Will Mamata Banerjee’s Special Focus on North Bengal and Jangalmahal Work This Time?
3 years, 10 months ago

Will Mamata Banerjee’s Special Focus on North Bengal and Jangalmahal Work This Time?

News 18  

Amid BJP’s huge surge in North Bengal and in the Jangalmahal region, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has intensified her campaign in these parts of West Bengal to dampen BJP’s strategy to form the next government in the State. Both North Bengal and Jangalmahal saw a huge saffron surge in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and to break the BJP’s game plan in this part, Mamata has intensified her campaign in these regions. Out of the eight Lok Sabha seats in North Bengal – Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Raiganj, Balurghat, North Malda and South Malda – Mamata has miserably failed to win a single seat as seven out of the eight went to the BJP, while Malda South was secured by the late Congrees leader Ghani Khan Chowdhury’s brother Abu Hasem Khan Chowdhury, popularly known as ‘Dalu da’. In the rest of the seats, BJP’s Nisith Pramanik, John Barla, Jayanta Kumar Ray, Raju Singh Bisht, Deboshree Chaudhary, Sukanta Majumdar and Khagen Murmu had sent shock waves in the TMC camp by winning Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Raiganj, Balurghat and North Malda, respectively.

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'I Am Indebted': Mamata On Oppn Leaders Backing Her To Lead INDIA Bloc
Top News
1 week, 6 days ago

'I Am Indebted': Mamata On Oppn Leaders Backing Her To Lead INDIA Bloc

ABP News  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday expressed gratitude to several senior leaders of the INDIA bloc for supporting her as the potential leader of the non-BJP coalition. therefore she has the right to say so.” Prominent leaders like NCP chief Sharad Pawar and RJD president Lalu Prasad have expressed their support for Mamata Banerjee. Additionally, YSRCP Rajya Sabha …

Mamata thanks everyone who supported her to lead INDIA bloc
1 week, 6 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 …

Mamata Banerjee’s first reaction after Opposition leaders back her as INDIA bloc leader: ‘Grateful to…’
1 week, 6 days ago

Mamata Banerjee’s first reaction after Opposition leaders back her as INDIA bloc leader: ‘Grateful to…’

Live Mint  

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banarjee on Wednesday thanked Opposition leaders after they backed her as the leader of INDIA bloc amid discussions about leadership change. Several opposition leaders, including Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar and former Bihar Chief Minister and Union Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, have backed Mamata. The YSR Congress Party, which is …

Lalu Prasad Supports Mamata Banerjee's Leadership of INDIA Bloc
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2 weeks ago

Lalu Prasad Supports Mamata Banerjee's Leadership of INDIA Bloc

Deccan Chronicle  

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee has garnered support from several key leaders in the opposition alliance after expressing her willingness to lead the INDIA bloc. Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has openly supported Mamata Banerjee’s bid to head the INDIA bloc. Mamata Banerjee’s Dissatisfaction with Current INDIA Bloc Leadership Earlier this week, Mamata …

Mamata Banerjee to lead INDIA bloc? Lalu Prasad Yadav extends support to TMC chief– ’Congress’ objection means nothing’
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2 weeks ago

Mamata Banerjee to lead INDIA bloc? Lalu Prasad Yadav extends support to TMC chief– ’Congress’ objection means nothing’

Live Mint  

RJD chief and former Bihar chief minister, Lalu Prasad Yadav on Tuesday extended support to Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee to take a leadership role in the opposition INDIA bloc. Lalu's support for the West Bengal Chief Minister comes two days after the Trinamool Congress raised the pitch on the demand to make her the leader of the INDIA bloc. …

Trinamool's 'Mamata Banerjee should lead INDIA' finds more backers, rift deepens
2 weeks ago

Trinamool's 'Mamata Banerjee should lead INDIA' finds more backers, rift deepens

India Today  

The rift in the opposition camp widened as RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav became the latest leader to back West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to lead the INDIA bloc. Ever since Mamata Banerjee set off a churn by evincing interest in leading the INDIA bloc last week, several non-Congress parties have closed ranks behind her, including Jagan Mohan Reddy's …

Mamata Banerjee mocks Bangladeshi leaders over ‘occupy Bengal, Odisha’ claim: 'India will have lollipop?'
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Mamata Banerjee mocks Bangladeshi leaders over ‘occupy Bengal, Odisha’ claim: 'India will have lollipop?'

