Sagarika Ghose makes 'sexist videos' claim as Pawan Singh turns down BJP ticket
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sagarika Ghose makes 'sexist videos' claim as Pawan Singh turns down BJP ticket

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress leader Sagarika Ghose on Sunday claimed that Bhojpuri actor-singer Pawan Singh declined the Bharatiya Janata Party's ticket for the Lok Sabha elections from Asansol because of her party's backlash over the "candidate's sexist, misogynist' videos. All India Trinamool Congress leader Sagarika Ghose Trinamool's Rajya Sabha MP-elect, Sagarika Ghose said the BJP's Nari Shakti call in West Bengal is hollow and meaningless. The BJP's 'nari shakti' call in Bengal now lies in tatters, revealed for what it is--hollow and meaningless," she wrote on X. Pawan Singh, who featured in the BJP's first list of candidates as the party's Asansol candidate, refused to contest the elections from the seat, which is currently held by TMC leader and actor Shatrughan Sinha. BJP's first list In its first list, the BJP included West Bengal unit president Sukanta Majumdar and union ministers Nisith Pramanik and Shantanu Thakur.

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

Mamata invites Akhilesh to participate in Trinamool Congress’ Martyrs Day rally
5 months ago

Mamata invites Akhilesh to participate in Trinamool Congress’ Martyrs Day rally

The Hindu  

Nearly six weeks after the Lok Sabha polls, Trinamool Congress chairperson and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will address party workers on Sunday at the annual Martyrs’ Day event where she is expected to speak about key issues, including the party’s role in the Opposition INDIA bloc. Earlier this month, the Trinamool Congress chairperson met Nationalist Congress Party president …

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Bypoll Election Results Highlights: BJP Says INDIA Bloc ‘Desperate To Feel Good’, Calls Bengal Victory 'Rigged'

News 18  

Parties of the INDIA bloc have secured ten wins in assembly seats and the BJP has clinched two and an Independent has emerged victorious in one seat as vote counting ended on Saturday for the by-elections held earlier this week, as per trends on the election commission website. The Trinamool Congress on Saturday wrested Raiganj, Bagda, Maniktala and Ranaghat Dakshin …

Trinamool Congress sweeps assembly by-election
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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 …

Rupauli Assembly Bypoll 2024: Independent candidate Shankar Singh defeats JDU's Kaladhar Prasad Mandal
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Rupauli Assembly Bypoll 2024: Independent candidate Shankar Singh defeats JDU's Kaladhar Prasad Mandal

India TV News  

Rupauli Assembly Bypoll 2024: Independent candidate Shankar Singh has won the byelection in Bihar's Rupauli Assembly seat by defeating Janata Dal Kaladhar Prasad Mandal. The voting was held on Wednesday, July 10 along with polling in 12 other Assembly constituencies across six states including Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. Out of 13 Assembly seats, …

Trinamool, BJP to face off in bypolls to four Assembly seats in West Bengal
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Trinamool, BJP to face off in bypolls to four Assembly seats in West Bengal

The Hindu  

A month after the Lok Sabha election, the Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party are set for an electoral face off in the bypolls to four Assembly seats in West Bengal, scheduled for July 10. BJP candidates bagged the other three seats in 2021 but later, MLAs Krishna Kalyani from Raiganj, Biswajit Das from Bagdah and Mukut Mani Adhikari from …

Trinamul Congress Announces Candidates for July 10 Bypoll
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Trinamul Congress Announces Candidates for July 10 Bypoll

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: Trinamul Congress on Friday announced the names of four candidates in a mixed bag of old and new faces for the assembly bypoll in West Bengal to be held on July 10. The TMC supremo however did not give a second chance to another BJP turncoat Biswajit Das, who had also resigned as an MLA to contest the parliamentary …

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

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

Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha Election 2024: Complete List of MLAs From TDP, YSRCP and BJP
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha Election 2024: Complete List of MLAs From TDP, YSRCP and BJP

News 18  

Telegu Desam Party chief Chandrababu Naidu-led NDA scored a landslide victory after winning 150 out of 175 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh on June 4 in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. This means Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSRCP has been dethroned from power. “YSR Congress Party will act as the voice of the voiceless,” said Reddy while conceding defeat to TDP. …

Trinamool wins big in West Bengal, bags 29 seats, restricts BJP to 12
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Trinamool wins big in West Bengal, bags 29 seats, restricts BJP to 12

The Hindu  

The Trinamool Congress registered a massive victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal, winning 29 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats till reports last came in on Tuesday evening, and final results are awaited. Key player With an emphatic victory in the Lok Sabha polls, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chairperson Mamata Banerjee has emerged as …

India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 6: Who votes and what’s at stake?
7 months ago

India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 6: Who votes and what’s at stake?

