Suvendu Adhikari to join BJP? TMC strongman may switch sides when Amit Shah visits West Bengal
4 years ago

Suvendu Adhikari to join BJP? TMC strongman may switch sides when Amit Shah visits West Bengal

India TV News  

Former West Bengal Transport and Irrigation Minister and Trinamool Congress heavyweight from East Midnapore district Suvendu Adhikari is likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party during Union Home Minister Amit Shah's proposed visit to Bengal this week, sources close to him said. The state BJP leaders had said that they would welcome Adhikari if he wants to join the saffron brigade in Bengal. Sources said that Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Midnapore district, known to be Adhikari's stronghold and a home district, on December 19 during his two-day visit. There is a possibility that the disgruntled Trinamool leader may join the BJP during Shah's visit to his home district, sources said.

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Suvendu Adhikari says 'Stop Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas', wants BJP's minority morcha scrapped | VIDEO
5 months, 1 week ago

Suvendu Adhikari says 'Stop Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas', wants BJP's minority morcha scrapped | VIDEO

India TV News  

The West Bengal Leader of Opposition and the Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari today said that minority morcha is not needed in India. While addressing an extended session of the BJP state executive meeting in Kolkata on Wednesday, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari said, "I had spoken about nationalist Muslims and you too had said 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas'. Suvendu …

West Bengal: BJP'S Suvendu Leads Sit-In Against TMC Violence
5 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal: BJP'S Suvendu Leads Sit-In Against TMC Violence

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal leader of the opposition Suvendu Adhikari staged a four-hour sit-in demonstration with a group of around BJP 300 workers outside Raj Bhavan on Sunday against the post-poll violence allegedly by the Trinamul Congress in the state. Mr Adhikari however announced the plan of a new agitation by the BJP on July 21, the day when TMC holds …

West Bengal Police blocks Suvendu Adhikari from entering Raj Bhavan amid post-poll violence claims
6 months, 1 week ago

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

India TV News  

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

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 …

Two TMC MPs, sharing estranged relationship with party, welcomes Governor’s move on Sandeshkhali
10 months ago

Two TMC MPs, sharing estranged relationship with party, welcomes Governor’s move on Sandeshkhali

The Hindu  

Two Trinamool Congress MPs, currently estranged from the party due to accusations of associating with the BJP, have commended West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose's decision to open the doors of the Raj Bhavan for the victimised women of trouble-torn Sandeshkhali region who feel unsafe in their homes. Speaking to PTI, Sisir Adhikari said the Governor's move reminded him of …

West Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari calls for 'encounter' policy, cites Yogi's UP; TMC hits back
1 year, 4 months ago

West Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari calls for 'encounter' policy, cites Yogi's UP; TMC hits back

India TV News  

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday drew a parallel between the West Bengal Chief Minister and her Uttar Pradesh counterpart and said that “an able administrator like Yogi Adityanath should have been at the helm” in Mamata Banerjee-led state and advocated for “encounters” of those committing crimes against women. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who also holds the law and order …

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari puts lock on election office after Bengal poll violence
1 year, 5 months ago

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari puts lock on election office after Bengal poll violence

India Today  

In a symbolic protest against the violence during the West Bengal panchayat polls, the Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, locked the gate of the State Election Commission office in Kolkata. This protest came after BJP leader Adhikari's meeting with Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha, where he had expressed his discontent with the violence that took place in several parts of the …

Trinamool asked me to become Bengal Deputy-CM in 2020: Suvendu Adhikari
1 year, 5 months ago

