Bengal election: Who is responsible for cycle of violence in state and who will stop it?
4 years ago

Bengal election: Who is responsible for cycle of violence in state and who will stop it?

India Today  

The attack on BJP leaders JP Nadda and Kailash Vijayvargiya's convoys, while they were on their way to Diamond Harbour, triggered a war of words. The BJP called it "gundaraj", while Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee termed the attack a "nautanki". On his show News Today at 9, India Today TV Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai spoke to BJP spokesperson Nalin Kohli and TMC MP Saugata Roy over the issue. Q: Mamata Banerjee says BJP staged a drama as it couldn't get enough people for its rally.

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TMC alleges BJP goons indulged in Bengal rural poll violence and not its workers
1 year, 4 months ago

TMC alleges BJP goons indulged in Bengal rural poll violence and not its workers

India TV News  

The Trinamool Congress on Saturday alleged that BJP goons had indulged in violence during the panchayat elections in West Bengal and not the ruling party's cadre as claimed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an address earlier in the day. Claiming that the PM's accusations against the TMC government were untrue, West Bengal minister Sashi Panja also accused the BJP …

Necessary for Country to Know Democracy Has Ended in Bengal: BJP Fact-finding Team on Poll Violence in State
1 year, 4 months ago

Necessary for Country to Know Democracy Has Ended in Bengal: BJP Fact-finding Team on Poll Violence in State

News 18  

A fact-finding BJP committee, which looked into incidents of violence during the recent West Bengal panchayat polls, submitted its report to party president J P Nadda, alleging that a “sickening symbol of shameful democracy” was witnessed during the elections. It is necessary for the country to know that democracy has ended in Bengal, BJP leader and former Union minister Ravi …

Idea Behind INDIA, Panchayat Polls Violence & 2024 Battle: This Martyrs' Day, Mamata Eyes National Stage
1 year, 5 months ago

Idea Behind INDIA, Panchayat Polls Violence & 2024 Battle: This Martyrs' Day, Mamata Eyes National Stage

News 18  

The Trinamool Congress has plans to mark this year’s Martyrs’ Day by kicking off the countdown for the 2024 general elections. While the stage is ready in Kolkata’s Dharamtala for TMC’s rally, BJP has planned a counter-protest the same day to attack the state government over panchayat poll violence. This time, we should all go and ‘gherao’ the BDO office …

Break the vicious cycle of violence in every poll
1 year, 5 months ago

Break the vicious cycle of violence in every poll

Hindustan Times  

This happened in the 1970s. Since then, I’ve been wrestling with one question: Why was so much money spent and blood spilt for an election to a post like a block pramukh? The violence during West Bengal’s panchayat elections has reignited this old debate. The woman’s brother-in-law proposed a three-pronged strategy: One, how they will prevent Opposition supporters from voting …

All Quiet on the 'West Bengal' Front: The Congress's Dilemma over Panchayat Poll Violence
1 year, 5 months ago

All Quiet on the 'West Bengal' Front: The Congress's Dilemma over Panchayat Poll Violence

News 18  

Silence can be powerful. But in case of the West Bengal panchayat poll violence, it is reflecting the dilemma within the Congress. While the fight over the poll violence is largely between the Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party, the Congress, too, claimed their party workers have been assaulted in state Congress president and leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan …

'Violence in Bengal is not accidental; it is state-sponsored murder of democracy': BJP unleashes attack on TMC
1 year, 5 months ago

'Violence in Bengal is not accidental; it is state-sponsored murder of democracy': BJP unleashes attack on TMC

Firstpost  

BJP leader Sambit Patra claimed that the ruling Trinamool Congress’ government in West Bengal’s ‘dadagiri politics’ was on even on the day of ballot counting Violence in West Bengal is “not accidental,” but is “a state- Patra’s statement came on the day when the counting of votes for the Bengal Panchayat polls were underway. “In West Bengal, elections and violence …

Violence is Mainstay of Bengal Politics, And BJP will Make This a Crucial Issue for 2024 Polls - News18
1 year, 5 months ago

Violence is Mainstay of Bengal Politics, And BJP will Make This a Crucial Issue for 2024 Polls - News18

News 18  

Twenty people were reportedly killed in violent clashes related to Panchayat elections in West Bengal until Monday. For the Opposition block, especially for the BJP, this election turns out to be a repetition of the 2018 Panchayat polls in terms of political violence. BJP, which has been designing its campaign on the issues of corruption, scams and the dynasty politics, …

