Sunday, state …

West Bengal: BJP predicts Mamata govt's collapse in near future, TMC reacts sharply
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal: BJP predicts Mamata govt's collapse in near future, TMC reacts sharply

India TV News  

BJP's tall claim: The BJP on Sunday upped the ante against the ruling TMC in West Bengal and said that it was just a matter of time before the Mamata Banerjee government in the state collapsed. Reacting sharply to the BJP leaders’ remarks, TMC Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen said that they want to please the party’s top brass through …

​Bengal panchayat polls: After TMC's massive victory, BJP alleges 'loot' at counting centres
1 year, 5 months ago

​Bengal panchayat polls: After TMC's massive victory, BJP alleges 'loot' at counting centres

India TV News  

War of words: The TMC and Opposition BJP engaged in a war of words on Thursday, as the ruling party emerged victorious in the West Bengal panchayat polls with massive margin, over the violence that rocked the state on the polling day. The ruling TMC secured victory on all 20 Zila Parishads in the three-tier panchayat system, winning 880 seats, …

Abhishek Banerjee Says West Bengal Panchayat Poll Win Boost for TMC Ahead of Lok Sabha Elections
1 year, 5 months ago

Abhishek Banerjee Says West Bengal Panchayat Poll Win Boost for TMC Ahead of Lok Sabha Elections

News 18  

Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday thanked the people of rural West Bengal for voting for his party in the three-tier panchayat elections. In an apparent dig aimed at leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP, Banerjee said the campaign of “No Vote to Mamata” has turned into “Now Vote for Mamata”. “Grateful to the people for converting …

Trinamool Congress is poised to sweep violence marred West Bengal panchayat polls
1 year, 6 months ago

Trinamool Congress is poised to sweep violence marred West Bengal panchayat polls

The Hindu  

Trends in the counting for the West Bengal panchayat elections results on Tuesday indicated that the Trinamool Congress is poised for a massive victory in the State’s rural polls. In terms of seats at the gram panchayat level, the Trinamool Congress has won 16,330 gram panchayat seats out of the 23,344 seats declared, besides leading in 3,002 seats, according to …

Bengal Panchayat Polls: Voting Begins Amid Tight Security, Litmus Test For TMC Ahead Of 2024
1 year, 6 months ago

Bengal Panchayat Polls: Voting Begins Amid Tight Security, Litmus Test For TMC Ahead Of 2024

ABP News  

Voting is underway for the crucial three-tier panchayat polls, a litmus test for the TMC ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election, in West Bengal after a month of violence and court interventions. PTI reported that around 5.67 crore voters are expected to cast ballots for nearly 928 seats spread among 22 zilla parishads, 9,730 panchayat samities, and 63,229 gramme …

West Bengal Panchayat Polls: In TMC vs BJP Face-Off, Left Maybe the Dark Horse
1 year, 6 months ago

West Bengal Panchayat Polls: In TMC vs BJP Face-Off, Left Maybe the Dark Horse

The Quint  

The last Vidhan Sabha election was probably the most religiously polarised one in the history of Bengal’s politics, with one party grabbing more than 50% of the Hindu Vote Share & another party getting almost 75% of the Muslim Voters, according to the CSDS-Lok Niti data. But since then, the issues which headlined the news in Bengal, like unemployment or …

Congress’ victory in Karnataka triggers speculation on TMC’s strategy for 2024
1 year, 7 months ago

Congress’ victory in Karnataka triggers speculation on TMC’s strategy for 2024

Hindustan Times  

The landslide victory of the Congress in the recently concluded Karnataka assembly polls has triggered speculations on how Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee will deal with the grand old party and the Left forces in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee Since last year, the West Bengal chief minister has been saying …

TMC to pick candidates for panchayat polls through secret ballot
1 year, 8 months ago

TMC to pick candidates for panchayat polls through secret ballot

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress will begin selecting from next week over 73000 candidates for the three-tier panchayat election through a secret ballot over two months. Abhishek Banerjee, TMC’s national general secretary, said this was being done for the first time in the country and will help cleanse the party at the grassroots level. “Their opinions would supersede the suggestions …

TMC fails to make electoral headway in Meghalaya, Tripura
1 year, 10 months ago

TMC fails to make electoral headway in Meghalaya, Tripura

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress failed to make much electoral headway in either Meghalaya or Tripura, where the party sought to make inroads as part of its expansion plans. Mamata Banerjee, TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee as well as other star campaigners such as Derek O’Brien and Mahua Moitra campaigned in Meghalaya and Tripura. Former chief …

