Ensure adequate steps to prevent post-poll violence in Bengal: EC writes to state govt
3 years, 3 months ago

Ensure adequate steps to prevent post-poll violence in Bengal: EC writes to state govt

India TV News  

The Election Commission on Sunday wrote to the West Bengal government asking it to ensure all necessary steps to thwart post-poll violence after the results of the by-polls are declared on Sunday. "Further, state government must ensure that adequate steps are taken so that no post-poll violence takes place. The counting of votes for by-elections in Bhabanipur, Jangipur, and Samserganj Assembly constituencies in West Bengal began at 8 am on Sunday amid tight security. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata as she was leading by 28,825 votes in Bhabanipur bypolls against BJP's Priyanka Tibrewal after the 9th round of counting.

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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 running like Kim Jong Un regime: Union minister slams Mamata Banerjee
1 month, 2 weeks ago

West Bengal running like Kim Jong Un regime: Union minister slams Mamata Banerjee

India Today  

Union Minister and Bihar BJP leader Giriraj Singh on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, drawing parallels between her governance and that of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. Accusing Banerjee of failing to maintain law and order, the Union Textiles Minister alleged that "Muslim goons" hold sway in West Bengal under the Trinamool …

Six assembly seats in West Bengal to go on by-polls tomorrow
1 month, 3 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 …

Bengal bypolls: TMC claims EC gave appointment to hear grievances just before campaign ends
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Bengal bypolls: TMC claims EC gave appointment to hear grievances just before campaign ends

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress, which had approached the Election Commission voicing concern over alleged misuse of central forces in West Bengal, claimed the panel gave it appointment for Monday afternoon, 90 minutes before the bypoll campaign ends in the state. A delegation of TMC leaders, including TMC Parliamentary Party Leader of Lok Sabha Sudip Bandopadhyay, Rajya Sabha Parliamentary Party …

Shah Warns of State-Sponsored Infiltration in Bengal, Demands BJP Govt for 2026 Elections
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2 months, 1 week 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 …

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 …

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 …

Bypoll results highlights: West Bengal BJP chief accuses TMC of poll fraud
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bypoll results highlights: West Bengal BJP chief accuses TMC of poll fraud

Hindustan Times  

Byelection results highlights: According to the results declared by the Election Commission on Saturday for bypolls held in 13 assembly seats across seven states, the INDIA bloc won 10 seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged victorious in two constituencies and an Independent candidate clinched one seat. According to the Election Commission's Voter Turnout app, Tamil Nadu's Vikravandi assembly seat …

Assembly bypolls: Voting underway in 13 seats across seven states, high stakes battle in Bengal
5 months, 4 weeks 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 …

West Bengal Governor orders police to vacate Raj Bhavan premises | Here's Why
6 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal Governor orders police to vacate Raj Bhavan premises | Here's Why

India TV News  

Amid escalating tensions over post-poll violence in the state, West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Monday ordered city personnel deployed in the Raj Bhavan premises to immediately vacate the area so that it can be converted into a 'Jan Manch'. "The governor has directed police officers deployed inside Raj Bhavan, including the 'officer-in-charge', to immediately vacate the premises," …

WB Governor stokes conflict with CM over ‘post-poll strife’
6 months, 3 weeks ago

WB Governor stokes conflict with CM over ‘post-poll strife’

The Hindu  

West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose met several BJP supporters who are allegedly victims of post-poll violence at Raj Bhawan on Sunday. Several BJP supporters who claimed that they were victims of post-poll violence were stopped from meeting the Governor on June 13 by Kolkata Police who claimed that prohibitory orders under Section 144 had been imposed at Raj Bhawan. …

BJP forms four-member committee to look into political violence in West Bengal
6 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP forms four-member committee to look into political violence in West Bengal

India TV News  

West Bengal: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday formed a four-member committee to look into the alleged political violence in West Bengal. The four-member committee includes Biplab Kumar Deb, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Brij Lal and Kavita Patidar, all BJP MPs, with Deb as its convener. The BJP said the Lok Sabha elections were held across the country and no instance …

West Bengal Governor writes to CM over police disallowing post-poll violence 'victims' from entering Raj Bhavan
6 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal Governor writes to CM over police disallowing post-poll violence 'victims' from entering Raj Bhavan

