‘Unilateral announcement’ : Congress hits back at Mamata Banerjee’s list
10 months ago

‘Unilateral announcement’ : Congress hits back at Mamata Banerjee’s list

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The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress on Sunday announced candidates for all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, dealing a blow to the Congress party which had hoped to stich up an alliance with the party for upcoming Lok Sabha polls. The Indian National Congress has always maintained that such an agreement has to be finalised through negotiations and not by unilateral announcements," Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on X soon after TMC list was released at a mega rally in Kolkata. In fact, taking the contest to another level, the TMC fielded former cricketer Yusuf Pathan from Baharampur, a seat that has been won by the Congress leader and West Bengal unit chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury five times. The Mamata Banerjee-led party has been on the backfoot considering the criticism faced over the recent upheaval in Sandeshkhali — where local residents staged violent protests last month accusing now-suspended TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh and his aides of land grab and sexual harassment.

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Delhi Assembly election: BSP likely to contest all 70 seats, first list to be out by mid-January
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1 week, 3 days ago

Delhi Assembly election: BSP likely to contest all 70 seats, first list to be out by mid-January

India TV News  

New Delhi: With just a few months left for the Delhi assembly election, the Bahujan Samaj Party on Wednesday said it is likely to contest all 70 seats in the upcoming Assembly polls in Delhi and the first list of candidates is likely to be released by mid-January. The BSP contested all the 70 seats in Delhi in the 2020 …

Dalit Vote Battle Heats Up Between BJP, Congress
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Dalit Vote Battle Heats Up Between BJP, Congress

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Behind the ongoing political battle over the alleged insult of B.R. Union home minister Amit Shah’s remark in the Rajya Sabha gave the Opposition an opportunity to whip up anti-BJP sentiments among the Dalits, the objective is clear — the Congress wants to further consolidate the 4 per cent Dalit votes it gained in the last general election …

AAP steps up heat over Shah's remarks against Ambedkar
3 weeks, 1 day ago

AAP steps up heat over Shah's remarks against Ambedkar

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday demanded an apology and resignation from Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on B R Ambedkar in Parliament. With Delhi Assembly elections approaching, party sources revealed that AAP is positioning this issue to consolidate its Dalit voter base and retain dominance in the 12 reserved seats of the national capital. …

Mamata thanks everyone who supported her to lead INDIA bloc
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Mamata thanks everyone who supported her to lead INDIA bloc

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday thanked several senior leaders of the INDIA bloc who endorsed her to lead the Opposition coalition. Her remarks came after veteran Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad Yadav on Tuesday said that the leadership of INDIA bloc may be given to Mamata Banerjee. Several leaders of the Trinamool Congress in the past …

'Only Leader Who Has Repeatedly Defeated BJP:' TMC Demands To Make Mamata As INDIA bloc's Leader
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1 month ago

'Only Leader Who Has Repeatedly Defeated BJP:' TMC Demands To Make Mamata As INDIA bloc's Leader

ABP News  

New Delhi, Dec 8 : The Trinamool Congress on Sunday raised the pitch on the demand to make its chief Mamata Banerjee the leader of the INDIA bloc, with party MP Kirti Azad saying she is the "most suitable" for the job as she is the only leader who has repeatedly defeated the BJP. West Bengal Chief Minister Banerjee's statement …

Trinamool names Ritabrata Banerjee as candidate for Rajya Sabha by-elections
1 month ago

Trinamool names Ritabrata Banerjee as candidate for Rajya Sabha by-elections

India Today  

The Trinamool Congress on Saturday announced the nomination of Ritabrata Banerjee for the upcoming Rajya Sabha by-election in West Bengal, scheduled for December 20. The by-election comes after the resignation of MP and former bureaucrat Jawhar Sircar, who stepped down from the Rajya Sabha and quit the party in protest against alleged corruption in the state administration and the rape …