DC Edit | Check political violence in Bengal, it's out of control
1 year, 5 months ago

DC Edit | Check political violence in Bengal, it's out of control

Deccan Chronicle  

Violence has become the hallmark of elections in West Bengal and the election to local self-government bodies this year does not show a break from the trend — as many as 20 people have been killed and hundreds injured with an equal number of lives lost in the run-up to the election held on Saturday. Clashes began immediately after the …

Violence continues in Bengal, several areas to vote again
1 year, 5 months ago

Violence continues in Bengal, several areas to vote again

Hindustan Times  

The West Bengal state election commission ordered repolling on Monday at 697 booths in 19 districts where voting for the rural elections has been declared void, a notification, seen by HT, said hours after a meeting of the commission on Sunday evening during which it took stock of vote-tampering and violence across the state. While the Trinamool Congress government continued …

Bengal On Fire; Guns Brandished, Vehicles Torched As Nearly Two Dozen Die In Violence | Top Updates
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal On Fire; Guns Brandished, Vehicles Torched As Nearly Two Dozen Die In Violence | Top Updates

Hindustan Times  

Bengal On Fire; Guns Brandished, Vehicles Torched As Nearly Two Dozen Die In Violence | Top Updates No end to the violence a day after West Bengal's panchayat polls were marred by protests. BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari demanded the Centre's intervention against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. #bengal #violence #mamata #panchayatpolls #westbengal #wb #protests #elections #mamatabanerjee #adhirranjanchowdhury #suvenduadhikari #centre …

Bengal Panchayat Poll Violence A Wake-Up Call For Mamata Banerjee Leadership And Democratic Values
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal Panchayat Poll Violence A Wake-Up Call For Mamata Banerjee Leadership And Democratic Values

ABP News  

West Bengal Saturday witnessed what can only be described as one of the state’s most violent and blood-soaked panchayat elections in recent memory. From the very moment that Banerjee made the decision to appoint Rajiva Sinha, the former chief secretary of West Bengal, as the state election commissioner, the ominous clouds of democracy's suppression began to gather. Mamata Banerjee Needs …

'So much bloodshed, it's a shame,' Calcutta HC slams Mamata govt for panchayat poll violence
1 year, 5 months ago

'So much bloodshed, it's a shame,' Calcutta HC slams Mamata govt for panchayat poll violence

Op India  

Last week, Calcutta High Court lambasted the Mamata Government for the large-scale violence that the state has been witnessing since the time the filing of poll nominations has begun for the Three-tier Panchayati Raj System in West Bengal, slated to be held on July 8. Calcutta High Court judge Amrita Sinha, on Wednesday, tore into the ruling dispensation for turning …

Mamata government complicit in Bengal violence, alleges Sitaram Yechury
1 year, 5 months ago

Mamata government complicit in Bengal violence, alleges Sitaram Yechury

The Hindu  

Days after the joint Opposition meeting, General Secretary of Communist Party of India Sitaram Yechury attacked All India Trinamool Congress party alleging that the State administration is complicit in the political violence that has killed 10 persons during the ongoing panchayat elections. His comments come days after the two parties sat across each other in the joint Opposition meeting held …

WB Panchayat Elections 2023: Mamata Banerjee’s Failure To Stop Violence Is Only Benefiting BJP
1 year, 5 months ago

WB Panchayat Elections 2023: Mamata Banerjee’s Failure To Stop Violence Is Only Benefiting BJP

ABP News  

With panchayat elections approaching, a string of violent incidents have tarnished West Bengal's political landscape once again. The failure of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to curb the recurring incidents of violence during Panchayat polls is proving advantageous for the opposition, especially the Bharatiya Janata Party. West Bengal Panchayat Elections 2023: Full Coverage It's Time For Mamata Banerjee To Wake up …

Bengal Panchayat Polls — 'Guv Has No Role': TMC Says State Poll Body Should Look Into Violence
1 year, 6 months ago

Bengal Panchayat Polls — 'Guv Has No Role': TMC Says State Poll Body Should Look Into Violence

ABP News  

The state of West Bengal is witnessing a massive blame game over the violence taking place here ahead of the July 8 Panchayat polls. "3 people from TMC have been killed.Law& order is under state govt, it's not Governor's work. It's the work of the State Election Commissioner to look after the poll violence. It's the work of the State …