The Hindu  

West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on June 14 wrote to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, seeking to know on what ground the police had stopped alleged victims of post-poll violence from entering the Raj Bhavan despite his office issuing necessary permission for it. Mr. Bose also visited Maheshwari Bhawan in Burrabazar and met people affected by violence in the …

Suvendu tries to enter Raj Bhawan with victims of post-poll violence, stopped
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Suvendu tries to enter Raj Bhawan with victims of post-poll violence, stopped

The Hindu  

Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, along with alleged victims of post-poll violence, was on Thursday prevented by the Kolkata Police from entering the Raj Bhawan. arrived at Raj Bhawan with Mr. Adhikari, but the police prevented them from entering the premises citing Section 144 of the CrPC that was in force outside the Raj …

West Bengal Police blocks Suvendu Adhikari from entering Raj Bhavan amid post-poll violence claims
6 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal Police blocks Suvendu Adhikari from entering Raj Bhavan amid post-poll violence claims

India TV News  

Amid escalating tensions over post-poll violence, the West Bengal police on Thursday prohibited BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari from entering the Raj Bhawan to meet Governor C V Ananda Bose. Earlier, Adhikari in his allegations has stated that, "During the election process and after the results were declared, opposition political workers, especially BJP Bengal Karyakartas, are being targeted in West Bengal. …

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 …

[Lok Sabha Elections] BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari Moves Calcutta High Court Over Alleged Post-Poll Violence In West Bengal
6 months, 4 weeks ago

[Lok Sabha Elections] BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari Moves Calcutta High Court Over Alleged Post-Poll Violence In West Bengal

Live Law  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari has approached the Calcutta High Court flagging instances of alleged post-poll violence taking place in West Bengal in the wake of the Lok Sabha Elections, 2024.Advocate Billwadal Bhattacharya, appearing for Adhikari approached a division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya, stating that the petitioner. Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari …

Calcutta High Court raps West Bengal govt for failing to control post-poll violence
7 months ago

Calcutta High Court raps West Bengal govt for failing to control post-poll violence

Op India  

On Thursday, the Calcutta High Court rapped the Mamata Banerjee-led- Trinamool Congress government over post-poll violence in West Bengal. What happened after the last Assembly election, the same thing is happening this time also.” Calcutta High Court Cautions State Over Instances Of Post-Poll Violence, Directs Complaints To Be Submitted To DGP Through E-Mail | ⁦@Srinjoy77⁩#LokSabhaElections2024https://t.co/8ltQz6Dxdo — Live Law June 7, …

Post-poll violence: Calcutta High Court asks victims and witnesses to submit complaints directly to DGP
7 months ago

Post-poll violence: Calcutta High Court asks victims and witnesses to submit complaints directly to DGP

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court on June 6 expressed concern over post-poll violence and issued a directive allowing affected people to submit complaints to the State’s Director General of Police via email. A division bench comprising Justices Kausik Chanda and Apurba Sinha Roy directed that any person who is a witness to or is a victim of any post-poll violence could …

Bengal BJP seeks governors’ intervention after post-poll violence reports
7 months ago

Bengal BJP seeks governors’ intervention after post-poll violence reports

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Incidents of post-poll violence poured in from several pockets of West Bengal, including Asansol, Howrah, Bhangar, Ghatal, Konnanar, Basirhat, Jhargram and Kolkata. A BJP office allegedly set on fire amid post-poll violence in West Bengal In most of the alleged incidents, it was the Bharatiya Janata Party workers who said that they were targeted and their houses and shops …

Several incidents of post-poll violence in West Bengal, BJP and CPI(M) supporters targeted
7 months ago

Several incidents of post-poll violence in West Bengal, BJP and CPI(M) supporters targeted

The Hindu  

Several incidents of post-poll violence from various parts of West Bengal were reported on June 5, a day after the results of Lok Sabha election were declared and the Trinamool Congress bagged 29 seats of the total 42 seats reducing the BJP to 12 seats in the State. Incidents of post-poll violence were reported across several districts in the State …

Bengal backs Mamata Bannerje
7 months ago

Bengal backs Mamata Bannerje

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: The TMC raced ahead of its rivals, leading in 31 seats after several rounds of counting, while the BJP led in 10, and Congress in one, even as it took an insurmountable lead in many seats, according to the Election Commission website. BJP’s hope to make its strongest political statement from the Sandeshkhali-inclusive Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency looked to …