Trinamool Congress prepares for Mamata Banerjee rally in Meghalaya
1 year, 11 months ago

Trinamool Congress prepares for Mamata Banerjee rally in Meghalaya

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to sound the poll bugle for the Trinamool Congress in Meghalaya on January 18, days after three of the 12 party MLAs quit to join rival parties. Banerjee, also the TMC chairperson, would be addressing a public rally at Mendipathar in the North Garo Hills district,” a party spokesperson said. “This …

TMC up in arms over CPI(M)-BJP \'joint\' operation
2 years ago

TMC up in arms over CPI(M)-BJP \'joint\' operation

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: While there is a buzz over covert cooperation between the Marxists and the BJP for the panchayat elections in West Bengal, the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress is up in arms over a Central government The TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy claimed the “ Eyebrows were also raised when CPI leader Siuya Kanti Mishra and West Bengal BJP leader …

At Jan 2 TMC rally, Mamata Banerjee likely to launch new outreach campaign
2 years ago

At Jan 2 TMC rally, Mamata Banerjee likely to launch new outreach campaign

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is likely to launch a massive outreach campaign at the party’s January 2 rally that comes ahead of the panchayat poll expected to be held in early 2023. West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is expected to launch a massive outreach campaign at TMC’s January 2 rally Two senior TMC …

Bengal rural polls: TMC, BJP set to slug it out again early next year
2 years, 1 month ago

Bengal rural polls: TMC, BJP set to slug it out again early next year

Hindustan Times  

Panchayat polls are due to be held in West Bengal early next year with identity politics likely to be a factor in some places as the ruling Trinamool Congress and Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party are set to slug it out again following a bitter electoral battle in the 2021 assembly polls. A year later, the BJP registered its best electoral …

West Bengal: BJP leader's son injured in clashes, Trinamool Congress denies involvement
2 years, 2 months ago

West Bengal: BJP leader's son injured in clashes, Trinamool Congress denies involvement

Firstpost  

The clashes allegedly took place in Boroj village in the Bhagwanpur area of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. The BJP has accused the Trinamool Congress of creating trouble Bhagwanpur : Several people were reported to be injured in clashes between the Trinamool Congress and the BJP in the Bhagwanpur area of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. During the …

Bengal by-polls: Clean sweep in sight for TMC in Asansol, Ballygunge
2 years, 8 months ago

Bengal by-polls: Clean sweep in sight for TMC in Asansol, Ballygunge

Deccan Chronicle  

The Trinamool Congress is on way to a clean sweep as it demolished rivals in the Asansol Lok Sabha seat where movie actor-turned politician Shatrughan Sinha is leading by an unassailable margin of nearly 2.3 lakh votes, while it's candidate Babul Supriyo is on way to win the prestigious Ballygunge constituency. In Asansol former Union minister and popular veteran Bollywood …

West Bengal civic poll: As TMC makes clean sweep, BJP says it does not accept the result
2 years, 10 months ago

West Bengal civic poll: As TMC makes clean sweep, BJP says it does not accept the result

India Today  

The BJP, decimated in the just-concluded civic poll in West Bengal by the ruling TMC, Wednesday said that it does not accept the result claiming that it does not reflect the true feelings of the people of the state and the election was a "farce". State BJP president Sukanta Majumdar alleged that the ruling Trinamool Congress had resorted to intimidation, …

TMC decimates opposition in Bengal civic polls, wins 102 of 108 municipalities
2 years, 10 months ago

TMC decimates opposition in Bengal civic polls, wins 102 of 108 municipalities

India Today  

Ten months after its landslide victory in the West Bengal assembly polls, the ruling Trinamool Congress on Wednesday steamrolled the entire opposition in the civic elections, bagging 102 of the 108 municipalities in the state, an SEC official said. The TMC secured Kanthi Municipality, the bastion of Leader of Opposition and Nandigram's BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari, while Hamro Party, a …

West Bengal civic polls result: Counting of votes underway; TMC bags 90 out of 108 municipalities
2 years, 10 months ago

West Bengal civic polls result: Counting of votes underway; TMC bags 90 out of 108 municipalities