Trinamool asked me to become Bengal Deputy-CM in 2020: Suvendu Adhikari

India Today  

The leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, said on Wednesday that he was offered the post of Deputy Chief Minister by the Trinamool Congress in December 2020. Party spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said, "No one offered Suvendu the post of Deputy Chief Minister." àæ¶àçàæ­àç‡àæèàçàææàçàæ•àç‡ àæ•àç‡àæ‰ àæ‰àæªàæ®àçàæ–àçàæïàæ®àæèàçàæäàçàæ°àç€àæ° àæ àæëàæ¾àæ° àææàç‡àæïàæ¼àæèàæ¿àåä àæèàæ¾àæ°àææàç‡ àæ¸àæ¿àæ¬àæ¿àæÆàæ‡ àæ“àæ° àæèàæ¾àæ®àç‡ àæàæëàæÆàæ‡àæÆàæ° àæ•àæ°àæ¾àæ° àæªàæ° àæ“ …

TMC demands Suvendu Adhikari’s arrest after his convoy’s SUV allegedly kills man
1 year, 7 months ago

TMC demands Suvendu Adhikari’s arrest after his convoy’s SUV allegedly kills man

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress on Friday demanded the arrest of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari following Thursday’s incident in which a man died after allegedly being knocked down by a car of Adhikari’s convoy at Chandipur in East Medinipur district. People took to street to protest the death of villager who was allegedly killed after being hit by a convoy …

Suvendu Adhikari And Abhishek Banerjee Show Their Might In West Bengal Ahead Of Panchayat Polls
2 years ago

Suvendu Adhikari And Abhishek Banerjee Show Their Might In West Bengal Ahead Of Panchayat Polls

ABP News  

Ahead of panchayat polls in West Bengal, the political ground of the state is heating up with BJP and TMC showing their might. BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari and TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee took on the other's home turf on Saturday, reported PTI. Suvendu Adhikari’s Rally Addressing the meeting in South 24 Parganas's Diamond Harbour, the Lok Sabha constituency of Banerjee, Adhikari asked …

Abhishek Banerjee, Suvendu Adhikari lock horns at rallies on each other's turfs
2 years ago

Abhishek Banerjee, Suvendu Adhikari lock horns at rallies on each other's turfs

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday hit out at actor-politician Paresh Rawal for his remark on Bengalis and their fish-eating habit and questioned why BJP leaders, including Suvendu Adhikari, did not condemn it if they were custodians and protectors of the Bengali pride. Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee and BJP's Suvendu Adhikari. Banerjee's rally was held even as leader …

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, TMC's Abhishek Banerjee to take out rallies on rival turfs
2 years ago

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, TMC's Abhishek Banerjee to take out rallies on rival turfs

India Today  

Ahead of the panchayat elections in West Bengal next year, TMC's national General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee and BJP’s Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari are all set to take out rallies on rival turfs on Saturday. Contai is considered to be the 'home' turf of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, while Banerjee is the sitting Lok Sabha member from the Diamond Harbour …

Suvendu Adhikari threatens to jail police, Abhishek Banerjee in Trinamool video
2 years, 3 months ago

Suvendu Adhikari threatens to jail police, Abhishek Banerjee in Trinamool video

India Today  

As Kolkata and its neighbours erupted in violence this afternoon with the BJP protesting against the Trinamool Congress’s corrupt practices, the TMC has put out a video of Suvendu Adhikari, where the Leader of the Opposition is heard threatening to jail Indian Police Services officers. pic.twitter.com/a0n24ypoqi — All India Trinamool Congress September 13, 2022 The BJP, which has been quite …

Arjun Singh, BJP's Bengal vice-president and MP, rejoins Trinamool Congress
2 years, 7 months ago

Arjun Singh, BJP's Bengal vice-president and MP, rejoins Trinamool Congress

India TV News  

Highlights Bengal BJP vice-president and MP Arjun Singh rejoins Trinamool Congress He joined TMC in the presence of general secretary and Mamata's nephew Abhishek Banerjee Some misunderstandings made him sever ties with TMC, Arjun Singh said BJP West Bengal vice-president and MP Arjun Singh on Sunday joined Trinamool Congress in the presence of party's general secretary and Mamata Banerjee's nephew …

Suvendu Adhikari skips Bengal BJP's mega review meet in Kolkata
2 years, 9 months ago