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

West Bengal: BJP’s Dilip Ghosh looks to lose to Kirti Azad; TMC candidate gets over 7 lakh votes in Bardhaman–Durgapur
7 months ago

West Bengal: BJP’s Dilip Ghosh looks to lose to Kirti Azad; TMC candidate gets over 7 lakh votes in Bardhaman–Durgapur

Live Mint  

Trinamool Congress’ Kirti Azad looks all set to beat Dilip Ghosh, the former West Bengal BJP President in the Bardhaman–Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency. According to the data from the Election Commission of India, The TMC candidate received more than 7 lakh votes while Ghosh got a little over 5.6 lakh. West Bengal Election Results 2024 Live Updates In the Lock …

West Bengal Election Results 2024: TMC's Abhishek Banerjee set for massive victory in Diamond Harbour
7 months ago

West Bengal Election Results 2024: TMC's Abhishek Banerjee set for massive victory in Diamond Harbour

The Hindu  

TMC heavyweight and sitting MP Abhishek Banerjee is all set to clinch a third straight victory from the Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha seat, with an insurmountable lead of over 5,31,362 votes, as counting was underway. Banerjee bagged 7,18,189 votes till 2.06 pm, while his BJP opponent, Abhijit Das, trails far behind with 1,86,827 votes, according to Election Commission data. For …

Nitish Kumar meets PM Modi: BJP reviews Lok Sabha polling, prepares for counting day
7 months ago

Nitish Kumar meets PM Modi: BJP reviews Lok Sabha polling, prepares for counting day

The Hindu  

The National Democratic Alliance saw an uptick of political activity on June 3, a day before results are to be announced for the Lok Sabha election, with Bihar Chief Minister and NDA ally Nitish Kumar meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and party president J.P. Nadda holding a high-level review meeting at his residence. While Mr. Kumar’s meeting with Mr. …

West Bengal Lok Sabha Elections 2024: From Mahua Moitra to Adhir Ranjan, here's list of top players
7 months ago

West Bengal Lok Sabha Elections 2024: From Mahua Moitra to Adhir Ranjan, here's list of top players

India TV News  

The 2024 Lok Sabha elections have turned West Bengal into a pivotal battleground, witnessing a significant political showdown between Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress and its primary adversary, the Bharatiya Janata Party. KEY CANDIDATES CONSTITUENCY Mahua Moitra Krishnanagar Nisith Pramanik Cooch Behar Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Baharampur Locket Chatterjee Hooghly Yusuf Pathan Baharampur Shatrughan Sinha Asansol Priya Saha Bolpur Swapan Majumder Barasat …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Repolling underway at West Bengal's Barasat, Mathurapur
7 months ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Repolling underway at West Bengal's Barasat, Mathurapur

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Repolling is underway on Monday at one polling booth each in the Barasat and Mathurapur Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal. A voter turnout of 73.79 per cent was recorded in nine Lok Sabha seats of West Bengal that went to polls in the seventh and final phase on Saturday. However, the exit polls predict that …

Exit polls are ‘Modi media’ fantasy, says Rahul as Opposition rejects surveys
7 months ago

Exit polls are ‘Modi media’ fantasy, says Rahul as Opposition rejects surveys

The Hindu  

A day after all major exit polls gave a clear majority to the BJP-led NDA for a third term, Opposition leaders rejected the predictions outright. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi called it a “Modi media poll.” “This is Modi ji’s poll, a fantasy poll,” Mr. Gandhi said on Sunday, adding that the Opposition bloc will get 295 of the 543 seats …

Bengal governor asks Mamata Banerjee to act on Sandeshkhali post-poll violence
7 months, 1 week ago

Bengal governor asks Mamata Banerjee to act on Sandeshkhali post-poll violence

India Today  

West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Sunday said he was worried after getting reports about post-poll violence in Sandeshkhali, and asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to intervene immediately and restore peace there. Speaking to PTI, Bose said that he has written to Banerjee asking her to inform him about the action taken against those involved in the incidents …

West Bengal exit polls 2024 predict BJP to win more seats than Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress
7 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal exit polls 2024 predict BJP to win more seats than Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party is set to upset the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress in West Bengal as NDTV-Jan Ki Baat exit poll has predicted between 21 and 26 seats for the saffron party and 16-18 for the TMC in the Lok Sabha elections 2024, voting for which was concluded on Saturday, June 1. India News-D-Dynamics also gave 21 seats to …