‘Political violence will not to be tolerated’: West Bengal governor in Bhangore
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Political violence will not to be tolerated’: West Bengal governor in Bhangore

Hindustan Times  

A day after four persons were killed in clashes across West Bengal where panchayat elections are due on July 8, Governor CV Ananda Bose visited one of the violence-hit areas near Kolkata on Friday. West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose The governor said that political violence will not be tolerated, asserting that “there will be action and no alibi for …

'Dark chapter': BJP slams Bengal police, TMC over panchayat poll violence
1 year, 6 months ago

'Dark chapter': BJP slams Bengal police, TMC over panchayat poll violence

Hindustan Times  

As West Bengal gears up for the panchayat polls with single-phased voting scheduled on July 8, reports of pre-poll riots have sparked a fresh war of words between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party. BJP National spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi BJP on Friday alleged that the state’s election commission was working hand-in-hand with the state government and doing …

West Bengal panchayat polls: 3 shot dead as violence continues on last day of filing nominations
1 year, 6 months ago

West Bengal panchayat polls: 3 shot dead as violence continues on last day of filing nominations

India TV News  

West Bengal panchayat polls: As many as three persons were shot dead and several others were injured in West Bengal on Thursday, the last day to file nominations for the panchayat polls scheduled to be held on July 8. Supporters of Left-INC CPI state secretary Md Salim said they were supporters of the Left Front and the Congress, and the …

BJP trying to create violence in West Bengal in lines of Manipur: CM Mamata Banerjee
1 year, 6 months ago

BJP trying to create violence in West Bengal in lines of Manipur: CM Mamata Banerjee

India TV News  

Mamata Banerjee on WB violence : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that the BJP is trying to instigate violence between communities in West Bengal along the lines of Manipur. They are trying to create that violence here as they did in Manipur," the chief minister said while addressing a public meeting at Salboni in West Midnapore district. …

West Bengal violence: Home Ministry seeks report
1 year, 8 months ago

West Bengal violence: Home Ministry seeks report

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Union home ministry on Tuesday sought a report from the Mamata Banerjee government on the violence during Rama Navami in Howrah, Hooghly and nearby areas. Sources said the home ministry has sought a detailed report from the state government over the violence that broke out between two groups when a Rama Navami procession was taken out in …

Mamata Banerjee warns of violence on Hanuman Jayanti
1 year, 8 months ago

Mamata Banerjee warns of violence on Hanuman Jayanti

India Today  

After Bengal witnessed violence and unrest on Ram Navami, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday issued a warning to prevent untoward incidents during Hanuman Jayanti celebrations on April 6. During a meeting in East Midnapore’s Khejuri, Mamata Banerjee said while she respects Bajrangbali, she was concerned that there might be plans for riots, given the events that had taken place …

'Communal violence on table for BJP with 2024 polls approaching' alleges Kapil Sibal
1 year, 8 months ago

'Communal violence on table for BJP with 2024 polls approaching' alleges Kapil Sibal

India TV News  

Ram Navami Violence: In view of violence erupted in West Bengal's Howrah, Kapil Sibal on Saturday alleged that communal violence was on the table for the BJP with the 2024 Lok Sabha elections approaching. Violence and arson were reported from West Bengal's Howrah district after clashes broke out between two groups during Ram Navami festivities, with the BJP and the …

Communal violence on table for BJP with 2024 polls approaching, alleges Sibal
1 year, 8 months ago

Communal violence on table for BJP with 2024 polls approaching, alleges Sibal

The Hindu  

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on April 1 alleged that communal violence was on the table for the BJP with the 2024 general elections approaching, and recent incidents in West Bengal and Gujarat were a "trailer." Violence and arson were reported from West Bengal's Howrah district after clashes broke out between two groups during Ram Navami festivities, with the BJP …

Bengal violence: Amit Shah speaks to governor, BJP chief
1 year, 8 months ago

Bengal violence: Amit Shah speaks to governor, BJP chief

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: A day after the violence at the Rama Navami rally in Howrah, near Kolkata, fresh unrest was reported from the trouble-hit areas in the town on the banks of the river Hooghly, while 36 persons were arrested by the police. Worried over the situation, Union home minister Amit Shah called up West Bengal governor C.V. Ananda Bose and state …

'Attacks by BJP-hired goons': Bengal CM Mamata on Ram Navami violence in Howrah
1 year, 8 months ago