Firstpost  

The TMC has also recorded major gains in Kanthi, a stronghold of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari. The party has won 1055 wards till now, according to data from the West Bengal State Election Commission. The civic polls, which were held on 27 February, saw over 8,000 candidates in the fray for a total of 2,171 wards across 108 civic bodies. …

Will smash polling booths if TMC meddles in Feb 27 municipal polls, says Bengal BJP MP
2 years, 10 months ago

Will smash polling booths if TMC meddles in Feb 27 municipal polls, says Bengal BJP MP

India Today  

BJP will retaliate if violence breaks out in West Bengal during or after municipal elections or if the TMC engages in booth meddling, BJP MP Arjun Singh has said. READ: West Bengal BJP offers rebel TMC party members to join Asked what would be the BJP's response if there is booth meddling during the municipal elections, Arjun Singh said, "Eent …

West Bengal BJP offers rebel TMC party members to join
2 years, 10 months ago

West Bengal BJP offers rebel TMC party members to join

India Today  

Bharatiya Janata Party's West Bengal unit vice president, Soumitra Khan, on Saturday invited the expelled Trinamool Congress party members -- who did not get tickets in the upcoming civic polls -- to join the saffron party. READ | Bengal Guv Jagdeep Dhankhar writes to Mamata Banerjee for interaction at Raj Bhavan He said, "If rebel TMC leaders, who were denied …

Nine Months After Landslide Bengal Win, TMC Dominates in 4 Municipal Corporations
2 years, 10 months ago

Nine Months After Landslide Bengal Win, TMC Dominates in 4 Municipal Corporations

News 18  

Nine months after its landslide win in the West Bengal assembly polls, the Trinamool Congress on Monday reaffirmed its dominance among urban voters as it made a clean sweep in the elections to four municipal corporations. While TMC chairperson Mamata Banerjee said it is the victory of the people, the BJP claimed that the ruling party had resorted to “terror …

Bengal municipal corporation election results: Mamata's TMC makes clean sweep in 4 corporations
2 years, 10 months ago

Bengal municipal corporation election results: Mamata's TMC makes clean sweep in 4 corporations

India TV News  

Highlights The four municipal corporations are Bidhannagar, Siliguri, Chandannagar & Asansol Mamata Banerjee has thanked people for TMC's thumping win in the civic polls The Trinamool Congress on Monday made a clean sweep in the civic polls to four municipal corporations in West Bengal -- Bidhannagar, Siliguri, Chandernagore and Asansol -- as per data available on the State Election Commission's …

TMC to Contest 2024 Lok Sabha Polls from UP, Says Mamata Banerjee as She Urges Regional Parties to Stay United
2 years, 11 months ago

TMC to Contest 2024 Lok Sabha Polls from UP, Says Mamata Banerjee as She Urges Regional Parties to Stay United

News 18  

Mamata Banerjee, who became the chairperson of Trinamool Congress unopposed on Wednesday, gave a call for unity of regional parties to take on the BJP, and said the TMC will contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh. Emphasising that unitedly all regional parties can defeat the BJP, Banerjee said she will visit Uttar Pradesh on February 8, and …

TMC Sweeps Polls With 134 Seats; BJP Fails to Cross Double Digits
3 years ago

TMC Sweeps Polls With 134 Seats; BJP Fails to Cross Double Digits

News 18  

Trinamool Congress leaders expressed confidence in registering landslide victory in Kolkata Municipal Corporation elections as party bags 134 seats, while Congress and BJP failed to cross double digits. Post polls, a scuffle broke out between BJP activists and the police outside the party’s headquarters here after the camp workers were stopped from taking out a protest rally. The saffron party …

TMC sweeps Kolkata Municipal Corporation election with 134 seats, BJP bags 3 wards
3 years ago

TMC sweeps Kolkata Municipal Corporation election with 134 seats, BJP bags 3 wards

India Today  

The All India Trinamool Congress retained power in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation as the party won 134 out of 144 wards in the civic body polls. Meanwhile, the BJP bagged three seats and the Congress and CPI-led Left Front won two wards each, a State Election Commission official said. WARD-WISE RESULTS In the 2021 KMC election, Lok Sabha MP and …

BJP, Congress, CPI(M) left nowhere, says Mamata as TMC takes huge lead in KMC polls
3 years ago

BJP, Congress, CPI(M) left nowhere, says Mamata as TMC takes huge lead in KMC polls

