It's natural for people to doubt me, will sort it out and win: Babul Supriyo on WB bypolls
3 years ago

It's natural for people to doubt me, will sort it out and win: Babul Supriyo on WB bypolls

India Today  

Babul Supriyo is all set to contest the West Bengal Assembly bypoll from Ballygunge seat on a Trinamool Congress ticket. Babul Supriyo, who was a former Union Minister in the BJP government, directly attacked the BJP during his campaign. On March 13, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took to Twitter and announced that Babul Supriyo would contest the bypoll to Ballygunge Vidhan Sabha seat on a TMC ticket. ALSO READ: Shatrughan Sinha, Babul Supriyo to fight Lok Sabha, Bengal Assembly bypolls on TMC ticket

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Mamata Banerjee Sets New Targets for 2026 Bengal Elections Amid Voter List Concerns
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Mamata Banerjee Sets New Targets for 2026 Bengal Elections Amid Voter List Concerns

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 01, 2025 15:31 IST - 5 MINS READ West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo, Mamata Banerjee, is clearly leaving little to chance ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. Alleging that the Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre is using underhanded tactics—tampering with electoral rolls—Mamata claimed that the upcoming political battle is about “protecting the identity …

Mamata sets target for 2026 Assembly election, sounds alarm over voter list
1 month ago

Mamata sets target for 2026 Assembly election, sounds alarm over voter list

The Hindu  

Setting the target of winning 215 out of the 294 Assembly seats in the West Bengal Assembly election scheduled in 2026, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday sounded alarm over the inclusions in the voter list. “The cat is out of bag as to how the BJP is manipulating the voter list with the blessing of the Election …

Bengal's turn in 2026: BJP warns Mamata Banerjee after AAP rout in Delhi
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bengal's turn in 2026: BJP warns Mamata Banerjee after AAP rout in Delhi

India Today  

As the BJP romped to a victory in Delhi after 27 years, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari warned the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, saying West Bengal would be the next state where the saffron party would win in the upcoming Assembly polls. BJP'S DELHI WIN BOOSTS BENGAL UNIT Voicing similar sentiments, Siliguri BJP chief Arun Mandal told news agency ANI, "Bengali …

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

Trinamool dominates West Bengal bypolls, leads in all six constituencies
4 months 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, …

Congress and SP to Team Up in UP Assembly Bypolls: Leaders Emphasize Unity Against BJP
5 months ago

Congress and SP to Team Up in UP Assembly Bypolls: Leaders Emphasize Unity Against BJP

The Hindu  

Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai has announced that the party will contest the upcoming Assembly bypolls together with the SP, despite ongoing talks on seat sharing between the two parties. Rai stated that the sole purpose of the Opposition alliance is to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), highlighting the BJP's history of instigating riots and carrying out fake …

Bypoll Election Results Highlights: BJP Says INDIA Bloc ‘Desperate To Feel Good’, Calls Bengal Victory 'Rigged'
8 months, 2 weeks ago

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 …

How Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress Secured Landslide Victory in West Bengal Lok Sabha Polls 2024
9 months, 2 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 …

'I cannot wish unconstitutional, illegal party for forming government': Mamata lashes out at BJP
9 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
9 months, 3 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 …

West Bengal Lok Sabha Elections 2024: From Mahua Moitra to Adhir Ranjan, here's list of top players
9 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 …

Lok Sabha Election 2024: TMC Candidate Shatrughan Sinha Casts His Vote From Asansol | ABP News
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024: TMC Candidate Shatrughan Sinha Casts His Vote From Asansol | ABP News

ABP News  

Veteran actor and TMC candidate from Asansol Lok Sabha seat, Shatrughan Sinha, says, "INDIA bloc is going to win. Asansol Constituency of West Bengal was won by Babul Supriyo in the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections from the BJP party. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Polls, Babul Supriyo got 633,378 votes and won by a margin of 197,637 votes. The 7th …

West Bengal: BJP candidate seeks blessings of ailing TMC veteran for polls
11 months, 4 weeks ago