'Attacks by BJP-hired goons': Bengal CM Mamata on Ram Navami violence in Howrah

India Today  

Reacting to the incidents of violence reported during the Ram Navami festivities from Howrah, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said the clashes were planned by the Bharatiya Janata Party for a month. “The BJP has been planning these events for a month and they are now using these clashes to avoid the Opposition’s questions about the Adani row,” …

Why Muslims of Bengal Are Becoming Disenchanted With Trinamool Politics
1 year, 9 months ago

Why Muslims of Bengal Are Becoming Disenchanted With Trinamool Politics

ABP News  

For the ruling Trinamool Congress and its supremo Mamata Banerjee, the third term in West Bengal, which began in May 2021, is proving to be a tough one. Giving electoral prominence to BJP turncoats like Babul Supriyo, walking a soft Hindutva line, growing violence against minorities and increasing corruption charges against the Mamata Banerjee government are among the several reasons …

Birbhum arson case: How West Bengal has been a theatre of political violence
2 years ago

Birbhum arson case: How West Bengal has been a theatre of political violence

India Today  

The West Bengal Police has booked CBI officials for murder after an accused in the Birbhum arson case, reported earlier this year, died allegedly by suicide in the central investigation agency’s custody. In one of the incidents, Mamata Banerjee, now TMC chairperson and into her third term as the West Bengal chief minister, was wounded in July 1993 as she …

West Bengal Rampage: Is TMC Government Sowing the Seeds of India’s Partition in 21st Century? - News18
2 years, 2 months ago

West Bengal Rampage: Is TMC Government Sowing the Seeds of India’s Partition in 21st Century? - News18

News 18  

On October 9, Hindu households were ransacked, vehicles razed, and shops torched by the so-called oppressed Muslim minority in Mominpur, Dompara, and areas of West Bengal’s Ekbalpur, Kolkata over desecration of their flag. Consequently, the West Bengal Police imposed section 144 for two days in the Ekbalpur region of the state for two days starting October 10. The Calcutta High …

Explained | What drives political violence in Bengal?
2 years, 8 months ago

Explained | What drives political violence in Bengal?

India Today  

The recent gruesome killings in Birbhum district of West Bengal is just another footnote to the eastern state’s long and ignominious history of political violence. MAINTAINING PARTY HEGEMONY Bengal’s unique culture of political violence has a long history stretching back to pre-independence period. READ: Birbhum arson: Why Bengal remains prone to political violence After TMC dislodged the Left in 2011, …

Bengal mayhem: Nab the culprits
2 years, 9 months ago

Bengal mayhem: Nab the culprits

Hindustan Times  

Even by the gory standards set by the bloodied political history of West Bengal, the recent killing of eight people allegedly as revenge for the killing of a local political leader, is shocking. It is true that acts of violence have been embedded in Bengal’s political fabric since before Independence, and have been actively patronised by successive regimes. Despite public …

Bengal: Crack down on political violence
2 years, 9 months ago

Bengal: Crack down on political violence

Hindustan Times  

In the span of a few hours on Sunday, two councillors from the Trinamool Congress and Congress parties were shot dead in separate incidents in West Bengal, highlighting, once again, the alarming levels of political violence that have come to characterise the state. That the twin shoot-ings came weeks after the sensational killing of political worker Anis Khan should set …

Bengal post-poll violence: Mamata govt moves Supreme Court against CBI probe
3 years, 3 months ago

Bengal post-poll violence: Mamata govt moves Supreme Court against CBI probe

India TV News  

The West Bengal government has moved Supreme Court, thus challenging an order of the Calcutta High Court directing the Central Bureau of Investigation probe into post-poll violence in the state. The CBI on Tuesday had registered 10 more cases related to the alleged post-poll violence in West Bengal, taking the total number of such cases to 31. The High Court …

CBI arrests 2, files 10 more FIRs in West Bengal post-poll violence cases
3 years, 3 months ago

CBI arrests 2, files 10 more FIRs in West Bengal post-poll violence cases

Op India  

The Central Bureau of Investigation probing the West Bengal post-poll violence has registered 10 fresh FIRs in the matter, taking the total tally of FIRs registered in connection with the violence, unleashed in the state after Mamata Banerjee-led govt retained power in the state, to 21. Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a total of 21 FIRs so far in …

Bengal BJP Ministers, MPs to Reach Out to Post-Poll Violence Victims in Ashirvad Yatra
3 years, 4 months ago

Bengal BJP Ministers, MPs to Reach Out to Post-Poll Violence Victims in Ashirvad Yatra