West Bengal Exit Poll highlights: Setback for TMC, BJP predicted to get 21+ seats
7 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal Exit Poll highlights: Setback for TMC, BJP predicted to get 21+ seats

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal Exit Poll highlights: This poll is crucial for West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee to mark her dominance in Centre's politics. West Bengal Exit Poll highlights: West Bengal voted in seven phases to elect 42 members of parliament. Follow- Lok Sabha elections 2024 all updates Lok Sabha Elections 2019 result: West Bengal In the 2019 …

Lok Sabha Election Phase 7 Voting: Final phase of voting in West Bengal marred by sporadic incidents of violence
7 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Election Phase 7 Voting: Final phase of voting in West Bengal marred by sporadic incidents of violence

Live Mint  

The seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal's nine parliamentary constituencies saw sporadic outbreaks of violence, particularly in Jadavpur and Diamond Harbour, where TMC, ISF, and BJP supporters clashed. As reported by PTI, while election officials initially reported peaceful voting, they also acknowledged receiving 1,450 complaints by 11 am, mainly from political parties alleging EVM malfunctions …

BJP says Trinamool Congress is intimidating voters in Sandeshkhali
7 months, 1 week ago

BJP says Trinamool Congress is intimidating voters in Sandeshkhali

Op India  

On the day of the last phase of polling for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, Bharatiya Janata Party has said that Bengal’s ruling party Trinamool Congress is indulging in intimidation of voters in Sandeshkhali, which has been in the eye of the storm for months due to suspended TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan. BJP said that Trinamool Congress-led West Bengal government …

Election Commission to retain 400 companies of central forces in West Bengal till June 6
7 months, 1 week ago

Election Commission to retain 400 companies of central forces in West Bengal till June 6

India TV News  

The Election Commission has decided to retain 400 companies of central forces in West Bengal till June 6, a senior official said on Friday. "After the June 1 polling, half of the central forces will leave the state and 400 companies will remain until June 6. Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal Notably, West Bengal, which has 42 Lok Sabha …

Violence in Bengal, EVM thrown into pond; 58.34% turnout till 5 pm
7 months, 1 week ago

Violence in Bengal, EVM thrown into pond; 58.34% turnout till 5 pm

India Today  

Voting for the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 has been brisk so far, with 58.34 per cent turnout till 5 pm on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kangana Ranaut, Abhishek Banerjee, Misa Bharti and Pawan Singh are among the key candidates in the fray for the seventh and last phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Many …

In final phase, action shifts to City of Joy and Sundarbans
7 months, 1 week ago

In final phase, action shifts to City of Joy and Sundarbans

The Hindu  

Nine Lok Sabha constituencies in Kolkata, its nearby suburbs, and the Sundarbans are going to the polls in the last phase of elections in West Bengal, scheduled on June 1. The region is considered a bastion of the Trinamool Congress, and the State’s ruling party had won all the nine seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha election. The Jadavpur Lok …

"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 …

More Mamata harasses Suvendu, higher position BJP would give him, says Amit Shah
7 months, 2 weeks ago

More Mamata harasses Suvendu, higher position BJP would give him, says Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Slamming West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee a day after police raided the house of Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Suvendu Adhikari, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday that the more Banerjee harasses Adhikari, the higher the position BJP would give him. But not even four annas were recovered from Adhikari’s house,” Shah said while addressing a rally at …

West Bengal Lok Sabha polls phase 5: 73% voter turnout recorded till 5pm amid incidents of violence
7 months, 2 weeks ago

West Bengal Lok Sabha polls phase 5: 73% voter turnout recorded till 5pm amid incidents of violence

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal Lok Sabha polls phase 5: A total of 73% voter turnout was recorded till 5pm in seven Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal that went to polls in the fifth phase on Monday, data shared by the Election Commission showed. People get their names checked in voters' lists inside a polling station during the fifth phase of India's …

Voter turnout over 36 per cent till 1 pm: Fifth phase LS polls
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Voter turnout over 36 per cent till 1 pm: Fifth phase LS polls

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Over 36 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 1 pm on Monday in 49 constituencies in six states and two Union Territories in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections amid sporadic incidents of violence in West Bengal and a poll boycott in a village of Uttar Pradesh. While Maharashtra recorded the lowest voter turnout till 1 …