West Bengal: BJP candidate seeks blessings of ailing TMC veteran for polls

India TV News  

Arjun Singh, the BJP candidate for Barrackpore Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal, on Friday visited Trinamool Congress veteran Mukul Roy and sought his blessings for the polls. Singh, who recently quit the TMC and returned to the BJP, which he had joined before the 2019 polls after leaving the ruling party in the state, said he respects Roy and …

Top news of the day: March 13, 2024
1 year ago

Top news of the day: March 13, 2024

The Hindu  

Centre, Kerala spar in Supreme Court as financial aid talks hit an impasse The bugle has sounded for a legal battle between the Centre and Kerala in the Supreme Court, after the Union government said on March 13 that it could only spare ₹5,000 crore as a one-time measure to avert an immediate financial crisis in the Kerala. Appointment of …

Lok Sabha Elections BJP Shehzad Poonawalla Sukanta Majumdar Mocks Congress INDIA Bloc Mamata Banerjee Nixes Alliance Hopes West Bengal
1 year ago

Lok Sabha Elections BJP Shehzad Poonawalla Sukanta Majumdar Mocks Congress INDIA Bloc Mamata Banerjee Nixes Alliance Hopes West Bengal

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party took a swipe at the Congress after Trinamool Congress announced its candidates for all 42 West Bengal Lok Sabha seats on Sunday. Wherever Rahul Gandhi has gone, the INDI alliance took its… pic.twitter.com/gYJrprLRow — ANI March 10, 2024 Poonawalla's remarks were in reference to Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra that traversed through West …

West Bengal Lok Sabha 2024: Can Mamata Halt BJP Juggernaut? Know Seats, Phases, Complete Schedule
1 year ago

West Bengal Lok Sabha 2024: Can Mamata Halt BJP Juggernaut? Know Seats, Phases, Complete Schedule

ABP News  

West Bengal, one of the pivotal states during the Lok Sabha Elections, has witnessed fierce electoral battles in recent years even as voters in this eastern state tend to favour candidates from local parties over those of national stature. PC Name Type 11 10 Baharampur GEN 12 12 Krishnanagar GEN 13 13 Ranaghat SC 14 38 Bardhaman Purba SC 15 …

Doubt Congress will get ‘even 40 seats’ in Lok Sabha polls, says Mamata
1 year, 1 month 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 …

'Don't care': Adhir Chowdhury on Trinamool's new plan to contest all 42 seats in Bengal
1 year, 2 months ago

'Don't care': Adhir Chowdhury on Trinamool's new plan to contest all 42 seats in Bengal

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday said he does not care about Trinamool's new plan to contest all 42 seats in West Bengal in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. All seats include Adhir Chowdhury's Baharampur too -- though Trinamool is a key member of the opposition INDIA bloc led by the Congress. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury earlier said the Congress …

OPINION | WHY IS BJP FOCUSSING ON WEST BENGAL?
1 year, 3 months ago

OPINION | WHY IS BJP FOCUSSING ON WEST BENGAL?

India TV News  

Four days before the results of assembly polls in five states are due, BJP launched its 2024 Lok Sabha campaign in West Bengal. Addressing the rally, Home Minister Amit Shah said, he was confident that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will get his third term by winning next year’s parliamentary elections. Shah also predicted that Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress would lose …

BJP announces candidate for West Bengal assembly bypolls
1 year, 7 months ago

BJP announces candidate for West Bengal assembly bypolls

India TV News  

Assembly bypolls: The Bharatiya Janata Party has announced the names of its candidate for the assembly by-elections to be held in West Bengal. The BJP has declared Taapsee Roy as its candidate for the by-election to be held on the Dhupguri assembly seat in West Bengal. Dhupguri assembly seat in West Bengal was vacated following the death of sitting assembly …

‘CM is concerned’: Mamata Banerjee sets up panel to look into Sagardighi defeat
2 years ago

‘CM is concerned’: Mamata Banerjee sets up panel to look into Sagardighi defeat

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday constituted a four-member committee of legislators to look into the reasons for the Trinamool Congress’s defeat in the Sagardighi assembly bypoll. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee Banerjee formed a committee of four Muslim legislators and ministers to probe the Sagardighi defeat over concerns that it could be a sign that …

