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Trinamool MP Says Sons Summoned For Poll Roll Revision Hearing
The Election Commission of India has summoned two sons of four-time Trinamool Congress MP and currently the party's Chief Whip in Lok Sabha, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, for a hearing on claims and objections to the draft voters' list.
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"Voter List Under Question, Hold Fresh Lok Sabha Polls": Trinamool Leader
The current Lok Sabha must be dissolved and fresh polls held because the legitimacy of the voter lists used in the last general election is under question, Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee has said, adding that he is ready to resign as MP
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Abhishek Banerjee Meets Trinamool MPs For Groundwork Ahead Of Bengal Polls
A day after Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee elevated her nephew Abhishek Banerjee as the parliamentary party leader in the Lok Sabha, the Trinamool MP held a virtual meeting of all party leaders from district to the organisational fronts.
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"Congress Was Offered...": Mamata Banerjee In Book On Why BJP Won 2024 Polls
In her new book, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has squarely blamed Congress for the BJP's return to power at the Centre for the third consecutive term in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
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Bengal BJP Leader Clarifies "No Need For Minority Morcha" Remark After Row
Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday attributed the party's poor performance in Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal to lack of support from the minority community, asserting that 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' was unnecessary and proposing instead 'H
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Removed Before Lok Sabha Polls, Rajeev Kumar Reinstated As Bengal Police Chief
The West Bengal government on Monday announced that IPS officer Rajeev Kumar had been reinstated as the state police chief.
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13 Assembly Seats Voting In Key Polls, First Since Lok Sabha Elections
Of the 13 constituencies, four are in West Bengal and three in Himachal, where the Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government has survived removal attempts.
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Opinion | Bengal Has Lessons For India In Sending More Women To Parliament
India ranks 145 out of 185 countries in terms of women's representation in the lower house of parliaments.
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"Hard Times Ahead": Adhir Chowdhury After Losing Bengal's Baharampur
Election results 2024: A day after his defeat from the Baharampur parliamentary constituency, veteran Congress leader and five-time MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday said he wasn't certain of what his political future would look like.
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24 Muslim Candidates Win Lok Sabha Seats This Time, 2 Less Than 2019 Polls
As many as 24 Muslim candidates across the country have won the Lok Sabha elections and they include former cricketer Yusuf Pathan of the Trinamool Congress from Bahrampur in West Bengal and Congress' Rakibul Hussain from Dhubri in Assam.
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Opinion | For Mamata, State Supremacy Outweighs An Uncertain National Role
The aim is another resounding victory in the next assembly elections. Political sensibility lies in the option of preparing for a return to power in West Bengal.
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Sandeshkhali Victim, BJP's Rekha Patra, Loses Basirhat By 3.3 Lakh Votes
In a clear sign of West Bengal rejecting the BJP's attempts to make the alleged sexual assault of women in Sandeshkhali a poll issue, the party's candidate from Basirhat has lost the Lok Sabha polls to the Trinamool Congress's pick by a big margin.
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BJP's Bengal Heavyweight Dilip Ghosh Loses To Trinamool's Kirti Azad
BJP candidate Dilip Ghosh, the previous West Bengal state president of the saffron party, was defeated in Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency by a margin of 1,37,981 votes, the Election Commission said on Tuesday.
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Bengal Lok Sabha Election Result 2024 Highlights: Trinamool Surges Ahead, BJP Falls From 2019 Count
As of 9:45 pm, the Trinamool Congress has won 22 of the 42 seats and is leading in seven other seats in the state. The BJP has won six seats and are leading in six others. The Congress has won one seat.
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Appoint Counting Staff In Bengal As Per Guidelines: Calcutta High Court To Poll Body
The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure that the counting staff for the Lok Sabha polls is appointed strictly in terms of the guidelines prescribed by the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Benga
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Trinamool MP Says Sons Summoned For Poll Roll Revision Hearing
The Election Commission of India has summoned two sons of four-time Trinamool Congress MP and currently the party's Chief Whip in Lok Sabha, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, for a hearing on claims and objections to the draft voters' list.
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"Voter List Under Question, Hold Fresh Lok Sabha Polls": Trinamool Leader
The current Lok Sabha must be dissolved and fresh polls held because the legitimacy of the voter lists used in the last general election is under question, Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee has said, adding that he is ready to resign as MP
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Abhishek Banerjee Meets Trinamool MPs For Groundwork Ahead Of Bengal Polls
A day after Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee elevated her nephew Abhishek Banerjee as the parliamentary party leader in the Lok Sabha, the Trinamool MP held a virtual meeting of all party leaders from district to the organisational fronts.
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"Congress Was Offered...": Mamata Banerjee In Book On Why BJP Won 2024 Polls
In her new book, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has squarely blamed Congress for the BJP's return to power at the Centre for the third consecutive term in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
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Bengal BJP Leader Clarifies "No Need For Minority Morcha" Remark After Row
Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday attributed the party's poor performance in Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal to lack of support from the minority community, asserting that 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' was unnecessary and proposing instead 'H
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Removed Before Lok Sabha Polls, Rajeev Kumar Reinstated As Bengal Police Chief
The West Bengal government on Monday announced that IPS officer Rajeev Kumar had been reinstated as the state police chief.
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13 Assembly Seats Voting In Key Polls, First Since Lok Sabha Elections
Of the 13 constituencies, four are in West Bengal and three in Himachal, where the Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government has survived removal attempts.
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Opinion | Bengal Has Lessons For India In Sending More Women To Parliament
India ranks 145 out of 185 countries in terms of women's representation in the lower house of parliaments.
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"Hard Times Ahead": Adhir Chowdhury After Losing Bengal's Baharampur
Election results 2024: A day after his defeat from the Baharampur parliamentary constituency, veteran Congress leader and five-time MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday said he wasn't certain of what his political future would look like.
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24 Muslim Candidates Win Lok Sabha Seats This Time, 2 Less Than 2019 Polls
As many as 24 Muslim candidates across the country have won the Lok Sabha elections and they include former cricketer Yusuf Pathan of the Trinamool Congress from Bahrampur in West Bengal and Congress' Rakibul Hussain from Dhubri in Assam.
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Opinion | For Mamata, State Supremacy Outweighs An Uncertain National Role
The aim is another resounding victory in the next assembly elections. Political sensibility lies in the option of preparing for a return to power in West Bengal.
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Sandeshkhali Victim, BJP's Rekha Patra, Loses Basirhat By 3.3 Lakh Votes
In a clear sign of West Bengal rejecting the BJP's attempts to make the alleged sexual assault of women in Sandeshkhali a poll issue, the party's candidate from Basirhat has lost the Lok Sabha polls to the Trinamool Congress's pick by a big margin.
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BJP's Bengal Heavyweight Dilip Ghosh Loses To Trinamool's Kirti Azad
BJP candidate Dilip Ghosh, the previous West Bengal state president of the saffron party, was defeated in Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency by a margin of 1,37,981 votes, the Election Commission said on Tuesday.
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Bengal Lok Sabha Election Result 2024 Highlights: Trinamool Surges Ahead, BJP Falls From 2019 Count
As of 9:45 pm, the Trinamool Congress has won 22 of the 42 seats and is leading in seven other seats in the state. The BJP has won six seats and are leading in six others. The Congress has won one seat.
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Appoint Counting Staff In Bengal As Per Guidelines: Calcutta High Court To Poll Body
The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure that the counting staff for the Lok Sabha polls is appointed strictly in terms of the guidelines prescribed by the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Benga