Suvendu Adhikari skips Bengal BJP's mega review meet in Kolkata

India Today  

BJP's West Bengal unit held a meeting in Kolkata on Saturday to discuss the party's performance in the recent civic body polls. The meeting was attended by senior BJP leaders, including state president Sukanta Majumdar, his predecessor Dilip Ghosh, Locket Chatterjee, Amit Malviya and former Trinamool Congress leader Dinesh Trivedi. 'Hidden alliance between TMC and Left' Among key issues discussed …

Will smash polling booths if TMC meddles in Feb 27 municipal polls, says Bengal BJP MP
2 years, 10 months ago

Will smash polling booths if TMC meddles in Feb 27 municipal polls, says Bengal BJP MP

India Today  

BJP will retaliate if violence breaks out in West Bengal during or after municipal elections or if the TMC engages in booth meddling, BJP MP Arjun Singh has said. READ: West Bengal BJP offers rebel TMC party members to join Asked what would be the BJP's response if there is booth meddling during the municipal elections, Arjun Singh said, "Eent …

West Bengal BJP offers rebel TMC party members to join
2 years, 10 months ago

West Bengal BJP offers rebel TMC party members to join

India Today  

Bharatiya Janata Party's West Bengal unit vice president, Soumitra Khan, on Saturday invited the expelled Trinamool Congress party members -- who did not get tickets in the upcoming civic polls -- to join the saffron party. READ | Bengal Guv Jagdeep Dhankhar writes to Mamata Banerjee for interaction at Raj Bhavan He said, "If rebel TMC leaders, who were denied …

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari wants to rejoin TMC, claims Kunal Ghosh
2 years, 10 months ago

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari wants to rejoin TMC, claims Kunal Ghosh

India Today  

As Bengal heads for another round of polls, the civic body elections of 108 municipalities, Kanthi in East Midnapore has become a topic of heated discussion between the TMC and BJP. TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh claimed that Suvendu Adhikari wants to return to TMC after the BJP denied any tickets to his family in civic polls at Kanthi Municipality elections. …

West Bengal: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari alleges attack on convoy by TMC supporters
3 years, 1 month ago

West Bengal: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari alleges attack on convoy by TMC supporters

India TV News  

Highlights Suvendu Adhikari's lawyer lodged a complaint against TMC supporters. The complaint claims that 70 TMC supporters attacked Adhikari's convoy. West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's lawyer on Monday filed a complaint at the Marishda Police Station, stating that around 70 TMC supporters attacked Adhikari's convoy. Meanwhile, slamming the Trinamool Congress over alleged violence in Tripura, Bharatiya Janata Party MP …

Fifth BJP legislator joins Trinamool Congress in less than six months
3 years, 1 month ago

Fifth BJP legislator joins Trinamool Congress in less than six months

Hindustan Times  

In another blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal, Krishna Kalyani --- the party’s MLA from Raiganj in north Bengal --- joined the ruling Trinamool Congress on Wednesday. Krishna Kalyani -- the BJP’s MLA from Raiganj in north Bengal joined the ruling Trinamool Congress in Kolkata on Wednesday. He had quit the BJP on October 1 after being …

Excited about joining TMC, will work for Bengal's development: Babul Supriyo
3 years, 3 months ago

Excited about joining TMC, will work for Bengal's development: Babul Supriyo

India TV News  

Shortly after joining the TMC here, former Union minister and BJP MP Babul Supriyo on Saturday said he is extremely excited to be a part of the Mamata Banerjee-led party and will work hard for the development of West Bengal. Asked if he would quit as BJP MP from Asansol, Supriyo said he will follow the rulebook. Supriyo also said …

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari summoned by CID in connection with his bodyguard’s death case
3 years, 3 months ago

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari summoned by CID in connection with his bodyguard’s death case