Congress wins Sagardighi bypoll, makes entry in West Bengal Assembly
2 years 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: Voting for Sagardighi assembly by-poll begins amid tight security
2 years, 1 month ago

West Bengal: Voting for Sagardighi assembly by-poll begins amid tight security

Hindustan Times  

The voting for the by-poll at Sagardighi constituency in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district is underway amid tight security. The by-poll was due after the death of TMC MLA and state minister Subrata Saha in December last year. While the ruling Trinamool Congress has fielded Debashish Banerjee, Dilip Saha is contesting for the Bharatiya Janata Party while Bayron Biswas is the …

Post-poll violence: Arrest warrant against Mamata Banerjee’s election agent
2 years, 2 months ago

Post-poll violence: Arrest warrant against Mamata Banerjee’s election agent

Hindustan Times  

A court in West Bengal’s East Midnapore has issued arrest warrants against four people including Sheikh Sufiyan, a ruling Trinamool Congress leader and chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s election agent in the Nandigram assembly constituency in 2021, in connection with an alleged post-poll murder. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee lost the Nandigram seat in the 2021 polls. The Central Bureau …

Mamata Govt Won't Exist After December, Assembly Polls In Bengal In 2024, Says Suvendu Adhikari
2 years, 7 months ago

Mamata Govt Won't Exist After December, Assembly Polls In Bengal In 2024, Says Suvendu Adhikari

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday said Mamata Banerjee's government in West Bengal will not be in power after December, as reported by news agency PTI. The assembly poll and parliamentary elections will be held simultaneously in 2024 in West Bengal," the BJP leader claimed. "Any such attempts by the BJP …

Babul Supriyo stokes new row, says Amartya Sen should rise above political bias
2 years, 7 months ago

Babul Supriyo stokes new row, says Amartya Sen should rise above political bias

Hindustan Times  

Former central minister and the new face in Mamata Banerjee's cabinet Babul Supriyo has stoked a fresh controversy with his comment on Nobel laureate Amartya Sen. As Sen on Friday received the Muzaffar Ahmad Memorial Prize for his book 'Home in the World: A Memoir' weeks after 'declining' an award from the Mamata Banerjee government, Babul Supriyo said despite being …

From playback singer to BJP's poster boy & now TMC minister, here's Babul Supriyo's journey to Mamata Banerjee's cabinet
2 years, 7 months ago

From playback singer to BJP's poster boy & now TMC minister, here's Babul Supriyo's journey to Mamata Banerjee's cabinet

Firstpost  

Babul Supriyo and eight others on Wednesday took oath as ministers in Mamata Banerjee’s cabinet in West Bengal Kolkata: Babul Supriyo, who was on Wednesday sworn in as a minister in Mamata Banerjee’s cabinet, has had a roller-coaster ride, from being a popular playback singer to BJP’s poster boy in West Bengal to joining the TMC government. Born in West …

Thumping victory for TMC as Shatrughan Sinha wins Asansol, Babul Supriyo secures Ballygunge seat in bypolls
2 years, 11 months ago

Thumping victory for TMC as Shatrughan Sinha wins Asansol, Babul Supriyo secures Ballygunge seat in bypolls

India Today  

The Trinamool Congress has yet again established its political supremacy over rivals in West Bengal. With winning the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency, by a margin of 3,03,209 votes, Shatrughan Sinha help the party break jinx as it has never tasted success on the seat since it was formed in the year 1998. West Bengal | TMC candidate Shatrughan Sinha collected …

Bypolls 2022: TMC, Congress, RJD win; BJP draws blank
2 years, 11 months ago

Bypolls 2022: TMC, Congress, RJD win; BJP draws blank

Firstpost  

West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar said it is a general trend that the party in power in the state generally wins the by-elections Kolkata/Kolhapur: The Trinamool Congress on Saturday made a clean sweep winning both the Asansol Lok Sabha and the Ballygunge Assembly seats in West Bengal while the Congress and the RJD bagged one constituency each in Maharashtra …