Al Jazeera  

Voters from eight states and union territories will cast their ballots to elect 58 MPs in the sixth phase of polling. Among some prominent candidates, Kanhaiya Kumar, a former student leader and fierce critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is challenging sitting MP Manoj Tiwari, regional Bhojpuri language cinema actor and singer, in the North East Delhi constituency, while Minister …

Elections 2024 May 22 Highlights: INDIA bloc extremely ‘communal, casteist and nepotistic’, says Modi at Delhi rally
7 months ago

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The Hindu  

May 22, 2024 08:23 In eastern U.P, INDIA bloc going all out for victory Soaring temperatures do not trouble Jagananth Tiwari, in fact, it is the only time he does a brisk business. Mr. Tiwari’s little roadside kiosk is in the Manikpur Gram Sabha, in the Bhadohi Lok Sabha constituency in eastern Uttar Pradesh. Does he know the symbol, one …

In rallies in West Bengal, Yogi attacks Trinamool, calls it ‘soft on terrorism’
7 months, 3 weeks ago

In rallies in West Bengal, Yogi attacks Trinamool, calls it ‘soft on terrorism’

The Hindu  

As campaigning picked up for Baharampur Lok Sabha seat in the heart of West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders refrained from making any direct attack on the sitting Congress MP and West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. Mr. Chowdhury is facing Trinamool Congress candidate and former cricketer Yusuf Pathan and BJP’s Nirmal Saha. Dr. Saha, once a physician …

Lok Sabha elections: Infighting, camp switch add intrigue to Darjeeling fight
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections: Infighting, camp switch add intrigue to Darjeeling fight

Hindustan Times  

The Darjeeling seat in Bengal goes to the polls on Friday in circumstances that has made the contest even more intriguing than usual -- infighting in the local units of both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress, a tussle that has seen Gorkha leaders switching camps, the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress making a desperate bid to snatch the seat …

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Full list of TMC candidates and their constituencies
8 months ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Full list of TMC candidates and their constituencies

The Hindu  

Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the list of 42 names for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024 from the State. The big names include Mahua Moitra, Gopal Lama, also former Indian cricketer Yusuf Pathan and actor Shatrughan Sinha. TMC party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee is contesting from Diamond Harbour against BJP candidate Abhijith Das …

West Bengal Lok Sabha elections 2024: All eyes on Nisith Pramanik, Modi cabinet's youngest minister
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West Bengal Lok Sabha elections 2024: All eyes on Nisith Pramanik, Modi cabinet's youngest minister

Hindustan Times  

Coochbehar, Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri are the three of the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal to vote on April 19, the first phase of the election. Coochbehar Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven Assembly seats -- Mathabhanga, Cooch Behar Uttar, Cooch Behar Dakshin, Sitalkuchi, Sitai, Dinhata and Natabari. Lok Sabha elections 2024: Full coverage Alipurduar: BJP's Manoj Tigga will take …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Rahul Gandhi to address rally with Stalin in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Rahul Gandhi to address rally with Stalin in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore

India TV News  

Congress leader and former party president Rahul Gandhi will address election rallies in Tamil Nadu on Friday. The Wayanad MP will address a public meeting in Coimbatore along with DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin. Lok Sabha elections 2024 The seven-phase Lok Sabha polls, the world’s biggest election exercise, will kick off on April 19 with …

Lok Sabha Elections: Nomination of SP's Khajuraho candidate rejected | List of past cases
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections: Nomination of SP's Khajuraho candidate rejected | List of past cases

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Samajwadi Party's candidate nomination for the Khajuraho Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh was rejected by the returning officer during scrutiny on Friday. Here's list of past cases: Lok Sabha Polls 2009: Nomination of Congress' Vidisha candidate cancelled The nomination of the Congress candidate from the Vidisha constituency, Rajkumar Patel, was rejected by the Election …

