West Bengal’s panchayat election today. 10 updates
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal’s panchayat election today. 10 updates

Live Mint  

Polling for West Bengal's panchayat elections started on Saturday morning at 7. Here are 10 updates on the West Bengal panchayat election: There are 63,229-gram panchayat seats and 9,730 panchayat samiti seats in 22 districts, while 928 zilla parishad seats in 20 districts in Bengal The ruling Trinamool Congress is contesting all the 928 seats in zilla parishads, 9,419 seats in panchayat samitis, and 61,591 seats in gram panchayats. Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded candidates in 897 zilla parishad seats, 7,032 panchayat samiti seats, and 38,475 seats in gram panchayats. The CPI is fighting 747 zilla parishad seats, 6,752 panchayat samiti seats, and 35,411-gram panchayat seats. The Congress is contesting 644 zilla parishad seats, 2,197 panchayat samiti seats, and 11,774 gram panchayat seats.

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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, …

BJP Accuses TMC Govt of State-Sponsored Infiltration in Bengal, Calls for Election of Majority Govt in 2026
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

BJP Accuses TMC Govt of State-Sponsored Infiltration in Bengal, Calls for Election of Majority Govt in 2026

Deccan Chronicle  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has accused the TMC government in West Bengal of being involved in the 'state-sponsored infiltration' and corruption. He highlighted the incidents of assault on women in Sandeshkhali and the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar hospital as evidence that women are not safe in the state. Shah called for a concerted effort …

Election results 2024: 41 parties to have MPs in 18th Lok Sabha; 339 members from BJP, Congress alone
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election results 2024: 41 parties to have MPs in 18th Lok Sabha; 339 members from BJP, Congress alone

Hindustan Times  

As many as 41 political parties will have representation in the upcoming 18th Lok Sabha, with this number rising from 36 in the 17th Lok Sabha that was dissolved on Wednesday, post-poll data shows. Congress and BJP flags The two largest outfits – the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Congress – will have 339 MPs in the 543-member …

West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: TMC wins 29 seats, BJP gets 11 , Congress gets only 1 seat
6 months, 2 weeks ago

West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: TMC wins 29 seats, BJP gets 11 , Congress gets only 1 seat

India TV News  

West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress is closing in on a massive victory as of 8:10 pm, winning 29 seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party got 12 seats. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the TMC won 22 seats, while the BJP sprung a major surprise, winning 18 seats. Among BJP candidates, Soumendu Adhikari, the …

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 …

India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 4: Who votes and what’s at stake?
7 months, 1 week ago

India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 4: Who votes and what’s at stake?

Al Jazeera  

A total of 96 constituencies across 10 states and union territories will vote on May 13 in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections. It also saw the competition between the two main contenders heighten as the Congress Party’s former President Sonia Gandhi said Modi and the BJP were focusing “only on gaining power at any cost”. Registered voters …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP-led NDA may win 393 seats, predicts India TV-CNX Opinion Poll
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP-led NDA may win 393 seats, predicts India TV-CNX Opinion Poll

India TV News  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance may win 393 out of a total of 543 Lok Sabha seats if elections are held now, with the Bharatiya Janata Party alone projected to win 343 seats, says India TV-CNX Opinion Poll. The most spectacular win is going to be in Uttar Pradesh, where BJP may win 72 seats, its …

India TV-CNX Opinion Poll: Neck-and-neck fight between BJP, TMC | A look at region-wise seat prediction
9 months, 3 weeks ago

India TV-CNX Opinion Poll: Neck-and-neck fight between BJP, TMC | A look at region-wise seat prediction

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Opinion Poll 2024: Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress is likely to win 21 seats while the Bharatiya Janata Party may grab 20 seats in West Bengal in the Lok Sabha elections, if polls are held today, according to India TV-CNX opinion poll. REGION-WISE SEAT PREDICTION FOR WEST BENGAL In North Bengal having eight seats, BJP may win six and …

TMC ready to go solo in all Bengal Lok Sabha seats if 'due importance' not given: Mamata tells party workers
11 months ago

TMC ready to go solo in all Bengal Lok Sabha seats if 'due importance' not given: Mamata tells party workers

