Bengal Elections

Day After Bengal Violence, Home Ministry Asks Mamata Banerjee For Action

India News | Anindita Sanyal | Sunday June 9, 2019

The centre has expressed deep concern over the continuing violence in Bengal even after the national elections and issued an advisory to Mamata Banerjee's government, sources said. The state BJP had approached home minister Amit Shah, claiming three of its workers were killed by Trinamool Congress workers in the North 24 Parganas. This was the thir...

Aiming For Two-Third Majority In Bengal Polls: BJP's Kailash Vijayvargiya

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 28, 2019

Buoyed by major gains in Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal, the BJP is aiming for more than two-third majority in the state assembly elections due in 2021 and is even prepared for early polls in the state, its general secretary and West Bengal in-charge Kailash Vijayvargiya said on Tuesday.

Like "Rats Abandoning Ship...": Trinamool Jabs Partymen's Switch To BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 28, 2019

The TMC on Tuesday likened its MLAs who have joined the BJP on Tuesday to "rats abandoning a ship sensing danger" and said people will give them a befitting reply.

How Bengal BJP's "WhatsApp Army" Contributed To Party's Victory

India News | Written by Rica Roy | Monday May 27, 2019

The BJP gave a big fight in West Bengal winning 18 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats, bringing down the Trinamool Congress's tally from 34 to 22. The vote share of the BJP in the state stood at close to 40 per cent, an increase from 17 per cent in 2014.

"Don't Want To Continue As Chief Minister," Says Mamata Banerjee: Highlights

India News | Edited by Anuj Pant | Saturday May 25, 2019

Mamata Banerjee, speaking to the media for the first time since the results of the national election, has said that she "does not want to continue as the chief minister" of West Bengal. "The party (Trinamool Congress) has not accepted my decision," she said.

Election Results 2019: Reeling From BJP Uppercut, Mamata Banerjee Calls Trinamool Meet Today

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Saturday May 25, 2019

Forty-eight hours after the election results that brought Trinamool Congress's tally in the Lok Sabha down from 34 to 22, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will meet party leaders and all candidates who fought the polls at her home at 3:30 pm today.

With Only 5 Lok Sabha Seats, Left Front Hits Historic Low

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 24, 2019

Registering its worst poll performance in over six decades, the Left Front was virtually wiped off its bastions with the Lok Sabha poll results showing it managed just five seats across the country.

Results 2019: Trinamool's Moon Moon Sen Loses To Babul Supriyo In Bengal's Asansol

People | Edited by Stela Dey | Thursday May 23, 2019

Moon Moon Sen, the actor-turned-politician, was the Trinamool's "giant slayer" in 2014. She lost to BJP's Babul Supriyo in Asansol as the BJP secured a thumping victory in the national elections.

"Don't Know Why We Are Losing": Moon Moon Sen On BJP Gains In Bengal

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Thursday May 23, 2019

Actor-politician Moon Moon Sen, who is trailing Babul Supriyo by over 65,000 votes in Bengal's Asansol, said her party Trinamool Congress should get 35-40 seats in Bengal even as BJP leads in 18 seats in the Mamata Banerjee-ruled state.

India Election Results: Trinamool's Moon Moon Sen Trails BJP's Babul Supriyo In Bengal's Asansol

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Thursday May 23, 2019

Actor-politician Moon Moon Sen, the Trinamool Congress candidate from Bengal's Asansol is trailing behind BJP's Babul Supriyo. Ms Sen was dubbed the "giant killer" after she defeated a nine-time Left lawmaker from Bengal's Bankura in 2014, soon after she joined politics.

West Bengal Election Result: BJP's Massive Bengal Story: So Close To Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday May 23, 2019

Election Result West Bengal: Bengal is looking at a saffron surge as the BJP is racing towards an impressive score, closing the gap fast with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress as votes are counted for the national election on Thursday. The Trinamool is ahead in 23 of the state's 42 seats; BJP is ahead in 17.

West Bengal Election Results 2019 Highlights: Trinamool Back In The Lead In Bengal

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Thursday May 23, 2019

West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Results LIVE Updates: West Bengal is a crucial state for the elections as it sends 42 lawmakers to the Lok Sabha.

Over 25,000 Personnel Deployed For Lok Sabha Vote Count In Bengal

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 23, 2019

Bringing the end to the high-voltage Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal - which has virtually become the ground zero of the current elections following the Bharatiya Janata Party's mega push to become a big player in the state - the authorities will today count the votes for the state's 42 seats, that could make a big impact in deciding the national ou...

Trinamool Attacks BJP Over Central Troop Deployment In Bengal Till May 25

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 21, 2019

Questioning the BJP demand for deployment of central forces in West Bengal till the Model Code of Conduct is in place, an upset Trinamool Congress on Tuesday asked the Election Commission "if Emergency has been declared" in the state, sources said.

Bengal Elections: BJP Says Trinamool Leaders "Have Lost Their Mind", Demands Re-Polling

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2019

The BJP on Sunday accused the Trinamool Congress (TMC) of widespread violence in the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal, and demanded repolling at several booths in eight out of the nine constituencies.