By-poll Results 2022 Updates: TMC Sweeps Bengal; CM Mamata Banerjee Thanks Voters
2 years, 11 months ago

By-poll Results 2022 Updates: TMC Sweeps Bengal; CM Mamata Banerjee Thanks Voters

News 18  

By-poll Results 2022 Updates: The Trinamool Congress marched ahead of its rivals in the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency and the Ballygunge assembly segment by-polls. The Asansol seat became vacant after BJP member Babul Supriyo resigned and joined the Trinamool Congress. The TMC fielded Babul Supriyo for the Ballygunge assembly seat, where he will face BJP’s Keya Ghosh and CPI-Saira M’s …

TMC sweeps Bengal bypolls, wins both Ballygunge Assembly, Asansol Lok Sabha seats
2 years, 11 months ago

TMC sweeps Bengal bypolls, wins both Ballygunge Assembly, Asansol Lok Sabha seats

Firstpost  

After a high-octane political battle, Trinamool Congress won the Ballygunge Assembly seat and the Asansol Lok Sabha seat in the West Bengal bypolls, the Election Commission said on Saturday. Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha won the Asansol Lok Sabha bypoll for the TMC, outsmarting his nearest rival, BJP’s Agnimitra Paul, by a huge margin of 3,03,209 votes. Meanwhile, TMC candidate for Ballygunge …

Ballygunge assembly bypoll: TMC's Babul Supriyo wins, takes ‘slap' dig at BJP
2 years, 11 months ago

Ballygunge assembly bypoll: TMC's Babul Supriyo wins, takes ‘slap' dig at BJP

Hindustan Times  

Babul Supriyo, the Bharatiya Janata Party turncoat, won the Ballygunge assembly bypoll in West Bengal on Saturday on a Trinamool Congress ticket, defeating his nearest rival of the CPI Saira Shah Halim by a margin of 20,228 votes. Meanwhile, TMC workers and supporters celebrated the tunes of drumbeats in Asansol as the party's Shatrughan Sinha won in a bypoll to …

Asansol by election result 2022: Once snubbed by BJP, Shatrughan Sinha shines on TMC ticket
2 years, 11 months ago

Asansol by election result 2022: Once snubbed by BJP, Shatrughan Sinha shines on TMC ticket

India TV News  

Highlights TMC leader Shatrughan Sinha secured 6,52,586 votes till 4.54pm BJP leader Agnimitra Paul was at second spot with 3,52,043 votes The Asansol seat became vacant after former BJP leader resigned from the party ​Asansol by election result 20022: TMC leader and veteran Bollywood actor Shatrughan Sinha has got a new lease of life in politics with a historic win …

Bypoll results 2022: TMC sweeps Bengal, Cong wins two, RJD claims Bihar seat
2 years, 11 months ago

Bypoll results 2022: TMC sweeps Bengal, Cong wins two, RJD claims Bihar seat

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday received a setback in the bypolls to one Lok Sabha seat in Bengal and four assembly constituencies. In Bengal, Asansol Lok Sabha seat went to polls after it was vacated by Babul Supriyo who contested the Ballygunge assembly seat as a TMC candidate and won. TMC sweeps Bengal bypolls Veteran actor and TMC candidate …

Bypoll results 2022: Here's the full list of winners
2 years, 11 months ago

Bypoll results 2022: Here's the full list of winners

Hindustan Times  

The counting of votes to four assembly seats – Bihar's Bochahan, Maharashtra's Kolhapur North, Chhattisgarh's Khairagarh and West Bengal's Ballygunge – as well as one Lok Sabha seat in Bengal's Asansol was held on Saturday and it has been a big loss for the Bharatiya Janata Party which has been defeated in all five constituencies. TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee with …

Bengal by-polls: Clean sweep in sight for TMC in Asansol, Ballygunge
2 years, 11 months ago