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday took a dig at remarks by some Bangladeshi politicians, who said the country has legitimate claims over Bengal, Bihar and Odisha, and wondered whether Indians “would have lollipop” when external forces would try to occupy Indian lands. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee speaks in state assembly in Kolkata. Speaking in the …

'Only Leader Who Has Repeatedly Defeated BJP:' TMC Demands To Make Mamata As INDIA bloc's Leader
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2 weeks, 2 days 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 …

Will Mamata Banerjee Lead INDIA Bloc? Bengal CM's Statement Leaves Opposition Divided
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Will Mamata Banerjee Lead INDIA Bloc? Bengal CM's Statement Leaves Opposition Divided

ABP News  

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has created a loud buzz in the political circles with her statement on the Opposition INDIA bloc. Lucknow: On West Bengal CM Mamata Banrejee's willingness to lead the INDI Alliance, SP leader Udayveer Singh says, "Mamata Banerjee is a prominent leader, and her party has consistently opposed the Bharatiya Janata Party. #WATCH | Delhi: On …

Willing to lead INDIA bloc if given opportunity: Mamata
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Willing to lead INDIA bloc if given opportunity: Mamata

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed dissatisfaction with the functioning of the opposition INDIA bloc, signaling her intent to take charge of the alliance if given an opportunity. I would just say that everyone needs to be taken along," she said in an interview with Bengali news channel News 18 Bangla on Friday.Asked why she is not taking …

‘I can run it from here’: Mamata Banerjee expresses interest to run INDIA bloc from West Bengal
2 weeks, 4 days ago

‘I can run it from here’: Mamata Banerjee expresses interest to run INDIA bloc from West Bengal

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday expressed dissatisfaction with the way the opposition INDIA bloc is functioning and signalled her readiness to lead it if given the chance. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee during the inauguration of the 30th Kolkata International Film festival in Kolkata on Dec 4. Banerjee's comments follow those of …

Bengal bypoll results: Trinamool leads on all six seats, as per early trends
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1 month 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 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 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, 1 week 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 …

Channapatna contest hogs limelight as stage set for by-polls in 3 Assembly segments in Karnataka
1 month, 1 week ago

Channapatna contest hogs limelight as stage set for by-polls in 3 Assembly segments in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru, The stage is set for voting in three Assembly segments of Karnataka, which will go for by-polls on Wednesday, with spotlight on Channapatna, where Union Minister and JD leader H D Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil has crossed swords with Congress heavyweight C P Yogeeshwara in a prestigious battle. Among the three segments, Channapatna is considered to be a "high profile", …

Mithun Chakraborty Claims Bengal Throne Will Be BJP's After 2026 Assembly Polls
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mithun Chakraborty Claims Bengal Throne Will Be BJP's After 2026 Assembly Polls

Live Mint  

Actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty has claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will form the government in West Bengal after the 2026 Assembly elections in the state. He called upon the BJP functionaries in the state to ensure one crore membership in the campaign that will last till November 30.

Shah Warns of State-Sponsored Infiltration in Bengal, Demands BJP Govt for 2026 Elections
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1 month, 3 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 …

Multiple demands for division of north Bengal gives TMC a new handle against BJP
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Multiple demands for division of north Bengal gives TMC a new handle against BJP

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: In a throwback to the 2021 assembly poll scenario in West Bengal, several ethnic groups from the northern region have once again demanded separation from the state, close on heels of Bharatiya Janata Party state president and Union minister Sukanta Majumdar asking the Prime Minister to add north Bengal to India’s northeast region to ensure development. Sukanta Majumdar, a …

West Bengal: BJP Reaches Out to Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury After Congress Exit
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

NITI Aayog meeting: Mamata Banerjee to attend meeting in Delhi
4 months, 4 weeks ago

NITI Aayog meeting: Mamata Banerjee to attend meeting in Delhi

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on July 26 left for New Delhi and said that she will participate in the meeting of NITI Aayog in the capital scheduled on July 27 to “ record our voice”. Ms. Banerjee’s decision to participate in the meeting comes amidst Chief Ministers of several States governed by Opposition parties boycotting the meeting likely …

Mamata Banerjee A Congress Ally But Not Ready to Toe Party's 'Big Brother' Line. Niti Aayog Attendance is Proof
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Mamata Banerjee A Congress Ally But Not Ready to Toe Party's 'Big Brother' Line. Niti Aayog Attendance is Proof

News 18  

Mamata Banerjee may be a part of the INDIA bloc but the West Bengal chief minister has decided to carve a niche away from the opposition alliance with her decision to attend the Niti Aayog meeting in Delhi. Congress-ruled opposition states as well as other partners like Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann have decided …

