Bengal Panchayat Poll

Referring to the violence during Panchayat polls in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday alleged that the ruling Mamata-Banerjee Trinamool Congress had "played with blood."

Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wrote to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee requesting her "urgent intervention to stop the intimidation and abduction of the elected opposition candidates prior to the formation of Panchayat boards".

Four candidates who won the panchayat elections in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district alleged that they were kidnapped by Trinamool supporters, a charge denied by the state's ruling party.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday alleged that violence in West Bengal during the recently concluded panchayat elections was carried out by Trinamool Congress activists as per instructions of Mamata Banerjee.

The Central forces deployed for the panchayat elections will continue to remain in West Bengal for another 10 days, the Calcutta High Court said on Monday.

An enquiry conducted by BJP MPs into incidents of violence during the recent panchayat polls in West Bengal has exposed the "utter state of lawlessness" and the state government's insensitivity towards political adversaries, JP Nadda said.

Last week, Bengal's largest vernacular daily Anandabazar Patrika said in a front-page report that some of its reporters were huddled under a table to avoid splinters of crude bombs while covering the Panchayat elections in the state.

Three sealed and uncounted ballot boxes were recovered from a high school at Gajol in West Bengal's Malda district today morning.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a sharp attack on opposition parties ahead of their mega unity meet in Bengaluru. The PM's remarks came during his address while virtually inaugurating the Veer Savarkar International Airport in Port Blair.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday praised the BJP's performance in the West Bengal Panchayat polls despite the violence witnessed during the elections.

The ruling Trinamool Congress on Wednesday steamrolled to a massive victory in West Bengal's violence-scarred rural polls, bagging all zila parishads and leaving its rivals trailing way behind in results declared by the State Election Commission.

The Trinamool Congress sweep in Bengal's rural elections has been subject to a hiccup the final order of the Calcutta High Court, that's hearing a bunch of petitions on poll-related violence and alleged electoral malpractices.

The BJP on Wednesday said it has improved its tally in the West Bengal panchayat polls from 2018 despite facing "brutal oppression" and claimed that signs are "ominous" for the ruling Trinamool Congress which will be "buried deep" in the

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said she is saddened at the loss of lives in "sporadic" incidents of violence during rural polls.

The Calcutta High Court said the panchayat elections in West Bengal and the declaration of results will be subject to its final orders in connection with matters which it is hearing over allegations of electoral malpractices on the day of polling.

Referring to the violence during Panchayat polls in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday alleged that the ruling Mamata-Banerjee Trinamool Congress had "played with blood."

Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wrote to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee requesting her "urgent intervention to stop the intimidation and abduction of the elected opposition candidates prior to the formation of Panchayat boards".

Four candidates who won the panchayat elections in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district alleged that they were kidnapped by Trinamool supporters, a charge denied by the state's ruling party.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday alleged that violence in West Bengal during the recently concluded panchayat elections was carried out by Trinamool Congress activists as per instructions of Mamata Banerjee.

The Central forces deployed for the panchayat elections will continue to remain in West Bengal for another 10 days, the Calcutta High Court said on Monday.

An enquiry conducted by BJP MPs into incidents of violence during the recent panchayat polls in West Bengal has exposed the "utter state of lawlessness" and the state government's insensitivity towards political adversaries, JP Nadda said.

Last week, Bengal's largest vernacular daily Anandabazar Patrika said in a front-page report that some of its reporters were huddled under a table to avoid splinters of crude bombs while covering the Panchayat elections in the state.

Three sealed and uncounted ballot boxes were recovered from a high school at Gajol in West Bengal's Malda district today morning.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a sharp attack on opposition parties ahead of their mega unity meet in Bengaluru. The PM's remarks came during his address while virtually inaugurating the Veer Savarkar International Airport in Port Blair.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday praised the BJP's performance in the West Bengal Panchayat polls despite the violence witnessed during the elections.

The ruling Trinamool Congress on Wednesday steamrolled to a massive victory in West Bengal's violence-scarred rural polls, bagging all zila parishads and leaving its rivals trailing way behind in results declared by the State Election Commission.

The Trinamool Congress sweep in Bengal's rural elections has been subject to a hiccup the final order of the Calcutta High Court, that's hearing a bunch of petitions on poll-related violence and alleged electoral malpractices.

The BJP on Wednesday said it has improved its tally in the West Bengal panchayat polls from 2018 despite facing "brutal oppression" and claimed that signs are "ominous" for the ruling Trinamool Congress which will be "buried deep" in the

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said she is saddened at the loss of lives in "sporadic" incidents of violence during rural polls.

The Calcutta High Court said the panchayat elections in West Bengal and the declaration of results will be subject to its final orders in connection with matters which it is hearing over allegations of electoral malpractices on the day of polling.