News 18  

The BJP leadership has already spoken out against the ruling Trinamool Congress over the post-poll violence in Bengal. Apart from BJP State President Dilip Ghosh and General Secretary Amitabh Chakraborty, Kailash Vijayavargiya, Shiv Prakash and Amit Malvira met all the MPs held at the Constitution Club in Delhi. According to BJP sources, all BJP MPs and MLAs will go to …

Post-poll violence in Bengal worst than Calcutta killings, Noakhali, 1984 riots: Suvendu blasts Mamata govt
3 years, 5 months ago

Post-poll violence in Bengal worst than Calcutta killings, Noakhali, 1984 riots: Suvendu blasts Mamata govt

India TV News  

Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday attacked the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government over the issue of post-poll violence in the state. Lashing out at the Bengal government, Suvendu Adhikari said, "the post-poll violence in West Bengal has left behind the Calcutta killings, and the Noakhali riots of 1946, and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Earlier on Tuesday, amid the …

'Bengal violence after May 2 was not spontaneous, but well-planned': NHRC fact-finding committee
3 years, 5 months ago

'Bengal violence after May 2 was not spontaneous, but well-planned': NHRC fact-finding committee

Op India  

The fact-finding committee constituted to inquire about the post-poll violence in West Bengal following a Calcutta High Court order made startling revelations while addressing the media on Tuesday. The committee added that the violence broke out only after May 2, after the results came out and TMC became victorious, ensuring another 5-year rule of Mamata Banerjee. “Mafia, dons, criminals and …

Adhikari meets Shah, Nadda over Bengal violence; TMC turncoats trouble state BJP
3 years, 6 months ago

Adhikari meets Shah, Nadda over Bengal violence; TMC turncoats trouble state BJP

Hindustan Times  

A day after Abhishek Banerjee, the new national general secretary of Trinamool Congress, said that many Bharatiya Janata Party leaders in Bengal, including some who won the recent assembly polls, were eager to join the ruling party, TMC turncoats caused concern for the saffron camp even as it raised voice against post-poll violence, HT has learnt. Adhikari meets Shah, Nadda …

Calcutta HC “appreciates” Mamata Banerjee-led govt for ‘stemming’ the post-poll violence
3 years, 7 months ago

Calcutta HC “appreciates” Mamata Banerjee-led govt for ‘stemming’ the post-poll violence

Op India  

Even as the supporters and members of the victorious Trinamool Congress Party are accused of unleashing post-poll violence in West Bengal following the results of assembly elections, the Calcutta High Court on Monday lauded the state government’s efforts to stop the violence. After being informed by the state govt that there had no incidents of violence reported since Sunday, the …

No Political Violence in Bengal Since May 9, State Govt Tells Calcutta HC
3 years, 7 months ago

No Political Violence in Bengal Since May 9, State Govt Tells Calcutta HC

News 18  

The West Bengal government on Monday told a Calcutta High Court bench that there has been no post poll political violence in the state since May 9 and assured that all steps will be taken to ensure peace in future. The PIL filed by lawyer petitioner Anindya Sundar Das raised the issue of violence taking place in various parts of …

West Bengal Violence: MHA asks report from Governor Jagdeep Dhankar over law and order situation
3 years, 7 months ago

West Bengal Violence: MHA asks report from Governor Jagdeep Dhankar over law and order situation

India TV News  

The Union Home Ministry has asked West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar to give a report on the law and order situation in the state, particularly the violence that took place following the election results last weekend, officials said on Thursday. The MHA has deputed a four-member team, led by an Additional Secretary level official including a Central Reserve Police Force …

Bengal police deny rape allegation as post-poll violence continues
3 years, 7 months ago

Bengal police deny rape allegation as post-poll violence continues

Hindustan Times  

The West Bengal Police on Wednesday refuted the Bharatiya Janata Party ’s allegations that two women were raped while several others were molested in the state’s Birbhum district in the aftermath of the post-poll violence, even as party president JP Nadda criticised chief minister Mamata Banerjee. The TMC has rejected the BJP’s allegations, with Mamata Banerjee saying: “I have noticed …

Mamata’s Silence Speaks About Her Involvement in Bengal Violence: JP Nadda
3 years, 7 months ago