TMC names Ritabrata Banerjee as candidate for Rajya Sabha bypolls
1 month ago

TMC names Ritabrata Banerjee as candidate for Rajya Sabha bypolls

India TV News  

Rajya Sabha bypolls: The Trinamool Congress on Saturday nominated party leader Ritabrata Banerjee for the upcoming by-elections to Rajya Sabha from West Bengal. Ritabrata Banerjee TMC candidate for Rajya Sabha "Under the inspiration of Hon’ble Chairperson @MamataOfficial, we are pleased to announce the candidature of Shri Ritabrata Banerjee for the forthcoming Rajya Sabha bye-Elections. Rajya Sabha bypolls By-elections will be …

5 BJP allies, 4 Congress MPs get front row seats in Lok Sabha
1 month, 1 week ago

5 BJP allies, 4 Congress MPs get front row seats in Lok Sabha

Hindustan Times  

The Narendra Modi government has rewarded five key allies including food processing minister Chirag Paswan with coveted front row seats in the Lok Sabha while the 99 member-strong Congress party has got three MPs in addition to Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, in the first row. Heavy industries minister and Janata Dal leader HD Kumaraswamy, fisheries minister Rajiv Ranjan …

Delhi elections: Congress reiterates will contest assembly polls alone
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi elections: Congress reiterates will contest assembly polls alone

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of the February 2025 Delhi Assembly elections, Congress' city unit chief Devender Yadav on Friday said that the grand old party will contest on all 70 seats and there would be no alliance, ANI reported. Yadav, who led the party's Delhi Nyay Yatra's fourth phase on Friday, said that the residents are "very unhappy" with Aam Aadmi Party and …

OPINION | “Right if we win, Wrong if we lose!”
1 month, 2 weeks ago

OPINION | “Right if we win, Wrong if we lose!”

India TV News  

Maha Vikas Aghadi parties are not ready to accept the recent electoral mandate in Maharashtra. NCP founder Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray met all defeated candidates on Wednesday and instructed them to file election petitions for matching EVM results with those of VVPATs. Probably Congress leaders forgot that in June, 2019, BJP had won all 7 Lok …

Mamata Banerjee makes 3 TMC panels to discipline party leaders
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mamata Banerjee makes 3 TMC panels to discipline party leaders

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: Trinamul Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee constituted three disciplinary committees at her party's national executive committee meeting on Monday. While briefing the media after the TMC national executive committee meeting chaired by Ms Banerjee at her Kalighat residence, state minister Chandrima Bhattacharya said, “These panels can issue show-cause notices to any party member who will be found in anti-party activities …

TMC MP asks Congress to set aside 'ego', bats for Mamata as INDIA bloc leader
1 month, 2 weeks ago

TMC MP asks Congress to set aside 'ego', bats for Mamata as INDIA bloc leader

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: Bolstered by the TMC's clean sweep in the West Bengal assembly bypolls, senior party leader and MP Kalyan Banerjee asked the Congress to "set aside its ego" and recognise Mamata Banerjee as the leader of the INDIA bloc. Kalyan Banerjee emphasised the need for "unified and decisive" leadership to challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP, drawing confidence …

TMC wins all six assembly bypoll seats in Bengal including one it had never won before
1 month, 2 weeks ago

TMC wins all six assembly bypoll seats in Bengal including one it had never won before

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress comfortably won the six assembly seats on Saturday including the Madarihat segment that had voted the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2016 and 2021. Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee congratulated people from all religions and castes for the party’s victory in a post on X The November 13 bypolls were …

Bengal bypoll results 2024: TMC wins all six seats despite RG Kar wave; check numbers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bengal bypoll results 2024: TMC wins all six seats despite RG Kar wave; check numbers

Live Mint  

Despite the ongoing protest over RG Kar rape case and demands for CM Mamata Banerjee to step down, Trinaamool Congress made a clean sweep in six assembly constituencies in West Bengal that went into polls this year. Check early trends here: In Sitai, a Scheduled Caste constituency, TMC's Sangita Roy won by 1,65,984 beating her nearest rival, Dipak Kumar Ray …

