Bengal Polls

Bengal, Tamil Nadu's Last Minute Schemes Before Poll Dates Announcement

India News | NDTV Newsdesk | Friday February 26, 2021

At least two of the five poll-bound states today rushed to announce populist schemes hours ahead of the election dates being announced. Tamil Nadu and West Bengal introduced various policy changes seemingly aimed at electoral prospects. The model code of conduct, which comes into effect immediately after the Election Commission declares the poll da...

Mamata Banerjee's New Slogan Pits Her As "Daughter Of Bengal" vs BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 20, 2021

The Trinamool Congress today launched its slogan for the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal - 'Bangla Nijer Meyekei Chaye' (Bengal wants its own daughter), adding to the shrill insider vs outsider debate while portraying Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as the "daughter of Bengal".

Why Mamata Banerjee's Nephew Has Emerged As BJP's Favourite Target

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Friday February 19, 2021

Trinamool Congress's Abhishek Banerjee, who is also West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew, has emerged as the BJP's favourite target as the young politician is groomed as the future leader of the party.

Amit Shah Summoned By Bengal Court After Mamata Banerjee's Nephew Sues Him

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 20, 2021

A designated MP/MLA court in West Bengal issued summons to Union Home Minister Amit Shah today to appear either personally or through a lawyer before it on February 22 in connection with a defamation case filed against him by Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee.

12,000 Paramilitary Personnel To Be Deployed In Bengal Ahead Of Polls: Sources

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Friday February 19, 2021

The centre is set to deploy 120 companies of para military forces across Bengal ahead of state elections due in April-May, sources have said.

Rallies, Multi-Media Campaign, 4 States, 2 Weeks: Poll Season For PM Modi

India News | Written by Sanket Upadhyay, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Friday February 19, 2021

It is going to be a hectic two weeks for Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he prepares to tour four states that are going to polls over the next few months. With trademark speeches, multi-media campaigns, mega rallies, and a spate of inaugurations, he will be seen and heard reaching out to voters in West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Puduche...

We Will Take Our Tractors To Bengal, Warns Farmer Leader Rakesh Tikait

India News | ANI | Thursday February 18, 2021

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday said the protesting farmers will take the agitation to the poll-bound West Bengal if the Centre does not concur with their demands against the new farm laws.

BJP Will End "Cut-Money" Culture In Bengal If Voted To Power: Amit Shah

Assembly West Bengal | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 18, 2021

Alleging that the TMC government has introduced a "cut-money" culture in West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the BJP's fight is to end it and take the state to the path of development if voted to power in the upcoming assembly polls.

"Was Being Pressured To Join...": Mamata Banerjee On Attack On Minister

India News | Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Thursday February 18, 2021

The bomb attack on West Bengal Labour Minister Jakir Hossain was part of a conspiracy because "some people were pressuring" him to join their party, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today, comparing it to the assassination of Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in the 1990s. She also held Indian Railways responsible for the incident since it took ...

Choice Between PM Modi's "Vikas" And Mamata Banerjee's "Vinash" Models: Amit Shah

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 11, 2021

Branding West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee a "failed administrator", Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said the upcoming assembly elections in the state will be a contest between Narendra Modi's "development model" and her "destruction model" of governance.

Bengal Polls Fight Between Development And Destructive Models: Amit Shah

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 11, 2021

Calling West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee a "failed administrator", Union Home Minister Amit Shah Thursday said the upcoming assembly elections in the state will be a contest between Narendra Modi's "development model" and her "destruction model" of governance.

"India Won't Let Conspiracies Win": PM As He Launches Key Assam Projects

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Sunday February 7, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today visit the poll-bound states of West Bengal and Assam, the second time in a little over two weeks. He was in Kolkata on January 23 to mark Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's birth anniversary, Parakram Diwas, and on the same day visited Sibsagar district to hand out land ownership titles to over a lakh indigenous pe...

Deploy Only Central Forces For Bengal Polls: BJP To Election Commission

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 5, 2021

The BJP on Friday urged the Election Commission to deploy only Central Armed Police Forces for the West Bengal assembly polls to ensure "fairness, dignity and sanctity of the process".

RJD Delegation Meets Trinamool Congress's Abhishek Banerjee On Bengal Polls

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 1, 2021

An RJD delegation met senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee in Kolkata on Monday over the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal.

5 Ex-Trinamool Leaders Meet Amit Shah, Join BJP Ahead Of Bengal Polls

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday January 31, 2021

Five former Trinamool Congress leaders met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Saturday after being flown in to join the BJP in the latest round of defections from West Bengal's ruling party ahead of the state elections due in April-May.