India TV News  

Amid verbal spat within the Opposition’s I.N.D.I.A bloc over seat-sharing in West Bengal, TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday warned that her party is ready to independently contest all 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state if not given “due importance”. During the meeting, she urged the party workers to gear up for the electoral battle and emphasised the need …

Defying Lok Sabha equations, enemies turn allies to control Bengal panchayats
1 year, 4 months ago

Defying Lok Sabha equations, enemies turn allies to control Bengal panchayats

Hindustan Times  

A month after the July 8 West Bengal panchayat elections that were marked by arson and around 60 deaths in phases, the arch enemies in state politics are making news by joining hands in some districts to take control of panchayat boards for which they fought each other -- just days ago. In a similar manner, the BJP, Congress and …

3,000 BJP candidates who won Panchayat polls are staying outside Bengal to escape police cases: BJP's Adhikari
1 year, 4 months ago

3,000 BJP candidates who won Panchayat polls are staying outside Bengal to escape police cases: BJP's Adhikari

India TV News  

West Bengal Assembly LoP and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari alleged around 3,000 party leaders who won the violence-hit Panchayat elections in West Bengal are staying out of the state as state police is trying to frame them in false cases. ".Out of the 11,000 BJP candidates who won the Panchayat polls in West Bengal, 3,000 candidates are staying in different …

West Bengal: BJP to corner TMC with mega rally on 19 July with people displaced by poll violence
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal: BJP to corner TMC with mega rally on 19 July with people displaced by poll violence

Firstpost  

BJP will continue exerting pressure on the West Bengal government, asserting that the law and order situation is deteriorating in the state The BJP has decided to organise a mega rally in Kolkata on 19 July with people who were forced to flee their house due to the violence during the Panchayat elections and after the results. On Sunday, state …

West Bengal local polls | Bombs and ballot boxes
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal local polls | Bombs and ballot boxes

The Hindu  

Liaqat Sheikh followed a simple morning routine. From June 8, when the notification for the panchayat polls was issued, to the night of July 8, when polling ended, 40 people were killed in the State in poll-related violence. Mayhem in Murshidabad Blood stains and the residue of crude bombs remained on the road when State Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury …

Bengal panchayat election: Second round of repolling to take place in 20 booths
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal panchayat election: Second round of repolling to take place in 20 booths

India Today  

The West Bengal State Election Commission on Friday announced that another round of re-polling will take place in 20 booths across Hooghly, Howrah, and North 24 Parganas. Earlier on July 10, re-polling took place in 696 booths across 19 districts on the State Election Commissioner's order. The SEC in its notice said the second round of re-polling will be held …

​Bengal panchayat polls: After TMC's massive victory, BJP alleges 'loot' at counting centres
1 year, 5 months ago

​Bengal panchayat polls: After TMC's massive victory, BJP alleges 'loot' at counting centres

India TV News  

War of words: The TMC and Opposition BJP engaged in a war of words on Thursday, as the ruling party emerged victorious in the West Bengal panchayat polls with massive margin, over the violence that rocked the state on the polling day. The ruling TMC secured victory on all 20 Zila Parishads in the three-tier panchayat system, winning 880 seats, …

West Bengal rural poll violence: 6 more killed, death toll reaches 48
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal rural poll violence: 6 more killed, death toll reaches 48

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: At least six deaths were reported from across West Bengal on Wednesday even as counting of votes for the three-tier panchayat elections continued, taking the toll to 48 in alleged poll-related violence since June 8 when the rural polls were announced, police officers familiar with the matter said. Read here: Panchayat poll results subject to court’s final orders: Calcutta …

West Bengal Panchayat Polls: Mamata's TMC Inches Closer to Victory, BJP in Second Spot
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal Panchayat Polls: Mamata's TMC Inches Closer to Victory, BJP in Second Spot

News 18  

The ruling Trinamool Congress is set to hold control in half of the gram panchayats and sweep a majority of panchayat samiti and zila parishad in the July 8 elections that were marred by violence which claimed the lives of 19 people. WB Gram Panchayat Polls: TMC Wins 34,980 Out of 63,229 Seats Out of 63,229 gram panchayat seats, the …