Bengal Bypoll Results: Despite RG Kar Protests, Mamata's TMC Leading In All 6 Seats, Set For Clean Sweep
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bengal Bypoll Results: Despite RG Kar Protests, Mamata's TMC Leading In All 6 Seats, Set For Clean Sweep

ABP News  

Kolkata: The ruling Trinamool Congress has taken commanding leads in all six assembly seats in West Bengal bypolls, with counting underway since Saturday morning. These elections, held after the RG Kar rape-murder case that had the state on the boil, are being viewed as a litmus test for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's leadership and the TMC's political dominance. Watch ABP …

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

West Bengal Bypoll Results Live: Counting for six Assembly seats today, TMC confident of winning all seats
1 month, 2 weeks ago

West Bengal Bypoll Results Live: Counting for six Assembly seats today, TMC confident of winning all seats

India TV News  

The counting of votes for the bypolls to six Assembly seats in West Bengal is scheduled to begin on November 23 at 8 am, following the elections held on November 13. Madarihat - In the Madarihat bypoll, Bikash Champromary of the Indian National Congress contested against Jayprakash Toppo of the All India Trinamool Congress and Rahul Lohar of the Bharatiya …

Bypoll Election Results Highlights: BJP wins all five seats in Rajasthan bypolls
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bypoll Election Results Highlights: BJP wins all five seats in Rajasthan bypolls

India Today  

The Trinamool Congress registered a resounding victory in the West Bengal bypolls, capturing all six contested seats. Sangita Roy, Sanat Dey, SK Rabiol Islam, Sujoy Hazra, Falguni Singhababu are among the TMC winners in Bengal bypolls seats. TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee thanked the people of Bengal for putting their trust in the party and voting all the six candidates to …

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, …

Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress sweeps Bengal bypolls, BJP fails to open account
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress sweeps Bengal bypolls, BJP fails to open account

India TV News  

In a stunning show of strength, the Trinamool Congress has secured a clean sweep in the West Bengal assembly bypolls, winning all six contested seats, including the crucial Madarihat constituency in the Alipurduar district. Despite the BJP's stronghold in the region, TMC's Jayprakash Toppo triumphed in Madarihat by over 28,000 votes, further consolidating the party’s influence in North Bengal. In …

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 …

Election cycle starts with voting in Jharkhand today
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Election cycle starts with voting in Jharkhand today

Hindustan Times  

Ranchi: Jharkhand will kick off crucial assembly elections on Wednesday as 13.7 million people across 43 of its 81 seats will vote in the first phase of polls and bypolls will be held in 32 seats across 10 states, marking the beginning of a high-stakes round of contests. The BJP suffered some setbacks in these regions during the Lok Sabha …

Six assembly seats in West Bengal to go on by-polls tomorrow
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Six assembly seats in West Bengal to go on by-polls tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

Theby-elections in six assembly seats in West Bengal are scheduled to be held on Wednesday. The bypolls were necessitated in all the six seats after the sitting legislators contested in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and won. Partha Bhowmick, former state transport minister, who won from Naihati in 2021, won the Barrackpore Lok Sabha seat defeating BJP heavyweight leader Arjun …

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 …

BJP Accuses TMC Govt of State-Sponsored Infiltration in Bengal, Calls for Election of Majority Govt in 2026
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP Accuses TMC Govt of State-Sponsored Infiltration in Bengal, Calls for Election of Majority Govt in 2026

Deccan Chronicle  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has accused the TMC government in West Bengal of being involved in the 'state-sponsored infiltration' and corruption. He highlighted the incidents of assault on women in Sandeshkhali and the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar hospital as evidence that women are not safe in the state. Shah called for a concerted effort …

Shah Warns of State-Sponsored Infiltration in Bengal, Demands BJP Govt for 2026 Elections
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Shah Warns of State-Sponsored Infiltration in Bengal, Demands BJP Govt for 2026 Elections

India TV News  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has accused the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal of being involved in the state-sponsored infiltration and corruption. He called for a concerted effort to secure a two-thirds majority for the BJP in the 2026 West Bengal state elections. Shah also raised concerns for the safety of women in the state, referring to recent incidents …

