Bengal Assembly Election

The ruling Trinamool Congress wrested the Dhupguri assembly seat in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Friday from the BJP in a by-election, an Election Commission official said.

The ruling Trinamool Congress wrested the Dhupguri assembly seat in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Friday from the BJP in a by-election, an Election Commission official said.

Shortly after the panchayat poll date was announced, the leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, hit out at the state poll panel claiming that it was working at the behest of the ruling Trinamool Congress.

Taking a swipe at the BJP's "double engine" rhetoric over its defeat in the Karnataka polls, the Trinamool Congress on Saturday said the people of the southern state rejected the "trouble engine" government.

The Karnataka electoral results are the "beginning of the end" for BJP, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed today.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday asserted that the moral of the Karnataka assembly poll results is people "want plurality" and that "no central design to dominate" can repress them.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she would be happy if BJP's "downfall" starts with the Karnataka Assembly polls, which is scheduled to be held on May 10.

During the 2021 Bengal assembly polls, Mr Yadav had announced his support for the Trinamool Congress, which was reciprocated by Ms Banerjee when she campaigned for the former UP chief minister during the 2022 elections in that state.

The assembly by-election results today brought some solace for the Congress as it wrested one seat each from the BJP and the TMC in Maharashtra and West Bengal respectively and retained a seat in Tamil Nadu with DMK's support,

The Congress on Thursday secured a seat in the present Bengal assembly as its candidate Bayron Biswas won the Sagardighi bypoll, defeating the nearest rival of the TMC by 22,980 votes.

Congress candidate Bayron Biswas was leading in the Sagardighi assembly seat in West Bengal's Murshidabad district where counting of votes was underway for a by-election, according to the Election Commission (EC).

The counting of votes for bye-elections to one assembly constituency each in Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and two assembly seats in Maharashtra began on Thursday.

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said her party will not allow people coming from outside to impose CAA and NRC on residents of the the northeastern state.

West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asserted that hers is the only party that can oust the double engine government of the BJP, and provide the people of the country with an alternative to the BJP.

Attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress ahead of the Tripura Assembly polls, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said Congress is BJP's 'team B'.

The ruling Trinamool Congress wrested the Dhupguri assembly seat in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Friday from the BJP in a by-election, an Election Commission official said.

The ruling Trinamool Congress wrested the Dhupguri assembly seat in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Friday from the BJP in a by-election, an Election Commission official said.

Shortly after the panchayat poll date was announced, the leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, hit out at the state poll panel claiming that it was working at the behest of the ruling Trinamool Congress.

Taking a swipe at the BJP's "double engine" rhetoric over its defeat in the Karnataka polls, the Trinamool Congress on Saturday said the people of the southern state rejected the "trouble engine" government.

The Karnataka electoral results are the "beginning of the end" for BJP, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed today.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday asserted that the moral of the Karnataka assembly poll results is people "want plurality" and that "no central design to dominate" can repress them.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she would be happy if BJP's "downfall" starts with the Karnataka Assembly polls, which is scheduled to be held on May 10.

During the 2021 Bengal assembly polls, Mr Yadav had announced his support for the Trinamool Congress, which was reciprocated by Ms Banerjee when she campaigned for the former UP chief minister during the 2022 elections in that state.

The assembly by-election results today brought some solace for the Congress as it wrested one seat each from the BJP and the TMC in Maharashtra and West Bengal respectively and retained a seat in Tamil Nadu with DMK's support,

The Congress on Thursday secured a seat in the present Bengal assembly as its candidate Bayron Biswas won the Sagardighi bypoll, defeating the nearest rival of the TMC by 22,980 votes.

Congress candidate Bayron Biswas was leading in the Sagardighi assembly seat in West Bengal's Murshidabad district where counting of votes was underway for a by-election, according to the Election Commission (EC).

The counting of votes for bye-elections to one assembly constituency each in Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and two assembly seats in Maharashtra began on Thursday.

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said her party will not allow people coming from outside to impose CAA and NRC on residents of the the northeastern state.

West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asserted that hers is the only party that can oust the double engine government of the BJP, and provide the people of the country with an alternative to the BJP.

Attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress ahead of the Tripura Assembly polls, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said Congress is BJP's 'team B'.