Bengal by-polls: Clean sweep in sight for TMC in Asansol, Ballygunge

Deccan Chronicle  

The Trinamool Congress is on way to a clean sweep as it demolished rivals in the Asansol Lok Sabha seat where movie actor-turned politician Shatrughan Sinha is leading by an unassailable margin of nearly 2.3 lakh votes, while it's candidate Babul Supriyo is on way to win the prestigious Ballygunge constituency. In Asansol former Union minister and popular veteran Bollywood …

'Our people's gift…': Mamata Banerjee thanks voters as TMC nears big bypoll wins
2 years, 11 months ago

'Our people's gift…': Mamata Banerjee thanks voters as TMC nears big bypoll wins

Hindustan Times  

Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has thanked voters for what are set to be resounding victories in by-polls to the Asansol Lok Sabha seat and Ballygunge assembly constituency. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee "I sincerely thank the electors of the Asansol parliamentary constituency and the Ballygunge assembly constituency for giving decisive mandate to AITC party candidates," the chief minister …

Babul Supriyo confident of winning as TMC makes early gains in by-polls
2 years, 11 months ago

Babul Supriyo confident of winning as TMC makes early gains in by-polls

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress leader Babul Supriyo on Saturday exuded confidence in winning the Ballygunge Assembly seat, saying the people of West Bengal are with chief minister and party supremo Mamata Banerjee. Kolkata: TMC candidate Babul Supriyo during his election campaign for the Ballygunge Assembly by-polls, in Kolkata. Supriyo was earlier a BJP MP from Asansol but the Lok Sabha seat became …

Ballygunge bypoll result: Babul Supriyo's 'RevengeIsAPureEmotion' tweet is all about emotions
2 years, 11 months ago

Ballygunge bypoll result: Babul Supriyo's 'RevengeIsAPureEmotion' tweet is all about emotions

India TV News  

Highlights Babul Supriyo won the prestigious Ballygunge constituency for TMC Supriyo vented out his anger against BJP through tweets His tweets ended with #RevengeIsAPureEmotion hashtag Ballygunge Assembly bypoll: TMC leader Babul Supriyo won the Ballygunge Assembly bypoll on Saturday, defeating his nearest rival of the CPI, Saira Shah Halim, by a margin of 20,228 votes. He had alleged that BJP …

Bengal Bypoll Build-up: All Eyes on Ex-BJP Ministers Shatrughan Sinha, Babul Supriyo Fighting for Team TMC
2 years, 11 months ago

Bengal Bypoll Build-up: All Eyes on Ex-BJP Ministers Shatrughan Sinha, Babul Supriyo Fighting for Team TMC

News 18  

It’s election season again in West Bengal, if only in the form of bypolls for a couple of seats. While Shatrughan Sinha is fighting for the Asansol parliamentary seat, Babul Supriyo is the Trinamool nominee for Ballygunge. In the state elections held last year, however, of the seven assembly constituencies under the Asansol Lok Sabha seat, the BJP could win …

Babul Supriyo faces tough challenge in Ballygunge by-poll
3 years ago

Babul Supriyo faces tough challenge in Ballygunge by-poll

The Hindu  

Former Union Minister Babul Supriyo, who quit the BJP and started his second innings as Trinamool Congress leader, on Monday filed nomination for the Ballygunge Assembly by-polls. After filing papers as the Trinamool’s nominee, Mr. Supriyo said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had wished him early morning and added he did not care about WhatsApp forwards going round against …

In fielding Shatrughan Sinha & Babul Supriyo, Mamata Banerjee's message to the BJP
3 years ago

In fielding Shatrughan Sinha & Babul Supriyo, Mamata Banerjee's message to the BJP

India Today  

Mamata Banerjee’s tweet announcing the names of Shatrughan Sinha as the candidate from Asansol parliamentary constituency and Babul Supriyo as the candidate from Ballygunge for the state assembly by election was a deliberate act of tweaking the injured Bharatiya Janata Party’s tail. By switching Baul Supriyo, who won the Member of Parliament seat from Asansol to Ballygunge state assembly seat …

