Bengal Assembly Elections 2021
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Complaint Filed Against Actors Over 2021 Bengal Post-Poll Violence Posts
The complaint was filed at Gariahat police station by advocate Joydeep Sen, who alleged that the actors had made remarks on social media that could have incited political violence in the charged atmosphere following the assembly election results in May 2021.
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"Suvendu Da Defeated Her In Her Home": Amit Shah Jabs Mamata Banerjee
Suvendu Adhikari, who defected from the Trinamool Congress in 2020, had previously defeated Banerjee in the Nandigram constituency in 2021.
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Ex-Trinamool MLA, Director Raj Chakraborty Quits Politics After Election Loss
Raj Chakraborty, who had won the Barrackpore seat in 2021, lost the constituency this time by 15,822 votes.
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Inducements Worth Rs 1,445 Crore Seized During 2026 Assembly Elections: Poll Body
West Bengal saw the highest increase in the seizures of 68.92 per cent, and Tamil Nadu saw an increase in seizures of 48.40 per cent in 2026 compared to the corresponding figures during the 2021 elections.
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BJP Blitz vs Mamata Banerjee's Canny Politics: Bengal Results Today
The BJP's battle for Bengal, which had a quiet beginning in 2016, has accelerated over the years. From 3 seats and 10 per cent vote share in 2016, the party managed 77 seats and 38 per cent vote share by 2021 - a huge leap.
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In Numbers: With Zero Deaths, Bengal Election Most Peaceful In 2 Decades
The 2026 Assembly elections have delivered an unprecedented shift: zero reported murders and no serious injuries, marking a significant break from this violent past.
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Suvendu Adhikari, The Student Who One-Upped The Master, And Is Trying Again
Adhikari joined Banerjee's Trinamool Congress in 1998 and entered the Bengal assembly as an MLA from the Kanthi Dakshin constituency in 2006.
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BJP Sweep In Bengal, Trinamool A Distant Second, Predicts Today's Chanakya Exit Poll
The BJP, Today's Chanakya predicted, could get 192 seats (plus/minus 11 seats) and the Trinamool Congress 100 seats (plus/minus 11 seats). The rest could get two seats (plus/minus two seats).
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Trinamool Wall In South Bengal, What Numbers Hold For BJP In Phase 2 Polls
Of the 142 seats going to polls in the second phase, the Trinamool won 123 and the BJP 18 in the 2021 assembly polls.
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Opinion | Hindutva To Parivartan: Decoding Shift In BJP Campaign Strategy From 2021
As the principal opposition force in Bengal, the BJP too has adopted multiple strategies in its campaign
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Trinamool-BJP Battle Royale In Bengal With 152 Seats In Phase 1
Two states that have eluded the BJP for long are voting today and more than Tamil Nadu, it is Bengal that all eyes will be on. For Trinamool Congress and the BJP, it is a desperate battle amid the political firestorm over voter list revision.
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'Fish Politics' To Infiltrators: NDTV Exclusive With Trinamool's Shashi Panja
Bengal is set to vote in two phases -- April 23 and 29 -- with both parties intensifying efforts in what is expected to be a closely fought contest, particularly in South Bengal, where the TMC has so far contained the BJP's advance more effectively t
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Meet Agnimitra Paul, BJP MLA Defending Asansol Dakshin Seat
Agnimitra Paul had won Agnimitra Paul seat in 2021 by defeating TMC’s Saayoni Ghosh by 4,487 votes.
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SIR Impact On Bengal Polls: The Numbers Game With Rahul Kanwal
This time, the revision has taken around 89 lakh voters off the list, the number corresponding to roughly 11.6 per cent of the electorate.
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90 Lakh Voters Out of Bengal Lists, Trinamool Thinks Emergency Counter Strategy
The outcome of SIR has dismayed Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress, which won the 2021 assembly election with a margin of 42.4 lakh votes. In Kolkata, the prevailing concern within the party is how to recover the votes that have been struck off the rolls.