Mamata’s Silence Speaks About Her Involvement in Bengal Violence: JP Nadda

News 18  

Bharatiya Janata Party National President JP Nadda alleged that the killings and attacks on his party workers in West Bengal are Nadda said that it is unfortunate that Mamataji has started her third term with blood on her hands. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, the BJP National President said, “Massacre and brutal killings took place in Bengal and surprisingly …

Bengal political violence: TMC's Mahua Moitra responds to BJP's charges
3 years, 7 months ago

Bengal political violence: TMC's Mahua Moitra responds to BJP's charges

India Today  

India Today TV Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai spoke to TMC MP Mahua Moitra on the political violence in West Bengal. Excerpts: Q: The charge is that Mamata Banerjee hasn't done enough to stop this political violence. 95 percent of what is going in social media about Bengal violence is fake, says @MahuaMoitra, TMC MP.#NewsToday with @sardesairajdeep pic.twitter.com/G1OEDn8w5O — IndiaToday May …

First duty of elected government is to protect lives: Owaisi on Bengal clashes
3 years, 7 months ago

First duty of elected government is to protect lives: Owaisi on Bengal clashes

Hindustan Times  

All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen president and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday condemned the series of violence that broke out in West Bengal after the culmination of the assembly elections in the state. We condemn the failure of any government in any part of India to protect lives, AIMIM president and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi said. Since the evening …

'State-sponsored': BJP launches no-holds-barred attack on TMC over post-poll violence in West Bengal
3 years, 7 months ago

'State-sponsored': BJP launches no-holds-barred attack on TMC over post-poll violence in West Bengal

India TV News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has launched a scathing attack on the Trinamool Congress over post-poll violence in West Bengal where the saffron party has claimed that nine of its workers died in the last 24 hours. Party spokesperson Sambit Patra said that situation in Bengal is unbelievable, adding that "we have never witnessed such scenes in India's electoral history". "Bengal …

MHA asks West Bengal Govt to submit report on post-poll violence
3 years, 7 months ago

MHA asks West Bengal Govt to submit report on post-poll violence

Op India  

As violence sweeps West Bengal following the victory of TMC in the state assembly elections, the Ministry of Home Affairs has asked the Mamata Banerjee-led state government for a report on post-election violence targeting opposition political workers in the state. MHA has asked West Bengal Government for a report on the post election violence targeting opposition political workers in the …

Battle for Bengal: Which way will Kolkata's 'bhadralok' vote swing?
3 years, 8 months ago

Battle for Bengal: Which way will Kolkata's 'bhadralok' vote swing?

India Today  

Once called the commercial and cultural capital of India, Kolkata’s decline over the past few decades has been phenomenal. The BJP expects its ‘Sonar Bangla’ slogan to reverberate among the urban sections, which still hold on to Bengal’s former glory. For long, Kolkata has majorly backed Mamata Banerjee, though the Left was strong on the city’s outskirts. Its promise of …

Bengal Elections: Voting for 45 seats in phase 5 begins today; over 1 cr voters to decide fate of 342 candidates
3 years, 8 months ago

Bengal Elections: Voting for 45 seats in phase 5 begins today; over 1 cr voters to decide fate of 342 candidates

Firstpost  

The Election Commission has decided to deploy at least 853 companies of central forces to ensure free and fair voting, an official of the poll panel said Emerging from the shadows of a bloody and violent phase four election, the state of West Bengal will conduct another episode of the massive eight-phased Assembly polls on Saturday in 45 seats spread …

Bengal Election, Phase 5 Voting HIGHLIGHTS: Over 78% Turnout As Polling Concludes, Violence Reported In Some Areas
3 years, 8 months ago

Bengal Election, Phase 5 Voting HIGHLIGHTS: Over 78% Turnout As Polling Concludes, Violence Reported In Some Areas

ABP News  

West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 Phase 5 Polling HIGHLIGHTS: The polling began at 7 am and will conclude at 6 am amid tight security arrangements and Covid-19 guidelines put in place by the Election Commission. This phase is crucial for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, which is aiming to better its tally of 32 seats won in …

West Bengal Assembly polls | Mamata blames Amit Shah for Cooch Behar deaths
3 years, 8 months ago

West Bengal Assembly polls | Mamata blames Amit Shah for Cooch Behar deaths

The Hindu  

The death of four persons under the Sitalkuchi Assembly segment in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district during the fourth phase of polling on Saturday triggered a strong reaction from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who blamed Home Minister Amit Shah for the incident and demanded his resignation. The Chief Minister said that West Bengal was witnessing an “undeclared imposition of Article …

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