Ateli Assembly Election 2024: BJP's Arti Singh Rao up against Congress' Anita Yadav, AAP's Suneel Rao
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ateli Assembly Election 2024: BJP's Arti Singh Rao up against Congress' Anita Yadav, AAP's Suneel Rao

India TV News  

Ateli is one of the Assembly constituencies in Haryana. The BJP has given ticket to Arti Singh Rao, Congress to Anita Yadav, JJP to Aayushi Abhimanyu Rao and AAP to Suneel Rao. In the 2019 Assembly Elections, Sitaram from BJP won the seat with a margin of 18,406 votes. In the 2014 Assembly Elections, Santosh Yadav from BJP won the …

TMC could chair 2 department-related standing committees in Lok Sabha
3 months, 3 weeks ago

TMC could chair 2 department-related standing committees in Lok Sabha

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress could get the chairmanship of two department-related standing committees in the 18th Lok Sabha, unlike the previous Lok Sabha when it did not have any, people aware of the matter have said. Opposition parties might get chairmanship of six of the 16 department-related standing committees of the Lok Sabha and head three of the eight panels of …

Haryana Polls: Cong Finalises 34 Names, Bhupinder Hooda Set For This Seat As Vinesh Phogat Decision Tomorrow
4 months, 1 week ago

Haryana Polls: Cong Finalises 34 Names, Bhupinder Hooda Set For This Seat As Vinesh Phogat Decision Tomorrow

ABP News  

The Congress deliberated over its candidates for the upcoming Haryana Legislative Assembly elections during the Central Election Committee meeting held on Monday. Following the CEC meeting, Haryana in-charge Deepak Babaria told news agency ANI, "Discussion on 49 seats was taken up and 34 of them have been declared. #WATCH | Delhi: After the CEC meeting over Haryana Legislative Assembly Elections …

West Bengal: BJP Reaches Out to Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury After Congress Exit
5 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal: BJP Reaches Out to Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury After Congress Exit

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: Close on the heels of Congress veteran Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's step down from the party chief’s post in West Bengal, a section of state BJP leaders have started reaching out to him to rope him into their party. While Rajya Sabha MP Shameek Bhattacharya asserted that the former Berhampore parliamentarian has no option other than siding with BJP, Bishnupur …

Rahul Gandhi, Kharge to meet Bengal Congress leaders to select state president
5 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi, Kharge to meet Bengal Congress leaders to select state president

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge will meet a number of senior functionaries from West Bengal in Delhi on Monday to select the next state president since Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s tenure has ended, state leaders said. Those summoned to Delhi include Chowdhury, former state presidents Pradip Bhattacharya and Abdul Mannan, senior leaders Deepa Dasmunsi, Amitabha Chakraborty, Nepal …

Assembly by polls 2024: an indication of a new anti-incumbency
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Assembly by polls 2024: an indication of a new anti-incumbency

The Hindu  

Constituents of the Opposition INDIA bloc have won 10 out of the 13 Assembly constituencies across seven States, where bypoll results were announced on July 13. However, the overall trend that emerges from the bypoll results in 13 Assembly seats indicates a sharp decline in the BJP/NDA’s vote shares from the Lok Sabha polls held less than two months ago, …

West Bengal: BJP'S Suvendu Leads Sit-In Against TMC Violence
5 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal: BJP'S Suvendu Leads Sit-In Against TMC Violence

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal leader of the opposition Suvendu Adhikari staged a four-hour sit-in demonstration with a group of around BJP 300 workers outside Raj Bhavan on Sunday against the post-poll violence allegedly by the Trinamul Congress in the state. Mr Adhikari however announced the plan of a new agitation by the BJP on July 21, the day when TMC holds …

Trinamool Congress sweeps assembly by-election
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Trinamool Congress sweeps assembly by-election

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal won all four assembly seats that went to by-polls on July 10. The by-polls were held in four assembly constituencies, including Maniktala in Kolkata, Bagdah in North 24 Parganas, Ranaghat Dakshin in Nadia and Raiganj in Uttar Dinajpur. The Bharatiya Janata Party in 2021 had won three assembly seats except for Maniktala …