Scattered incidents of violence in fifth phase of LS polls in Bengal
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Scattered incidents of violence in fifth phase of LS polls in Bengal

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: Scattered incidents of violence marred the fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls in seven parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal on Monday, as TMC and BJP workers clashed in various parts of Barrackpore, Bongaon, and Arambagh seats. In neighbouring Hooghly constituency, BJP sitting MP and party candidate Locket Chatterjee faced protests from TMC activists led by TMC MLA Ashima Patra. …

Election Commission operating under Modi's directions: Mamata Banerjee
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Election Commission operating under Modi's directions: Mamata Banerjee

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday labeled the Election Commission as a "puppet" operating under the directives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing an election rally at Chinsurah, Hooghly district, Banerjee criticised the EC for scheduling the polls over a period of two months, alleging that this decision favoured the saffron party while disregarding the hardships faced …

Bengal Lok Sabha elections: Adhir Ranjan, Shatrughan Sinha, Mahua and Yusuf Pathan in fray in fourth phase
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengal Lok Sabha elections: Adhir Ranjan, Shatrughan Sinha, Mahua and Yusuf Pathan in fray in fourth phase

India TV News  

As the Lok Sabha elections progress, West Bengal emerges as a crucial battleground, with eight constituencies gearing up for polling in the fourth phase. Among the notable candidates whose fate hangs in the balance are Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, TMC's Shatrughan Sinha, Mahua Moitra, and Yusuf Pathan, along with BJP's S S Ahluwalia and Dilip Ghosh. In Krishnanagar, Mahua Moitra …

Tensions in Murshidabad mar polling in West Bengal
8 months ago

Tensions in Murshidabad mar polling in West Bengal

The Hindu  

Four seats in West Bengal that went to the polls in the third phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections recorded about 73.33% polling till 5 p.m. on Tuesday. The Murshidabad Lok Sabha seat recorded 76.49% polling till 5 p.m., whereas at Jangipur the polling was about 72.13%. In Malda district, the Malda Uttar Lok Sabha constituency recorded 73.30% polling …

Lok Sabha Elections Highlights | Phase 3 voting ends; Rahul Gandhi criticises PM Modi, alleging he wanted to hand over ‘Jal, Jungle, Jameen’ belonging to tribals to industrialists
8 months ago

Lok Sabha Elections Highlights | Phase 3 voting ends; Rahul Gandhi criticises PM Modi, alleging he wanted to hand over ‘Jal, Jungle, Jameen’ belonging to tribals to industrialists

The Hindu  

A voter turnout of 60.19% was recorded till 5 p.m. in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections in 93 constituencies spread over 11 States and Union Territories on Tuesday with sporadic incidents of violence in West Bengal. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi announced on May 7 that the Agniveer scheme would be abolished if the INDIA bloc is voted to …

'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 …

Sandeshkhali arms recovery | Will Mamata Banerjee win polls by threatening people, asks Nadda
8 months, 1 week ago

Sandeshkhali arms recovery | Will Mamata Banerjee win polls by threatening people, asks Nadda

The Hindu  

BJP president J.P. Nadda on Sunday asked if West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wants to win the Lok Sabha elections by scaring and threatening people as he hit out at her government over the seizure of arms and ammunition by the CBI in Sandeshkhali. In a statement, he expressed confidence that the BJP will win over 35 of the …

Three Bengal seats record 72% turnout in peaceful polling
8 months, 1 week ago

Three Bengal seats record 72% turnout in peaceful polling

The Hindu  

Voting for three Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal in the second phase of parliamentary election was peaceful with a voter turnout of over 72% till 5pm on Friday. Though there were no reports of violence, in Balurghat, BJP candidate and State party president Sukanta Majumdar got involved in a scuffle with Trinamool Congress supporters. Among the other candidates in …

Lok Sabha Polls, Phase 2: Polling Peaceful In West Bengal As State Records Over 73% Voter Turnout
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Polls, Phase 2: Polling Peaceful In West Bengal As State Records Over 73% Voter Turnout

ABP News  

Lok Sabha Elections: West Bengal witnessed peaceful polling in three Lok Sabha constituencies in the second phase of parliamentary elections. The state saw a voter turnout of over 73 per cent on Friday, news agency PTI reported, citing an Election Commission official. Voting came to an end in the second phase of the general elections, covering 88 constituencies across 13 …

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