India TV News  

West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday was summoned by CID in connection with the unnatural death case of his guard Subhabrata Chakraborty. In July, West Bengal CID officials visited house of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikary in connection with the probe into death of his security personnel around three years ago, a senior officer had said. Besides, talking …

Suvendu Adhikari Hits Out at Turncoat Leaders, Wants Anti-Defection Law to be Implemented
3 years, 3 months ago

Suvendu Adhikari Hits Out at Turncoat Leaders, Wants Anti-Defection Law to be Implemented

News 18  

West Bengal’s Leader of Opposition and MLA from Nandigram, Suvendu Adhikari, has lashed out at the ruling party Trinamool Congress after 2 BJP MLAs jumped ship and joined the TMC. Adhikari, along with party’s State President Dilip Ghosh and spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya held a press conference on Wednesday and even alleged that the Bankura District Administration has been pressurising BJP …

Bengal Police starts fresh probe into 2018 'suicide' of Suvendu Adhikari's bodyguard
3 years, 5 months ago

Bengal Police starts fresh probe into 2018 'suicide' of Suvendu Adhikari's bodyguard

India Today  

West Bengal Police has started a fresh investigation into the alleged suicide of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's former bodyguard. Suvendu Adhikari was then with the TMC and was the state transport minister. READ | Suvendu's growing prominence in BJP is becoming cause for envy among other TMC turncoats A fresh investigation has been started by West Bengal Police after registering …

Suvendu Adhikari's growing prominence in BJP is becoming cause for envy among other TMC turncoats
3 years, 5 months ago

Suvendu Adhikari's growing prominence in BJP is becoming cause for envy among other TMC turncoats

India Today  

BJP leader and TMC turncoat Suvendu Adhikari's growing prominence in the party is undeniable and it has started to become a matter of discontent among other Bengal leaders who had joined the BJP before the assembly elections along with him. In little time, Suvendu Adhikari has become close to the top brass of the BJP as he has often been …

Suvendu Adhikari submits petition to West Bengal Speaker seeking Mukul Roy’s disqualification as MLA
3 years, 6 months ago

Suvendu Adhikari submits petition to West Bengal Speaker seeking Mukul Roy’s disqualification as MLA

Firstpost  

Roy recently rejoined the TMC, of which he was once the second-in-command, following his three-and-a-half year-long stint in the BJP Kolkata: Leader of the opposition in Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Friday submitted a petition to Speaker Biman Banerjee seeking disqualification of Mukul Roy’s membership in the House under the anti-defection law as he has recently crossed over from the …

Suvendu Adhikari meets West Bengal guv to discuss post-poll violence; 23 BJP MLAs skip meeting
3 years, 6 months ago

Suvendu Adhikari meets West Bengal guv to discuss post-poll violence; 23 BJP MLAs skip meeting

Firstpost  

This is the second time when Adhikari met the governor in June. Earlier he met the governor and submitted a representation about unabated post-poll retributive violence Suvendu Adhikari, BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, along with 50 MLAs, met Governor Jagdeep Dhankar at Raj Bhawan in Kolkata on Monday and submitted a memorandum regarding the post-poll …

Suvendu Adhikari Meets PM Modi; Discuss Post-Poll Violence in Bengal, Garib Kalyan Yojana
3 years, 6 months ago

Suvendu Adhikari Meets PM Modi; Discuss Post-Poll Violence in Bengal, Garib Kalyan Yojana

News 18  

BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi and discussed various political and other issues for the welfare of its people. The meeting that lasted for nearly 45 minutes was held at PM Modi’s residence at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg discussed implementing various central schemes, political …

Suvendu Adhikari to meet PM Modi today, expected to discuss post-poll violence in Bengal
3 years, 6 months ago

Suvendu Adhikari to meet PM Modi today, expected to discuss post-poll violence in Bengal

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party's member of legislative assembly and leader of opposition in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari is expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. Earlier, he met Union home minister Amit Shah and party chief JP Nadda on Tuesday to discuss various issues concerning the state, including post-poll violence. The meeting comes as BJP is stepping up its …

Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari meets PM Modi in Delhi, says detailed discussion lasted 45 minutes
3 years, 6 months ago

Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari meets PM Modi in Delhi, says detailed discussion lasted 45 minutes

India Today  

BJP leader and West Bengal MLA Suvendu Adhikari met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday. Named the Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari said his meeting with PM Modi lasted 45 minutes during which they had "detailed discussion" on several "political issues". "Met the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, …

Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari meets JP Nadda, likely to meet PM Modi tomorrow
3 years, 6 months ago

Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari meets JP Nadda, likely to meet PM Modi tomorrow

India Today  

Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/kNgYHE8b9L — Dharmendra Pradhan June 8, 2021 The Office of Amit Shah shared a picture of the two BJP leaders on Twitter and wrote Shri Suvendu Adhikari ji called on Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah ji. Soon after the meeting, Suvendu Adhikari said, "Met …

West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari to meet BJP president Nadda, Amit Shah on Tuesday
3 years, 6 months ago

West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari to meet BJP president Nadda, Amit Shah on Tuesday

India Today  

The central leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party has called West Bengal’s leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari to Delhi. BJP’s Adhikari reached the national capital on Monday night and will be meeting BJP president JP Nadda and Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday. This comes only a few days after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of the All …

Suvendu Adhikari | The giant-killer of Nandigram
3 years, 7 months ago

Suvendu Adhikari | The giant-killer of Nandigram

The Hindu  

What did I not do for him?” At her rallies in Nandigram, after Mamata Banerjee took up the challenge to contest the West Bengal Assembly election from there instead of her home seat of Bhabanipur against her party man-turned-rival Suvendu Adhikari, she often listed the largesse showered on him, both ministerial and others. The turnout was high — a little …

West Bengal Assembly election 2021, Suvendu Adhikari profile: TMC turncoat defeats former mentor Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram
3 years, 7 months ago

West Bengal Assembly election 2021, Suvendu Adhikari profile: TMC turncoat defeats former mentor Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram

Firstpost  

His political journey started in 1995 when he was elected as a councillor from Indian National Congress in the Contai Municipality Mamata Banerjee’s protégé-turned-rival Suvendu Adhikari defeated the West Bengal Chief Minister from the Nandigram Assembly constituency by a slender margin of 1,956 votes. In 2006, he was elected to West Bengal Vidhan Sabha from Kanthi Dakshin constituency as member …

West Bengal polls: Suvendu Adhikari's vehicle attacked after Nandigram result
3 years, 7 months ago

West Bengal polls: Suvendu Adhikari's vehicle attacked after Nandigram result

India Today  

Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate Suvendu Adhikar’s vehicle was attacked in Haldia, West Bengal. Following the declaration of Nandigram votes, angry TMC supporters pelted stone on Suvendu Adhikari’s convoy in Haldia. https://t.co/vxfyFFEY6C — Suvendu Adhikari May 2, 2021 WATCH: Suvendu Adhikari's vehicle attacked in Bengal's Haldia SUVENDU ADHIKARI WINS FROM NANDIGRAM The neck-to-neck fight that was on in Nandigram finally ended …

TMC Turncoat, BJP Trump Card: Why Rajib Banerjee is Key to Saffron Challenge in Howrah
3 years, 8 months ago

TMC Turncoat, BJP Trump Card: Why Rajib Banerjee is Key to Saffron Challenge in Howrah

News 18  

What Suvendu Adhikari is to the BJP in East Medinipur, Rajib Banerjee is to the party in Howrah. The St. Xavier’s College graduate is fighting again from Howrah’s Domjur, the seat he has retained since 2011 as a TMC heavyweight; 40% of the voters in this constituency are Muslims. “Bharosa rakhiye, sab theek hai,” he tells Muslim elders as he …

Suvendu Adhikari convoy attacked in Nandigram allegedly by TMC workers, India TV reporter injured
3 years, 8 months ago