Lok Sabha polls: Trinamool alleges BJP leaders using NIA to target its party leaders
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: Trinamool alleges BJP leaders using NIA to target its party leaders

The Hindu  

Trinamool Congress on Friday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party candidates contesting the Lok Sabha polls are conspiring with the National Investigation Agency to have certain leaders of the State’s ruling party arrested ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said that two BJP candidates have held a meeting with the NIA officer in Kolkata regarding …

Sandeshkhali: TMC candidate Rachna Banerjee cast aspersions on testimonies of women
9 months, 1 week ago

Sandeshkhali: TMC candidate Rachna Banerjee cast aspersions on testimonies of women

Op India  

Hours after being declared the Trinamool Congress candidate from the Hoogly Lok Sabha constituency, popular Bengali actress Rachna Banerjee on Sunday cast aspersions on the sexual violence faced by women in Sandeshkhali village of West Bengal. In a tweet, she said, “Trinamool’s candidate from Hooghly dismisses women’s harassment claims in Sandeshkhali, casting doubt on their credibility. Sandeshkhali horror On 8th …

Trinamool drops Nusrat Jahan amid Sandeshkhali row, gives ticket to Mahua Moitra
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Trinamool drops Nusrat Jahan amid Sandeshkhali row, gives ticket to Mahua Moitra

India Today  

West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress on Sunday dropped MP Nusrat Jahan from contesting the Basirhat Lok Sabha seat in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections amid the Sandeshkhali row, while it gave out a ticket to expelled MP Mahua Moitra for the Krishnanagar constituency. Sunday's development came weeks after Nusrat Jahan faced criticism that she did not visit Sandeshkhali even after …

'Modi ki guarantee' has 'zero warranty': Trinamool kickstarts Lok Sabha campaign
9 months, 2 weeks ago

'Modi ki guarantee' has 'zero warranty': Trinamool kickstarts Lok Sabha campaign

India Today  

Kickstarting the Trinamool Congress's Lok Sabha campaign, party leader Abhishek Banerjee hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asserting that his guarantees have "zero warranty". Addressing a massive 'Jana Garjan Sabha' rally in Kolkata's Brigade Grounds, Abhishek Banerjee alleged that BJP is "anti-Bengal" and said the people will give a befitting reply to the saffron party during the Lok Sabha …

Shatrughan Sinha speaks up on Pawan Singh controversy: ‘I've heard that…’
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Shatrughan Sinha speaks up on Pawan Singh controversy: ‘I've heard that…’

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress MP Shatrughan Sinha has reacted to Bhojpuri actor-singer Pawan Singh's withdrawal of his candidature from West Bengal’s Asansol Lok Sabha constituency. Pawan Singh thanked the top leadership of the BJP while announcing his inability to contest the elections from Asansol. The party trusted me and declared me as the candidate from Asansol but due to some reason I …

Bhojpuri Singer-Actor Pawan Singh, BJP's Pick for Bengal's Asansol Seat, Opts Out of Lok Sabha Race
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Bhojpuri Singer-Actor Pawan Singh, BJP's Pick for Bengal's Asansol Seat, Opts Out of Lok Sabha Race

News 18  

Bhojpuri singer-actor Pawan Singh, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s pick for West Bengal’s Asansol seat in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, has said he won’t be able to contest the Lok Sabha polls citing personal reasons. The party trusted me and declared me as the candidate from Asansol, but due to some reason, I will not be able to contest the …

Rajya Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh: BJP names four OBCs on list of seven, drops eight MPs
10 months, 1 week ago

Rajya Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh: BJP names four OBCs on list of seven, drops eight MPs

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday named four Other Backward Classes leaders among its seven candidates for the February 27 Rajya Sabha polls from Uttar Pradesh while dropping eight outgoing members of the Upper House of Parliament from the state. Former Congress leader RPN Singh, who had joined the BJP ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, is among …

Who is Sagarika Ghose, renowned journalist nominated by Trinamool Congress for Rajya Sabha polls?
10 months, 1 week ago

Who is Sagarika Ghose, renowned journalist nominated by Trinamool Congress for Rajya Sabha polls?