LS Bypolls: TMC's Shatrughan Sinha, Babul Supriyo File Nomination as Candidates from Bengal's Asansol, Ballygunge
3 years ago

LS Bypolls: TMC's Shatrughan Sinha, Babul Supriyo File Nomination as Candidates from Bengal's Asansol, Ballygunge

News 18  

Trinamool Congress leaders Shatrughan Sinha and Babul Supriyo submitted their nomination as candidates for the bypolls to Asansol and Ballygunge Lok Sabha seats respectively on Monday. The Trinamool Congress TMC on March 12 announced Shatrughan Sinha, actor-turned-politician who recently joined the party, as its candidate for the Asansol Lok Sabha bypoll and former Union minister Babul Supriyo as the nominee …

If PM Modi can contest from Varanasi, so can I from Bengal’s Asansol: Shatrughan Sinha on ‘outsider’ remarks
3 years ago

If PM Modi can contest from Varanasi, so can I from Bengal’s Asansol: Shatrughan Sinha on ‘outsider’ remarks

India TV News  

Highlights TMC candidate for by-election to Asansol Lok Sabha constituency Shatrughan Sinha took a jibe at BJP BJP labelled Shatrughan Sinha as an outsider in the By-polls of West Bengal Bengal BJP leaders like Sukanta Majumdar, Agnimitra Paul had recently labelled Sinha as an outsider Trinamool Congress candidate for by-election to the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency Shatrughan Sinha took a …

West Bengal bypolls: CPI(M) fields Saira Shah Halim from Ballygunge Assembly seat
3 years ago

West Bengal bypolls: CPI(M) fields Saira Shah Halim from Ballygunge Assembly seat

India Today  

The Left Front has fielded Saira Shah Halim of the Communist Party of India as its candidate for the bypolls in the Ballygunge Assembly seat. Saira Shah Halim, niece of actor Naseeruddin Shah, will be the face of CPI for the Ballygunge seat. Her husband, Dr Fuad Halim, had contested the Ballygunge Assembly seat as CPI candidate in 2011. For …

TMC fields Shatrughan, Supriyo for LS, Bengal bypolls
3 years ago

TMC fields Shatrughan, Supriyo for LS, Bengal bypolls

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Veteran actor and former Bharatiya Janata Party minister Shatrughan Sinha will be the Trinamool Congress party’s candidate in the Asansol Lok Sabha seat in West Burdwan district that former BJP minister Babul Supriyo vacated, party chairperson Mamata Mamata Banerjee announced on Sunday. Shatrughan Sinha will be the Trinamool Congress party’s candidate in the Asansol Lok Sabha seat in West …

Shatrughan Sinha, Babul Supriyo to contest Lok Sabha by-election on TMC ticket
3 years ago

Shatrughan Sinha, Babul Supriyo to contest Lok Sabha by-election on TMC ticket

India TV News  

Highlights Shatrughan Sinha and Babul Supriyo will be contesting the Lok Sabha by polls on TMC ticket. In the upcoming Lok Sabha by-election, Bollywood actor Shatrughan Sinha, and singer Babul Supriyo will be contesting on the Trinamool Congress ticket. "Happy to announce on behalf of the All India Trinamool Congress that Sri Shatrughan Sinha, former Union Minister and famed actor, …

Mamata Banerjee's advice to Congress after its election flop show
3 years ago

Mamata Banerjee's advice to Congress after its election flop show

Hindustan Times  

Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that if the Congress wanted the opposition to unite - to fight the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha election - it had to be positive and patient. The Trinamool chief cautioned the Congress against aggression and dismissed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim that the results of yesterday's assembly elections had decided …

U.P. is a one-on-one fight between SP and BJP: Mamata
3 years, 1 month ago

U.P. is a one-on-one fight between SP and BJP: Mamata

The Hindu  

The 2022 Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh would be a one-on-one contest between the Samajwadi Party and the BJP along the lines of the West Bengal polls, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday. Ms. Banerjee, addressing a press conference along with SP president Akhilesh Yadav, asked voters to ensure that “bhai Akhilesh” wins over 300 seats in the 403-Assembly. …

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