Congress sees 'trend' for BJP in assembly bypoll results as INDIA bloc takes big lead: ‘Began for us in 2014’
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Congress sees 'trend' for BJP in assembly bypoll results as INDIA bloc takes big lead: ‘Began for us in 2014’

Hindustan Times  

As INDIA bloc parties were on course to win big in the assembly bypolls, Congress leader Pawan Khera on Saturday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party was entering a phase of electoral decline similar to what the grand old party experienced after 2014. He added, “This trend began for us in 2014 after which we lost many elections and now …

Assembly bypolls: Voting in 13 seats across seven States, including Bengal and Punjab, today
6 months ago

Assembly bypolls: Voting in 13 seats across seven States, including Bengal and Punjab, today

The Hindu  

Bypolls to 13 Assembly constituencies in seven States will be held on July 10. The electoral exercise, the first since the Lok Sabha elections, will decide the fate of many veterans and some debutantes including Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's wife Kamlesh Thakur. The people of Bengal have rejected the BJP in the last Lok Sabha polls," said …

Assembly bypolls: Voting underway in 13 seats across seven states, high stakes battle in Bengal
6 months ago

Assembly bypolls: Voting underway in 13 seats across seven states, high stakes battle in Bengal

India TV News  

Assembly Bypolls: Voting for by-elections in 13 assembly constituencies across seven states, Bihar, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh, today. This electoral exercise, the first since the Lok Sabha elections, will decide the fate of many veterans and some debutantes, including Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's wife, Kamlesh Thakur. Madhya Pradesh Amarwara West …

Assembly bypolls on 13 seats across seven states including Bengal, Punjab, MP today
6 months ago

Assembly bypolls on 13 seats across seven states including Bengal, Punjab, MP today

India TV News  

Byelections on 13 seats across seven states which had got vacant after Lok Sabha elections will take place on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. The electoral exercise, the first since the Lok Sabha elections, will decide the fate of many veterans and some debutantes including Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's wife Kamlesh Thakur. The people of Bengal have rejected …

TMC and Congress set to join hands to take on BJP in Parliament
6 months, 2 weeks ago

TMC and Congress set to join hands to take on BJP in Parliament

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi After a heated general elections season that saw the Congress and the Trinamool Congress at loggerheads in West Bengal and sharp comments from either side, the two key INDIA bloc allies have reached out to each other to jointly formulate strategies on issues and bolster the Opposition’s united offensive against the government in the upcoming session of Parliament, …

TMC cutting off water, power supplies in areas where it was losing in polls: BJP
6 months, 3 weeks ago

TMC cutting off water, power supplies in areas where it was losing in polls: BJP

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Ajay Kumar Poddar, the Bharatiya Janata Party legislator from Kulti in West Midnapore district, on June 16, staged a sit-in demonstration while blocking the GT Road along with a group of his party supporters, alleging that the Trinamool Congress -run Asansol Municipal Corporation has stopped supplying adequate drinking water in the area after the BJP got the lead in …

Top 10 questions that BJP is looking at in its Lok Sabha election debacle review in Uttar Pradesh. Full details here
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Top 10 questions that BJP is looking at in its Lok Sabha election debacle review in Uttar Pradesh. Full details here

Live Mint  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has prepared a checklist to review the party's below-par performance in the recently-concluded Lok Sabha Elections for the 80 seats of Uttar Pradesh. Of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP could win just 33, down from 62 seats it won in 2019. Since the number was 32 short of 272-seat majority mark …

What next for BJP in West Bengal
6 months, 3 weeks ago

What next for BJP in West Bengal

Hindustan Times  

It is less than two weeks since the results of the recently held Lok Sabha elections have been announced in which the Bharatiya Janata Party suffered an electoral blow in West Bengal. While two-time MP Saumitra Khan, who won from Bishnupur Lok Sabha seat, alleged that some BJP leaders had entered into secret pacts with the TMC, Dilip Ghosh former …