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress has nominated Sagarika Ghose, Sushmita Dev, Mohammed Nadimul Haque, and Mamata Bala Thakur as candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls. Sagarika Ghose The Election Commission has announced that the biennial Rajya Sabha elections, including five seats from West Bengal, will take place on February 27. • Over the course of her career, Ghose has received several …

Trinamool names Sagarika Ghose, Sushmita Dev, and two others for Rajya Sabha
10 months, 1 week ago

Trinamool names Sagarika Ghose, Sushmita Dev, and two others for Rajya Sabha

The Hindu  

The Trinamool Congress on Sunday sprung a surprise as it named Delhi-based journalist Sagarika Ghose as one of its candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections from West Bengal. They are Mohammed Nadimul Haque, Subhasish Chakraborty, Abir Ranjan Biswas, and Santanu Sen of the Trinamool and Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who was also nominated to the Rajya Sabha from West …

Doubt Congress will get ‘even 40 seats’ in Lok Sabha polls, says Mamata
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Doubt Congress will get ‘even 40 seats’ in Lok Sabha polls, says Mamata

The Hindu  

Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday challenged the Congress to take on the BJP in the Hindi heartland States even as she expressed doubt in its ability to secure “even 40 seats” in the upcoming Lok Sabha election. Strongly criticising Congress’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, which traversed through six districts of Bengal, Ms. Banerjee …

Trinamool backs Mahua Moitra, says she is competent to fight the battle on her own
1 year, 1 month ago

Trinamool backs Mahua Moitra, says she is competent to fight the battle on her own

The Hindu  

The Trinamool Congress leadership on November 9 put its weight behind Member of Parliament Mahua Moitra by raising questions on why the Ethics Committee of Parliament is not taking up allegations against Bharatiya Janata Party MPs and stating that the party MP was ‘competent enough to fight her own battle’. Speaking to media persons hours before the Ethics Committee adopted …

Can ‘Hanuman Bhakt’ Kailash Vijayvargiya Give 'Sanjeevani' to BJP in MP's Indore?
1 year, 2 months ago

Can ‘Hanuman Bhakt’ Kailash Vijayvargiya Give 'Sanjeevani' to BJP in MP's Indore?

News 18  

For 16 years, Indore Member of Parliament Kailash Vijayvargiya did not take grains in his meal. Reason: His solemn promise that he would build an ‘asht dhatu Hanuman statue’. Also, I thought my son would get a ticket, but my party has the ‘one family one ticket’ rule." पल्हर नगर कॉलोनी, इंदौर में भाजपा के महिला मोर्चा, अनुसूचित जाति मोर्चा, …

Trinamool’s Dhupguri win is historic, says Mamata
1 year, 3 months ago

Trinamool’s Dhupguri win is historic, says Mamata

The Hindu  

The Trinamool Congress on September 8 won the bye-election to the Dhupguri Assembly seat in West Bengal, defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 4,309 votes. Bengal has shown its… — Mamata Banerjee September 8, 2023 Terming it a “historic election”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, “This is a big victory not just for north Bengal, …

Trinamool caught in a political flux
1 year, 7 months ago

Trinamool caught in a political flux

The Hindu  

There is rarely a dull moment in West Bengal politics and political parties both in the government and the Opposition always seem to be in election mode. As the ruling Trinamool Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Communist Party of India -led Left Front and the Congress brace for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the parties are eager to test …

Trinamool makes surprise entry in Opposition's 'black protest' strategy meet: How Congress reacted
1 year, 8 months ago

Trinamool makes surprise entry in Opposition's 'black protest' strategy meet: How Congress reacted

India TV News  

New Delhi: In a surprise move, the Trinamool Congress on Monday joined the Opposition meeting called by the Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge to discuss the strategy on Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from the Parliament. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge welcomed TMC's move to participate in the meeting stating that anyone who comes forward to "protect democracy" is welcome. Mamata Banerjee extend support …

Congress not the big boss of Opposition, says Trinamool
1 year, 9 months ago

Congress not the big boss of Opposition, says Trinamool

The Hindu  

The Congress party should not feel that they are the big boss of the Opposition parties, Trinamool Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Sudip Banerjee said on Friday, observing that the party will maintain equal distance from both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. While the veteran MP said that the party is …