Assembly bypolls: Voting underway in 13 seats across seven states, high stakes battle in Bengal
5 months, 2 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 …

How Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress Secured Landslide Victory in West Bengal Lok Sabha Polls 2024
6 months, 1 week 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 …

BJP Odisha legislature party to meet on Tuesday to choose CM
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP Odisha legislature party to meet on Tuesday to choose CM

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: The BJP legislature party of Odisha will hold a meeting on Tuesday to elect the chief minister of the state and the new government will take oath the next day, a senior party leader said. While the chance of senior Odisha MP Dharmendra Pradhan becoming the next chief minister of the state seems bleak after his induction into the …

West Bengal | Didi-Bhatija show Sangh Parivar their place
6 months, 2 weeks ago

West Bengal | Didi-Bhatija show Sangh Parivar their place

India Today  

In the end, it was Didi who had the last laugh. On the evening of June 4, a little after the clock struck six, Mamata Banerjee climbed the stage erected on the backyard of her residence in Kalighat in Kolkata. The joyous mood—with hundreds of slogan-raising Trinamool Congress supporters caked in trademark green gulal—was well-deserved: under her, the TMC had …

'I cannot wish unconstitutional, illegal party for forming government': Mamata lashes out at BJP
6 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Opinion: How Didi succeeded in mobilising Bengali mistrust of Centre
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: How Didi succeeded in mobilising Bengali mistrust of Centre

India Today  

Inclusion, not polarisation, is West Bengal’s 7. As she crisscrossed the state, addressing a staggering 150 rallies, and walking miles to connect with her constituents, Mamata Banerjee’s message was simple: do not allow West Bengal to be overpowered by the Centre. It was a rejoinder to Modi’s campaign that if West Bengal’s voters joined him, he would oust Mamata Banerjee …

Bengal backs Mamata Bannerje
6 months, 2 weeks 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 …

With focus on welfare and women, Mamata Banerjee takes pole position in Bengal
6 months, 2 weeks ago

With focus on welfare and women, Mamata Banerjee takes pole position in Bengal

Hindustan Times  

Mamata Banerjee Mamata Banerjee. If there is any leader who has consistently, barring 2019, interrupted the BJP’s political plans, it is Mamata Banerjee. A leader who spent decades of her life fighting the draconian and semi-violent communist regime in West Bengal through sheer grit and determination, Banerjee, 69, knows her state and its social landscape intimately. This catapults Banerjee into …

West Bengal Lok Sabha Elections 2024: From Mahua Moitra to Adhir Ranjan, here's list of top players
6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

BJP will make a clean sweep in Haryana, says Subhash Barala
6 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP will make a clean sweep in Haryana, says Subhash Barala

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party will win all 10 seats in Haryana on June 4 and the party will form the government at the Centre for the third consecutive term, said Rajya Sabha MP Subhash Barala, convener of state election management committee, on Sunday. Addressing the media after a meeting in Rohtak, Rajya Sabha MP Subhash Barala said the team members …

West Bengal exit polls 2024 predict BJP to win more seats than Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress
6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

View: Can Mamata Banerjee’s bold Bengal gambit restrict the BJP?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

View: Can Mamata Banerjee’s bold Bengal gambit restrict the BJP?

Hindustan Times  

Even when the idea of a joint opposition front, INDIA, was being laid out by the leaders of anti-BJP parties, Mamata Bannerjee had other ideas for Bengal. Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of India's West Bengal state and Trinamool Congress party leader addresses her supporters during an election campaign meeting. Read: Mamata Banerjee on Narendra Modi's ‘sent by God’ remark: 'We'll …

In final phase, action shifts to City of Joy and Sundarbans
6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

OPINION | Will Modi overtake Mamata in Bengal this time?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

OPINION | Will Modi overtake Mamata in Bengal this time?

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that West Bengal would come up with the most surprising results on June 4 and “Mamata’s fort will crumble this time”. He said, “ten years ago, I had given the slogan “Na Khaoonga, Na Khaane Doonga”, but this time, I want to add ‘Jihnone Khaaya, Unse Wapas Vasoolunga, Jinka Khaya, Unhen Lautaoonga’.” It …

Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha Seat: TMC Walks A Tightrope As BJP Gains Ground With Tapas Roy At Helm
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha Seat: TMC Walks A Tightrope As BJP Gains Ground With Tapas Roy At Helm

News 18  

Kolkata Uttar is one of the 42 parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal that will go to polls in the seventh phase of election on June 1. In the North Kolkata Lok Sabha seat, where the TMC’s “old guard” is pitted against the “new guard”. The BJP dealt a lethal blow to the TMC’s fortunes when Tapas Roy, now the saffron …

