Bengal Assembly Bypolls

Priyanka Tibriwal, BJP's candidate from Bhabanipur Assembly constituency, on Wednesday replied to the notice sent by the Election Commission over complaints of Model Code and Covid-rule violations.

The BJP on Wednesday urged the Election Commission to deploy maximum security forces in Bhabanipur, alleging that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is misusing state machinery to intimidate voters and win the by-polls in the assembly seat.

Priyanka Tibrewal, fielded by the BJP against Mamata Banerjee from the Bhabanipur constituency for the upcoming bypoll, has been served a show-cause notice by the Election Commission after a poll code violation complaint by the Trinamool Congress.

Ahead of the Bhabanipur Assembly bypoll, Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday said the BJP has to fight the administration, police, mafias and money power in the elections.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee kicked off her election campaign for the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency with a low-key meeting of party workers.

The Left Front on Wednesday announced that CPI(M) leader Srijib Biswas will be its candidate for the bypoll to Bhabanipur assembly constituency, where West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is contesting as the Trinamool Congress nominee.

The West Bengal Congress on Monday announced it has decided to field a candidate against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the September 30 by-poll in the Bhabanipur assembly seat and the name of the party nominee will be sent to AICC for consent.

A bypoll for the Bhabanipur Assembly seat in Bengal - the seat Mamata Banerjee will contest and must win to remain Chief Minister - will be held on September 30, the Election Commission said Saturday afternoon.

The pending by-elections in seven Assembly constituencies of Bengal could be held before Durga Puja and the state administration is fully prepared, officials of the state Chief Electoral Officer's office informed the poll body, sources said.

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday said that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is in a hurry for holding assembly by-polls as she wants to cling on to the chair.

A Trinamool Congress parliamentary party delegation, comprising six MPs, met the Election Commission in Delhi on Thursday demanding that the bypolls in six vacant West Bengal Assembly seats be held at the earliest.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said her government has informed the Election Commission that the state was prepared to hold the pending by-elections to seven assembly seats.

A Trinamool Congress (TMC) parliamentary party delegation, comprising six MPs, will meet the Election Commission in Delhi today to demand that bypolls to six vacant West Bengal Assembly seats be held at the earliest, party leaders said.

Voicing displeasure over the "delay" in holding elections to 7 Bengal assembly seats, crucial for Mamata Banerjee's uninterrupted continuance as Chief Minister, the TMC said a party delegation will meet the Election Commission on July 15.

A Trinamool Congress delegation will meet Election Commission officials on July 15 to demand conduct of bypolls and pending elections to seven assembly seats of West Bengal, as the Covid situation has eased considerably.

Priyanka Tibriwal, BJP's candidate from Bhabanipur Assembly constituency, on Wednesday replied to the notice sent by the Election Commission over complaints of Model Code and Covid-rule violations.

The BJP on Wednesday urged the Election Commission to deploy maximum security forces in Bhabanipur, alleging that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is misusing state machinery to intimidate voters and win the by-polls in the assembly seat.

Priyanka Tibrewal, fielded by the BJP against Mamata Banerjee from the Bhabanipur constituency for the upcoming bypoll, has been served a show-cause notice by the Election Commission after a poll code violation complaint by the Trinamool Congress.

Ahead of the Bhabanipur Assembly bypoll, Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday said the BJP has to fight the administration, police, mafias and money power in the elections.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee kicked off her election campaign for the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency with a low-key meeting of party workers.

The Left Front on Wednesday announced that CPI(M) leader Srijib Biswas will be its candidate for the bypoll to Bhabanipur assembly constituency, where West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is contesting as the Trinamool Congress nominee.

The West Bengal Congress on Monday announced it has decided to field a candidate against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the September 30 by-poll in the Bhabanipur assembly seat and the name of the party nominee will be sent to AICC for consent.

A bypoll for the Bhabanipur Assembly seat in Bengal - the seat Mamata Banerjee will contest and must win to remain Chief Minister - will be held on September 30, the Election Commission said Saturday afternoon.

The pending by-elections in seven Assembly constituencies of Bengal could be held before Durga Puja and the state administration is fully prepared, officials of the state Chief Electoral Officer's office informed the poll body, sources said.

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday said that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is in a hurry for holding assembly by-polls as she wants to cling on to the chair.

A Trinamool Congress parliamentary party delegation, comprising six MPs, met the Election Commission in Delhi on Thursday demanding that the bypolls in six vacant West Bengal Assembly seats be held at the earliest.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said her government has informed the Election Commission that the state was prepared to hold the pending by-elections to seven assembly seats.

A Trinamool Congress (TMC) parliamentary party delegation, comprising six MPs, will meet the Election Commission in Delhi today to demand that bypolls to six vacant West Bengal Assembly seats be held at the earliest, party leaders said.

Voicing displeasure over the "delay" in holding elections to 7 Bengal assembly seats, crucial for Mamata Banerjee's uninterrupted continuance as Chief Minister, the TMC said a party delegation will meet the Election Commission on July 15.

A Trinamool Congress delegation will meet Election Commission officials on July 15 to demand conduct of bypolls and pending elections to seven assembly seats of West Bengal, as the Covid situation has eased considerably.