Suvendu Adhikari convoy attacked in Nandigram allegedly by TMC workers, India TV reporter injured

India TV News  

The convoy of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari was attacked allegedly by Trinamool Congress workers in Nandigram. All eyes are on battleground Nandigram where Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee is engaged in a fierce contest with her protege-turned-rival Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP. Meanwhile, the Election Commission has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC in entire …

In Battle of Personalities, BJP Banks on Adhikaris, TMC on Mamata For Phase 2 Upper Hand
3 years, 8 months ago

In Battle of Personalities, BJP Banks on Adhikaris, TMC on Mamata For Phase 2 Upper Hand

News 18  

The Bharatiya Janata Party is banking on the influential Adhikari family to yield electoral gains in the second phase of the West Bengal elections, especially in East Medinipur district, where nine seats, including Nandigram, are voting on Thursday. Elsewhere, the BJP’s Saumitra Khan won the Bishnupur Lok Sabha seat two years ago; the party is hoping to sweep the district …

West Bengal Elections 2021: Can Independent Candidates Create Roadblocks for TMC in Murshidabad?
3 years, 8 months ago

West Bengal Elections 2021: Can Independent Candidates Create Roadblocks for TMC in Murshidabad?

News 18  

Murshidabad: The independent candidates could be a roadblock for the ruling Trinamool Congress in the many Assembly seats in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district. Maidul Islam, former food chairman of the district board of TMC, is now contesting as an independent candidate from the Suti assembly seat. Similarly, Rafika Sultana, former district board member of TMC, is contesting from Jalangi seat …

West Bengal polls: TMC MP Sisir Adhikari joins BJP at Amit Shah's rally in Egra
3 years, 9 months ago

West Bengal polls: TMC MP Sisir Adhikari joins BJP at Amit Shah's rally in Egra

Firstpost  

Egra: Veteran TMC MP Sisir Adhikari — father of BJP heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari — joined the BJP in Egra on Sunday in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other senior leaders of the party. The patriarch of the Adhikari family —which wields considerable influence in Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district — said that he had to work really …

Bengal Polls 2021: TMC MP Sisir Adhikari joins BJP at Amit Shah's rally
3 years, 9 months ago

Bengal Polls 2021: TMC MP Sisir Adhikari joins BJP at Amit Shah's rally

India TV News  

Veteran TMC MP Sisir Adhikari - father of BJP heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari - joined the BJP in Egra on Sunday in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other senior leaders of the party. The patriarch of the Adhikari family -- which wields considerable influence in Bengal's Purba Medinipur district -- said that he had to work really …

TMC MP Sisir Adhikari, Suvendu's father, chants 'Jai Shri Ram', joins BJP at Amit Shah rally
3 years, 9 months ago

TMC MP Sisir Adhikari, Suvendu's father, chants 'Jai Shri Ram', joins BJP at Amit Shah rally

India Today  

Veteran TMC MP and father of Suvendu Adhikari, Sisir Adhikari, attended Amit Shah's rally in Egra on Sunday and chanted 'Jai Shri Ram' slogans as he addressed the public. Jai Siya Ram, Jai Bharat.” Ahead of heading to the Amit Shah rally, Sisir Adhikari said he took the decision to "fight for Midnapore's prestige". Sisir Adhikari, who is the sitting …

Sisir Adhikari meets BJP's Mansukh Mandviya, fuels speculation about attending Amit Shah's rally today
3 years, 9 months ago

Sisir Adhikari meets BJP's Mansukh Mandviya, fuels speculation about attending Amit Shah's rally today

Firstpost  

Kolkata: Veteran Trinamool Congress MP Sisir Adhikari, the father of Suvendu Adhikari who has been pitted by the BJP against Mamata Banerjee, met saffron party leader Mansukh Mandviya on Saturday, raising speculation about him attending Amit Shah’s rally at Egra in Purba Medinipur on Sunday. Mandviya visited Adhikari’s residence to invite the veteran politician to Shah’s Egra rally and Prime …