WB Gram Panchayat Poll Results 2023: TMC Celebrates After Strong Lead; BJP Claims At Least 45 Killed in Violence
1 year, 5 months ago

WB Gram Panchayat Poll Results 2023: TMC Celebrates After Strong Lead; BJP Claims At Least 45 Killed in Violence

News 18  

TMC Resides in Hearts of People: Mamata on Panchayat Poll Win Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday thanked the people of West Bengal for the TMC’s huge win in the panchayat elections. West Bengal Panchayat Poll: BJP Wins 705 Gram Panchayats, Leading in 4,051 Official data till 4:45 pm shows that BJP won 705 Gram Panchayats seats and is leading …

TMC Set to Dominate West Bengal Rural Polls, Bags Over 30,000 Gram Panchayat Seats
1 year, 5 months ago

TMC Set to Dominate West Bengal Rural Polls, Bags Over 30,000 Gram Panchayat Seats

News 18  

Trinamool Congress looked set to sweep the violence-scarred rural polls keeping intact the mandate it won two years back during the assembly polls by taking a seemingly unassailable lead in results declared till now by the State Election Commission. The ruling TMC has won in 30,391 gram panchayat seats, besides leading in 1,767 seats, according to the SEC as of …

WB Panchayat Elections: 3 Factors to Watch Out for in West Bengal's 2024 Semi-Final
1 year, 5 months ago

WB Panchayat Elections: 3 Factors to Watch Out for in West Bengal's 2024 Semi-Final

News 18  

The counting of votes in the violence-hit West Bengal Panchayat elections began amid tight security on Tuesday morning across 928 seats in Zilla Parishads, 9,730 seats in Panchayat Samithis and 63,299 seats in Gram Panchayats. In the 2018 rural body elections, the Trinamool Congress had won all 20 Zilla Parishad seats, but the BJP had managed to make inroads in …

Trinamool Congress is poised to sweep violence marred West Bengal panchayat polls
1 year, 5 months ago

Trinamool Congress is poised to sweep violence marred West Bengal panchayat polls

The Hindu  

Trends in the counting for the West Bengal panchayat elections results on Tuesday indicated that the Trinamool Congress is poised for a massive victory in the State’s rural polls. In terms of seats at the gram panchayat level, the Trinamool Congress has won 16,330 gram panchayat seats out of the 23,344 seats declared, besides leading in 3,002 seats, according to …

Bengal Panchayat Polls Results To Decide Winner In TMC Vs BJP Face-Off Today After Massive Violence, Repolling — 10 Points
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal Panchayat Polls Results To Decide Winner In TMC Vs BJP Face-Off Today After Massive Violence, Repolling — 10 Points

ABP News  

The counting for high-stake West Bengal Panchayat elections will begin at 8 am today at 339 counting centres across the state after violence and arson severely affected the voting at several booths. Here are the top ten points on the rural polls: 10 Points On West Bengal Panchayat Elections Heavy security deployment has been made on counting centres across the …

Alarm bells: on the violence in the West Bengal panchayat elections
1 year, 5 months ago

Alarm bells: on the violence in the West Bengal panchayat elections

The Hindu  

The extent of violence in the West Bengal panchayat elections, though numbing, was not totally unexpected. Despite several interventions by the Calcutta High Court, which directed the deployment of central forces at all polling booths, the West Bengal State Election Commission failed on several counts. What proved costly was the State Election Commission’s decision to conduct the huge exercise of …

West Bengal panchayat election 2023 results: Litmus test for Mamata, BJP ahead of 2024
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal panchayat election 2023 results: Litmus test for Mamata, BJP ahead of 2024

Hindustan Times  

The counting of votes in the violence-affected panchayat elections in West Bengal will be held on Tuesday. West Bengal panchayat election result 2023: How to check vote count, winner 2018 panchayat polls outcome In the 2018 polls, the Trinamool Congress had won uncontested, 34 per cent of the seats in the panchayat elections. What rural poll results mean for TMC …