Lok Sabha election results 2024: DMK’s vote share in contested seats way ahead of AIADMK, BJP
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Lok Sabha election results 2024: DMK’s vote share in contested seats way ahead of AIADMK, BJP

The Hindu  

The DMK has secured around 47% of votes polled in 22 Lok Sabha constituencies it contested. Lok Sabha Election Results: Tamil Nadu at a glance Its major ally, Congress, which got around 46.6 lakh votes in nine constituencies, netted around 46.4%. Even though the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi won in the two constituencies it had put up its candidates, it had, …

TMC, BJP gear up for bypolls at Bengal assembly seats won by turncoats
6 months, 4 weeks ago

TMC, BJP gear up for bypolls at Bengal assembly seats won by turncoats

Hindustan Times  

The bypolls to be held at four assembly seats in West Bengal on July 10 has prompted both Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party to prepare for a tough battle since three of these constituencies were wrested by the saffron camp in the last 2021 state elections but the winners, who had switched over from the ruling party, changed …

How Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress Secured Landslide Victory in West Bengal Lok Sabha Polls 2024
6 months, 4 weeks ago

How Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress Secured Landslide Victory in West Bengal Lok Sabha Polls 2024

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 11, 2024 16:21 IST - 8 MINS READ On May 28, three days ahead of the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: “This time, in the whole of Hindustan, the best performing State will be West Bengal. For Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress, this victory is …

No well wishes from Mamata Banerjee to BJP, West Bengal CM says, ’let’s see how long this NDA govt lasts’
7 months ago

No well wishes from Mamata Banerjee to BJP, West Bengal CM says, ’let’s see how long this NDA govt lasts’

Live Mint  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee refused to extend "well wishes" to the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday, saying, "I am sorry, but I cannot wish well to an unconstitutional, illegal party for forming the government." Last time, they had passed bills without discussions, but won't be able to do it this time," said the West Bengal CM and Trinamool …

'I cannot wish unconstitutional, illegal party for forming government': Mamata lashes out at BJP
7 months ago

'I cannot wish unconstitutional, illegal party for forming government': Mamata lashes out at BJP

India TV News  

The All India Trinamool Congress on Saturday elected West Bengal Chief Minister and party chief Mamata Banerjee as the chairperson of All India Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party in an internal party meeting of all newly elected MPs. In the Lok Sabha, MP Sudip Bandopadhyay will be te leader of the party accompanied by Dr Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar as the deputy …

The Punjab Lok Sabha elections: Takeaways
7 months ago

The Punjab Lok Sabha elections: Takeaways

Hindustan Times  

The 2024 election in Punjab has the following five takeaways for consideration. Third, the angst amongst farmers, well-organised and mostly belonging to the numerically strong land-holding Jat-Sikh community, against the party in power at the centre did help the Congress as, unlike the Akali Dal, it has consistently extended its support to the agitation. Third key takeaway: Future of the …

Missing women MPs in the new Lok Sabha
7 months ago

Missing women MPs in the new Lok Sabha

Hindustan Times  

In the video, Sanjna Jatav is dancing to Rajasthani folk music. Her priorities are clear, she tells me on the phone: “Higher education for women who otherwise drop out because they aren’t allowed to attend co-ed institutions.” Despite the well-deserved euphoria of individual victories, the new Lok Sabha looks depressingly like the old Lok Sabha in one significant way: The …

‘Sarkar banegi, jhagda shuru’: Bhupesh Baghel's big claim on NDA 3.0
7 months ago

‘Sarkar banegi, jhagda shuru’: Bhupesh Baghel's big claim on NDA 3.0

Hindustan Times  

Former Chhattisgarh chief minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Friday claimed that mid-term Lok Sabha elections will be held within a year. Senior Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel “Fellow workers, be ready! Sarkar benegi aur jhagda shuru honge," Baghel, who lost from Rajnandgaon to BJP's Santosh Pandey by 44,411 votes, said. President Droupadi Murmu appointed …

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