India Today  

As the Trinamool Congress took a massive lead during counting of votes in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation elections, party supremo Mamata Banerjee hailed it as a “landslide victory” and thanked the people of Kolkata for believing in the ruling dispensation. Mamata Banerjee also remarked that the BJP, Left Front and the Congress were “left nowhere” in the civic body polls, …

Khela sesh: TMC snatches 2 assembly seats from BJP, retains 2 in Bengal bypolls
3 years, 2 months ago

Khela sesh: TMC snatches 2 assembly seats from BJP, retains 2 in Bengal bypolls

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party in all the four assembly seats in West Bengal, the results of the assembly bypolls declared on Tuesday showed. Trinamool Congress general secretary and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee campaigns in support of party candidate Udayan Guha for the Dinhata assembly bypolls at Dinhata in Cooch Behar district. The …

Watch: Bangladeshi caught voting in Bengal bypoll, BJP files complaint
3 years, 2 months ago

Watch: Bangladeshi caught voting in Bengal bypoll, BJP files complaint

Op India  

On Saturday, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party reportedly caught hold of a Bangladeshi national who came to cast his vote during the West Bengal bypoll. While speaking about the matter, BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya tweeted, “Bangladeshi voter hailing from Dhaka caught voting for TMC in Bengal bypoll. Seems TMC knows it that native voters of West …

TMC, BJP gear up for close contest in four Bengal bypolls
3 years, 2 months ago

TMC, BJP gear up for close contest in four Bengal bypolls

Hindustan Times  

As West Bengal registered a rise in Covid-19 cases post Durga Puja, the ruling Trinamool Congress and its main contender, the Bharatiya Janata Party, geared up for a close contest in the assembly bypolls to be held on Saturday, October 30, at Dinhata in Cooch Behar district, Santipur in Nadia district, Khardah in North 24 Parganas and Gosaba in South …

A vote for Congress is a vote wasted: TMC's Abhishek Banerjee
3 years, 2 months ago

A vote for Congress is a vote wasted: TMC's Abhishek Banerjee

India Today  

Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday said that voting for Congress is a waste as only the TMC could defeat the BJP. Speaking at an Assembly bypoll campaign rally in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, the Diamond Harbour MP said, “The big difference between Congress and TMC is that Trinamool has been defeating the BJP for …

TMC to start campaigning for October 30 bypolls from Saturday
3 years, 2 months ago

TMC to start campaigning for October 30 bypolls from Saturday

India Today  

The ruling Trinamool Congress plans to start campaigning for by-polls slated for October 30, from Saturday. TMC Rajya Sabha MP and Deputy Leader in the upper house Sukhendu Sekhar Roy told reporters here on Monday, "We are sure of a 4-0 sweep. Roy said party's National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee will campaign in all four constituencies and start from October …

Mamata Casts Her Vote in Bhabanipur Constituency, 53.32% Turnout Till 5 pm
3 years, 3 months ago

Mamata Casts Her Vote in Bhabanipur Constituency, 53.32% Turnout Till 5 pm

The Quint  

Clash Between BJP & TMC Supporters Meanwhile, a scuffle broke out between BJP and TMC supporters in the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency. Earlier, there were reports of a minor scuffle at Khalsa High School in Bhabanipur area when the BJP supporters alleged that the Trinamool Congress was trying to push false voters to the polling station. On Thursday afternoon, Tibrewal alleged …

TMC planning to contest all 40 seats in Goa Assembly polls on its own: Faleiro
3 years, 3 months ago

TMC planning to contest all 40 seats in Goa Assembly polls on its own: Faleiro

India Today  

A day after joining the Trinamool Congress, former Congress MLA Luizinho Faleiro on Thursday said the Mamata Banerjee-led party plans to contest all 40 seats in the next year's Goa Assembly polls on its own, without forging any alliance. Talking to reporters during a press conference here, the former Goa chief minister also said TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee would visit …

Analysis | ‘No vote for BJP’ campaign helped TMC register a massive victory
3 years, 8 months ago

Analysis | ‘No vote for BJP’ campaign helped TMC register a massive victory

The Hindu  

In the middle of the election campaign in West Bengal when top Bharatiya Janata Party leaders were making daily visits to the State, farmer leaders protesting in Delhi too came calling. Compared to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the Left and the Congress vote share dropped by another 5% which went to the TMC and that has made all the …

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