18 killed in panchayat poll violence in West Bengal
1 year, 5 months ago

18 killed in panchayat poll violence in West Bengal

Hindustan Times  

At least 18 people died across eight districts of West Bengal on Saturday as the three-tier panchayat elections in 20 districts were marked by widespread violence, looting of ballot papers and rigging, people familiar with the developments said. Although the high court, while acting on a petition filed by BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, ordered on June 15 that the SEC …

West Bengal Panchayat Election: Amit Shah Takes Note of Poll Violence As Toll Climbs to 11; 66.28% Voter Turnout Till 5 PM
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal Panchayat Election: Amit Shah Takes Note of Poll Violence As Toll Climbs to 11; 66.28% Voter Turnout Till 5 PM

News 18  

West Bengal Panchayat Election LIVE: Central Forces Open Fire in Air at Hatishala Central forces had to open fire in the air at Hatishala in Tehatta in the district to bring the situation under control, following another clash between members of the TMC and the BJP, a state police officer said. ', Min Basu After 6 Party Workers Killed in …

West Bengal panchayat polls | Political blame game over violence
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal panchayat polls | Political blame game over violence

The Hindu  

The ruling Trinamool Congress, which tried to downplay the large-scale violence during the West Bengal panchayat polls, on Saturday blamed the Opposition parties orchestrating the violence. TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh, who said that Opposition parties were indulging in an ” State’s Minister Sashi Panja and Bratya Basu also joined Mr. Ghosh, emphasising that the party was at the “receiving end …

Bengal Panchayat Polls: 11 Dead in Violence; BJP Seeks Re-poll, TMC 'Confident of Win'
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal Panchayat Polls: 11 Dead in Violence; BJP Seeks Re-poll, TMC 'Confident of Win'

News 18  

The rural polls in Bengal concluded on a violent note, with the death toll climbing to over 11 amid multiple bomb explosions and accusations of strong-arm tactics among political parties on Saturday. Among the deaths, eight victims belonged to the ruling TMC party, while one worker each from the BJP, CPI, Congress and ISF died since midnight during the pivotal …

West Bengal panchayat election: TMC says 3 workers ‘murdered’ as toll rises to 23
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal panchayat election: TMC says 3 workers ‘murdered’ as toll rises to 23

Hindustan Times  

Voting for the West Bengal panchayat election 2023 began at 7am on Saturday amid tight security, but not before three more persons were killed in Murshidabad district, taking the toll to 23 since the poll dates were announced. There are 63,229 gram panchayat seats and 9,730 panchayat samiti seats in 22 districts, while 928 zilla parishad seats in 20 districts …

Bengal Panchayat Polls: Voting Begins Amid Tight Security, Litmus Test For TMC Ahead Of 2024
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal Panchayat Polls: Voting Begins Amid Tight Security, Litmus Test For TMC Ahead Of 2024

ABP News  

Voting is underway for the crucial three-tier panchayat polls, a litmus test for the TMC ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election, in West Bengal after a month of violence and court interventions. PTI reported that around 5.67 crore voters are expected to cast ballots for nearly 928 seats spread among 22 zilla parishads, 9,730 panchayat samities, and 63,229 gramme …

West Bengal Panchayat Elections: Polling Booth In Coochbehar Vandalised Soon After Voting Began — Watch
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal Panchayat Elections: Polling Booth In Coochbehar Vandalised Soon After Voting Began — Watch

ABP News  

A polling booth at Baravita Primary School in Sitai in West Bengal's Coochbehar was vandalised and ballot papers were set on fire soon after voting began for single-phase panchayat polls in the state. pic.twitter.com/m8ws7rX5uG — ANI July 8, 2023 The voting, a litmus test for the TMC ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election, in West Bengal after a month …

West Bengal Panchayat Election 2023 HIGHLIGHTS WB Panchayat Polls Voting BJP TMC Congress Mamata Banerjee News
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal Panchayat Election 2023 HIGHLIGHTS WB Panchayat Polls Voting BJP TMC Congress Mamata Banerjee News

ABP News  

Bengal Panchayat Election 2023 HIGHLIGHTS: Hello and welcome to ABP Live's West Bengal Panchayat Poll Live Blog. Almost 61,000 polling stations have been set up in 20 districts of the state for three tiers single-phase polling for Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad. In view of the volatile situation in the state, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered …

West Bengal panchayat polls today amid tight security; a ‘litmus test’ for TMC, BJP
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal panchayat polls today amid tight security; a ‘litmus test’ for TMC, BJP

Hindustan Times  

Marred with pre-poll violence, the voting for Panchayat elections in West Bengal will be held on Saturday under stringent security measures. Nadia: Security personnel conduct a route march ahead of the West Bengal panchayat polls, in Nadia, Friday. Deployment of central forces ahead of polls As part of the preparations for the panchayat polls, an additional 822 companies of the …

Bengal: Amid Violence, Panchayat Polls To Be Held Tomorrow, Litmus Test For Mamata Banerjee
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal: Amid Violence, Panchayat Polls To Be Held Tomorrow, Litmus Test For Mamata Banerjee

ABP News  

Amid widespread pre-poll violence and after several court interventions, the crucial three-tier panchayat polls will be held in West Bengal on Saturday. Around 5.67 crore voters are expected to cast ballots for nearly 928 seats spread among 22 zilla parishads, 9,730 panchayat samities, and 63,229 gramme panchayats, PTI reported. Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee and the party's national …

West Bengal set to vote in panchayat election on July 8
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal set to vote in panchayat election on July 8

The Hindu  

West Bengal is set to go to the polls on July 8 to elect 73,887 panchayat representatives, in a high-stakes contest that is being seen as a critical indicator during the run-up to next year’s general election. Central forces being deployed Just hours before voting was set to begin, there was frantic activity at the State’s Election Commission on Friday …

Bengal panchayat polls get underway, security beefed up amid bloodshed
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal panchayat polls get underway, security beefed up amid bloodshed

India Today  

The rural West Bengal is all set for the three-tier Panchayat polls, to be held on Saturday. Approximately 5.67 crore eligible voters are expected to cast their votes to choose representatives for nearly 928 seats across 22 zilla parishads, 9,730 panchayat samities, and 63,229 gram panchayats. In 2018, the TMC won 90 per cent of the panchayat seats and all …

Bengal panchayat polls: CPI(M) demands history sheeters be taken into custody to avoid unrest on election day
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal panchayat polls: CPI(M) demands history sheeters be taken into custody to avoid unrest on election day

India TV News  

Polling eve: The CPI on Friday demanded history sheeters be taken into custody to stop them from creating a ruckus during the panchayat polls scheduled in West Bengal on Saturday. CPI state secretary Mohd Salim alleged a lack of transparency in the functioning of the state election commission, on the eve of voting in the rural polls, and said that …

West Bengal Panchayat Polls: In TMC vs BJP Face-Off, Left Maybe the Dark Horse
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal Panchayat Polls: In TMC vs BJP Face-Off, Left Maybe the Dark Horse

The Quint  

The last Vidhan Sabha election was probably the most religiously polarised one in the history of Bengal’s politics, with one party grabbing more than 50% of the Hindu Vote Share & another party getting almost 75% of the Muslim Voters, according to the CSDS-Lok Niti data. But since then, the issues which headlined the news in Bengal, like unemployment or …

West Bengal panchayat polls 2023 | Unceasing violence and political muscle flexing
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal panchayat polls 2023 | Unceasing violence and political muscle flexing

The Hindu  

The upcoming panchayat election in West Bengal has emerged as one of most violent local body elections in the country in recent times. Unedifying row: On panchayat polls in West Bengal and security Elections in West Bengal are a violent affair and the panchayat elections, where the number of contesting candidates goes up to a few lakhs, have time and …

Violence and intimidation in West Bengal panchayat polls impact women candidates
1 year, 5 months ago

Violence and intimidation in West Bengal panchayat polls impact women candidates

The Hindu  

Three-year-old Rajdeep kept sucking a mango seed for almost half an hour. The child’s mother, Pallavi Mistri, a resident of Mullickpur gram panchayat under the Falta Assembly seat in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, is a candidate for zilla parishad number 64, and had to leave her village after filing nomination papers on June 14. Several candidates, including women …

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: Calcutta HC orders CBI probe into violence during filing of nominations
1 year, 6 months ago

Bengal panchayat polls: Calcutta HC orders CBI probe into violence during filing of nominations