Will join BJP: Suvendu Adhikari's father Sisir Adhikari breaks silence, to quit TMC
3 years, 9 months ago

Will join BJP: Suvendu Adhikari's father Sisir Adhikari breaks silence, to quit TMC

India Today  

Trinamool Congress MP Sisir Adhikari is set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party. The sitting TMC MP from Kanthi, Sisir is the father of Suvendu Adhikari, who has been pitted against CM Mamata Banerjee from Nandigram on a BJP ticket in the upcoming Bengal assembly polls. Earlier on Wednesday, Sisir's son Suvendu Adhikari had said that his father would attend …

Will attend PM Modi's rally, join BJP if they ask me: TMC MP Sisir Adhikari's big statement
3 years, 9 months ago

Will attend PM Modi's rally, join BJP if they ask me: TMC MP Sisir Adhikari's big statement

India TV News  

Trinamool Congress leader and father of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said that he will support his son and will attend PM Modi's meeting if they ask me to go and he will also join the BJP if he is invited to do so. if they tell me to join BJP, I will do so," Sisir Adhikari, TMC leader …

Suvendu Adhikari says his father Sisir Adhikari, a TMC MP, will attend PM Modi's rally in East Midnapore
3 years, 9 months ago

Suvendu Adhikari says his father Sisir Adhikari, a TMC MP, will attend PM Modi's rally in East Midnapore

India Today  

Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said that his father and Trinamool Congress MP Sisir Adhikari will attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public meeting in Kanthi, East Midnapore on March 20. Addressing a public meeting in Chandipur on Wednesday, Suvendu Adhikari said that his father will be attending PM Modi's rally in Kanthi. This comes days after Sisir Adhikari …

Bengal polls: BJP registers formal complaint with EC over Mamata's nomination papers
3 years, 9 months ago

Bengal polls: BJP registers formal complaint with EC over Mamata's nomination papers

India Today  

After BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari raised objection over Mamata Banerjee's nomination for the upcoming West Bengal assembly election, the saffron party has formally submitted a complaint to state's chief electoral officer over “false affidavit” filed by the TMC supremo who is pitted against her former aide from Nandigram constituency. Suvendu Adhikari raises objection over Mamata's nomination BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari …

Suvendu Adhikari's father reveals to BJP MP why Mamata chose Nandigram
3 years, 9 months ago

Suvendu Adhikari's father reveals to BJP MP why Mamata chose Nandigram

India Today  

BJP MP Locket Chatterjee met Trinamool Congress MP Sisir Adhikari at his residence in West Bengal's Kanthi on Saturday. Sisir Adhikari is the father of former TMC leader Suvendu Adhikari, who has been pitted against CM Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram on a BJP ticket in the upcoming assembly elections. BJP MP Locket Chatterjee meeting Suvendu Adhikari’s family in Kanthi on …

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari to file nomination papers from Nandigram on March 12
3 years, 9 months ago

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari to file nomination papers from Nandigram on March 12

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari will file his nomination papers from the Nandigram Assembly seat for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly election on March 12, news agency ANI reported on Monday. BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari Notably, the Nandigram assembly constituency is set to be one of the most closely-observed political battlegrounds this year, as Adhikari is pitted against chief …

TMC knows it will lose Bengal elections this time: BJP's Dinesh Trivedi | Exclusive
3 years, 9 months ago

TMC knows it will lose Bengal elections this time: BJP's Dinesh Trivedi | Exclusive

India TV News  

Former Trinamool Congress MP Dinesh Trivedi, who joined BJP on Saturday, in an exclusive conversation with India TV, spoke in detail on why did he choose to join the saffron party, why he was feeling suffocated in TMC, on the forthcoming elections in the state and other issues. Dinesh Trivedi on joining BJP, West Bengal polls | Top Points Dinesh …

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