Congress wins Sagardighi bypoll, makes entry in West Bengal Assembly
1 year, 9 months ago

Congress wins Sagardighi bypoll, makes entry in West Bengal Assembly

The Hindu  

Left Front supported Congress candidate Bayron Biswas sprang a surprise on Thursday by defeating Trinamool Congress nominee Debasish Banerjee in the by-election for Sagardighi Assembly constituency in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district by a margin of 22,986 votes. Former MLA and State’s Subrata Saha whose death in December 2022 necessitated the bypolls had won the seat in 2021 by a margin …

West Bengal: BJP leader wields trishul, warns Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress
2 years, 1 month ago

West Bengal: BJP leader wields trishul, warns Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress

Firstpost  

Referring to Trinamool Congress workers as ‘servants’ of Mamata Banerjee, the BJP leader recalled his victory against the West Bengal chief minister in the Nandigram constituency during the assembly polls last year Durgapur : Wielding a ’trishul’ while attending a Jagaddhatri Puja function at Durgapur in the Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari issued a threat …

Congress, Trinamool register wins in bypolls; RJD wrests seat in Bihar
2 years, 8 months ago

Congress, Trinamool register wins in bypolls; RJD wrests seat in Bihar

The Hindu  

The ruling parties/alliances in West Bengal, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh on Saturday won bypolls to one Lok Sabha and three Assembly seats while Bihar witnessed the principal Opposition party winning the lone Assembly seat up for grabs. While the Trinamool Congress made a clean sweep in West Bengal, wresting a Lok Sabha seat from the BJP and retaining its Assembly seat, …

Trinamool's Shatrughan Sinha set for LS return, eyes big win in Bengal's Asansol
2 years, 8 months ago

Trinamool's Shatrughan Sinha set for LS return, eyes big win in Bengal's Asansol

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress leader Shatrugan Sinha is set to return to the Lok Sabha with a big win in the bypoll for Bengal's Asansol seat. Trinamool's Shatrughan Sinha set for LS return, eyes big win in Bengal's Asansol The by-elections were necessitated after ex union minister Babul Supriyo resigned from the BJP after the party's poor showing in the 2021 Bengal …

Trinamool Congress will contest 2024 Lok Sabha polls from Uttar Pradesh, announces Mamata Banerjee
2 years, 10 months ago

Trinamool Congress will contest 2024 Lok Sabha polls from Uttar Pradesh, announces Mamata Banerjee

India TV News  

Highlights TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee has extended support to Akhilesh Yadav for UP polls. West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that her party will contest the Lok Sabha or General elections from UP. "In Uttar Pradesh, I am not going to contest Assembly polls but I am going to support SP chief Akhilesh Yadav …

Roadshows, rallies banned in North Goa amid Covid surge
2 years, 10 months ago

Roadshows, rallies banned in North Goa amid Covid surge

India TV News  

The ruling BJP has managed to contain dissent in most areas in the run up to the Goa Assembly polls scheduled for February 14, but four seats, including the prestigious Panaji constituency, continue to be a cause for worry. In Panaji, Utpal Parrikar, the son of former chief minister and BJP's tallest leader from Goa so far late Manohar Parrikar, …

What ails the BJP in West Bengal
3 years, 1 month ago

What ails the BJP in West Bengal

India Today  

The BJP central leadership assembled on November 8-9 to introspect on the party’s dismal performance in the recent bypolls and chart a strategy for the upcoming assembly elections in five states. The concerns over Bengal, raised by BJP national president J.P. Nadda, were shared by several leaders, including Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Nirmala …

Trinamool backs former Gorkha strongman Bimal Gurung for Darjeeling foray, BJP sniffs an opportunity
3 years, 10 months ago

Trinamool backs former Gorkha strongman Bimal Gurung for Darjeeling foray, BJP sniffs an opportunity

India Today  

In October 2017, West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh was chased through the streets and partymen accompanying him thrashed allegedly by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha activists in Darjeeling. In Gurung’s absence, Mamata stitched up an alliance with the Binay Tamang faction of GJM, and BJP with the powerful Gorkha National Liberation Front. Photo: India Today In fact, other North Bengal districts …

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