India TV News  

The Calcutta High Court ordered the CBI to investigate violent incidents involving the submission of nominations for the West Bengal panchayat elections on Wednesday. CPI worker dies of injuries suffered in pre-panchayat poll clash In another turn of events, a CPI worker died on Wednesday at a nursing home in Siliguri from injuries suffered during a clash at Chopra in …

Trinamool files highest number of nominations for West Bengal panchayat polls, followed by BJP and CPI(M)
1 year, 6 months ago

Trinamool files highest number of nominations for West Bengal panchayat polls, followed by BJP and CPI(M)

The Hindu  

Nomination papers filed by candidates in the West Bengal panchayat elections point to the political dominance of the Trinamool Congress. The State’s ruling party is followed by the Bharatiya Janata Party, which has filed nominations for 56,321 nominations or about 75% seats at the panchayat level. The TMC held a press conference on Saturday and urged all party workers who …

With 85,817 candidates, TMC tops nominations in West Bengal panchayat polls
1 year, 6 months ago

With 85,817 candidates, TMC tops nominations in West Bengal panchayat polls

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress has fielded 85,817 candidates, the number of nominations, for the July 8 three-tier panchayat polls in Bengal’s 20 districts and two-tier polls in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts, the state election commissioner announced on Friday, hours after the last day for filing nominations witnessed four deaths and sporadic violence in North Dinajpur and South 24 Parganas district. Amid …

Bengal Panchayat elections: BJP seeks Amit Shah's intervention to improve security situation in state
1 year, 6 months ago

Bengal Panchayat elections: BJP seeks Amit Shah's intervention to improve security situation in state

India TV News  

West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar writes to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, requesting for immediate intervention in the security situation of West Bengal's Panchayat Elections. At least three people died after supporters of Trinamool Congress and BJP clashed when they were on their way to file nominations for the panchayat polls. Ironically, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on …

WB panchayat polls: Fresh clashes erupt over filing of nominations by candidates
1 year, 6 months ago

WB panchayat polls: Fresh clashes erupt over filing of nominations by candidates

Hindustan Times  

Fresh clashes erupted at multiple places in West Bengal over the filing of nominations by candidates of political parties in the run up to the crucial panchayat elections in the eastern state. We won’t allow this election to be a rerun of 2013 and 2018 polls,” said Suvendu Adhikari, Bharatiya Janata Party legislator and leader of the Opposition in the …

West Bengal panchayat election 2023: State Election Commission to hold all-party meeting today | DETAILS
1 year, 6 months ago

West Bengal panchayat election 2023: State Election Commission to hold all-party meeting today | DETAILS

India TV News  

West Bengal panchayat election 2023: West Bengal’s State Election Commission will hold a meeting today to hear demands and grievances of all political parties on the July 8 panchayat elections and discuss the law and order situation, a senior official of the poll body said. The BJP asserted that the all-party meeting would bear no fruit, while the CPI questioned …

West Bengal Panchayat Polls: TMC, Opposition Violence Claims All-Party Meet Today Nomination date
1 year, 6 months ago

West Bengal Panchayat Polls: TMC, Opposition Violence Claims All-Party Meet Today Nomination date

ABP News  

The State Election Commission has scheduled an all-party meeting on Tuesday to address the current law and order situation in West Bengal and listen to grievances regarding the panchayat polls. State BJP president Sukanta Majumdar expressed doubts about the effectiveness of the meeting since the deadline for filing nominations is June 15. HC TO HEAR PLEA FOR EXTENSION OF NOMINATION …

Bengal panchayat election: Mamata's MLAs not letting our candidates file nominations: BJP leader Amit Malviya
1 year, 6 months ago

Bengal panchayat election: Mamata's MLAs not letting our candidates file nominations: BJP leader Amit Malviya

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party's West Bengal co-incharge Amit Malviya on Monday hit out at the ruling Trinamool Congress over the upcoming panchayat elections. BJP's West Bengal co-incharge Amit Malviya hit out at state election commissioner Rajiva Sinha, calling him an 'acolyte' of Mamata Banerjee. The BJP leader hit out at the newly-appointed Bengal poll panel chief Rajiva Sinha, calling him a …

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