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Complaint Filed Against Actors Over 2021 Bengal Post-Poll Violence Posts
The complaint was filed at Gariahat police station by advocate Joydeep Sen, who alleged that the actors had made remarks on social media that could have incited political violence in the charged atmosphere following the assembly election results in May 2021.
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"Suvendu Da Defeated Her In Her Home": Amit Shah Jabs Mamata Banerjee
Suvendu Adhikari, who defected from the Trinamool Congress in 2020, had previously defeated Banerjee in the Nandigram constituency in 2021.
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Ex-Trinamool MLA, Director Raj Chakraborty Quits Politics After Election Loss
Raj Chakraborty, who had won the Barrackpore seat in 2021, lost the constituency this time by 15,822 votes.
-
Inducements Worth Rs 1,445 Crore Seized During 2026 Assembly Elections: Poll Body
West Bengal saw the highest increase in the seizures of 68.92 per cent, and Tamil Nadu saw an increase in seizures of 48.40 per cent in 2026 compared to the corresponding figures during the 2021 elections.
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BJP Blitz vs Mamata Banerjee's Canny Politics: Bengal Results Today
The BJP's battle for Bengal, which had a quiet beginning in 2016, has accelerated over the years. From 3 seats and 10 per cent vote share in 2016, the party managed 77 seats and 38 per cent vote share by 2021 - a huge leap.
-
In Numbers: With Zero Deaths, Bengal Election Most Peaceful In 2 Decades
The 2026 Assembly elections have delivered an unprecedented shift: zero reported murders and no serious injuries, marking a significant break from this violent past.
-
Suvendu Adhikari, The Student Who One-Upped The Master, And Is Trying Again
Adhikari joined Banerjee's Trinamool Congress in 1998 and entered the Bengal assembly as an MLA from the Kanthi Dakshin constituency in 2006.
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BJP Sweep In Bengal, Trinamool A Distant Second, Predicts Today's Chanakya Exit Poll
The BJP, Today's Chanakya predicted, could get 192 seats (plus/minus 11 seats) and the Trinamool Congress 100 seats (plus/minus 11 seats). The rest could get two seats (plus/minus two seats).
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Trinamool Wall In South Bengal, What Numbers Hold For BJP In Phase 2 Polls
Of the 142 seats going to polls in the second phase, the Trinamool won 123 and the BJP 18 in the 2021 assembly polls.
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Opinion | Hindutva To Parivartan: Decoding Shift In BJP Campaign Strategy From 2021
As the principal opposition force in Bengal, the BJP too has adopted multiple strategies in its campaign
-
Trinamool-BJP Battle Royale In Bengal With 152 Seats In Phase 1
Two states that have eluded the BJP for long are voting today and more than Tamil Nadu, it is Bengal that all eyes will be on. For Trinamool Congress and the BJP, it is a desperate battle amid the political firestorm over voter list revision.
-
'Fish Politics' To Infiltrators: NDTV Exclusive With Trinamool's Shashi Panja
Bengal is set to vote in two phases -- April 23 and 29 -- with both parties intensifying efforts in what is expected to be a closely fought contest, particularly in South Bengal, where the TMC has so far contained the BJP's advance more effectively t
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Meet Agnimitra Paul, BJP MLA Defending Asansol Dakshin Seat
Agnimitra Paul had won Agnimitra Paul seat in 2021 by defeating TMC’s Saayoni Ghosh by 4,487 votes.
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SIR Impact On Bengal Polls: The Numbers Game With Rahul Kanwal
This time, the revision has taken around 89 lakh voters off the list, the number corresponding to roughly 11.6 per cent of the electorate.
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90 Lakh Voters Out of Bengal Lists, Trinamool Thinks Emergency Counter Strategy
The outcome of SIR has dismayed Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress, which won the 2021 assembly election with a margin of 42.4 lakh votes. In Kolkata, the prevailing concern within the party is how to recover the votes that have been struck off the rolls.