Modi and Mamata battle it out in Kolkata in the last phase of Lok Sabha polls
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Modi and Mamata battle it out in Kolkata in the last phase of Lok Sabha polls

The Hindu  

Kolkata Two days before the conclusion of campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday held roadshows in Kolkata and adjoining areas. While the Prime Minster held a roadshow riding an open vehicle for about three kilometers from the statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in Kolkata’s Shyambazar area …

Voting underway in 58 LS constituencies, 25.76% voter turnout recorded till 11 am
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Voting underway in 58 LS constituencies, 25.76% voter turnout recorded till 11 am

Deccan Chronicle  

A voter turnout of 25.76 per cent was recorded till 11 am on Saturday in 58 constituencies in six states and two Union territories where polling is underway in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections.West Bengal recorded the highest voter turnout in the first four hours of polling at 36.88 per cent while Odisha recorded the lowest at …

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

BJP already got 310 seats, will cross 400 in remaining two phases: Amit Shah
7 months ago

BJP already got 310 seats, will cross 400 in remaining two phases: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party has already crossed 310 seats mark in the ensuing Lok Sabha election after the completion of five phases of polling in different parts of the country and said the party would cross its target of 400 seats in the remaining two phases. “The current election is to …

West Bengal BJP MP Kunar Hembram joins TMC ahead of polls
7 months ago

West Bengal BJP MP Kunar Hembram joins TMC ahead of polls

Hindustan Times  

Kunar Hembram, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Lok Sabha member from West Bengal’s Jhargram seat, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribes, joined the ruling Trinamool Congress on Sunday afternoon alleging that the BJP is an anti-tribal party. They don’t want to recognise the rights of tribal communities,” Hembram, 61, who was denied a ticket by BJP this year, told the audience …

Ex-judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay's ‘Mamata Banerjee, what is your price’ remark triggers row; TMC moves Election Commission
7 months, 1 week ago

Ex-judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay's ‘Mamata Banerjee, what is your price’ remark triggers row; TMC moves Election Commission

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress on Thursday moved the Election Commission against former high court judge and BJP candidate, Abhijit Gangopadhyay, for allegedly making “misogynistic” remarks against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. Former Calcutta high court Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay joined Bharatiya Janata Party in March. Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who joined the BJP after resigning from his post as the Calcutta high court …

Mamata Banerjee announces post-Lok Sabha elections plan for INDIA bloc, says…
7 months, 1 week ago

Mamata Banerjee announces post-Lok Sabha elections plan for INDIA bloc, says…

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday asserted that her party Trinamool Congress will extend outside support to the opposition INDIA alliance to form the government at the Centre. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee with Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. However, Banerjee said that the TMC will not support the Communist Party of India and the Congress in Bengal, …

Bengal Lok Sabha elections: Adhir Ranjan, Shatrughan Sinha, Mahua and Yusuf Pathan in fray in fourth phase
7 months, 1 week 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 …

Rahul Gandhi's 'BJP's B team' jibe at YSR Congress Party, TDP, Janasena in Andhra
7 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi's 'BJP's B team' jibe at YSR Congress Party, TDP, Janasena in Andhra

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took a swipe at YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, Chandrababu Naidu, and Pawan Kalyan, calling their parties “B team” of the BJP. Addressing a crowd in Andhra Pradesh’s Kadapa, Gandhi expressed dismay over the departure from the legacy of late Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy's principles of social justice and inclusive governance. But today, BJP's …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: TMC booth president clashes with BJP candidate in Bengal's Murshidabad | VIDEO
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: TMC booth president clashes with BJP candidate in Bengal's Murshidabad | VIDEO

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: A clash occurred between a TMC booth president Gautam Ghosh and BJP candidate Dhananjay Ghosh at a polling booth in Jangipur in West Bengal's Murshidabad during the third phase of Lok Sabha elections. The contentious discussion occurred at booth number 44 of the Mirgram Primary School, with both the BJP candidate and the block Trinamool president …

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
7 months, 2 weeks 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
7 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Opinion: Low turnout in Bengal is as worrisome for Mamata Banerjee as is for Modi
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Low turnout in Bengal is as worrisome for Mamata Banerjee as is for Modi

India Today  

In West Bengal, fewer voters turned up at the polling booths to cast their ballot and the political establishment felt a cold chill. Roughly, over the two phases, voter turnout across 190 seats fell by three per cent compared to 2019. In Cooch Behar, which was won by Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Nishit Pramanik, …

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