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Bengal Assembly Polls: Trinamool, BJP Fight For North Bengal Amid Changing Political Equations

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 9, 2021

North Bengal, with its 54 seats spread across seven districts, has the capability to become a game-changer this election as the BJP strives hard to hold onto its fort in the region and the TMC seeks to recover its lost ground amid changing politics.

Accept Money Being Distributed By BJP, Vote For Trinamool: Abhishek Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 5, 2021

Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Monday accused the BJP of distributing cash for votes in West Bengal and asked the people to accept the money but exercise their ballot for TMC instead.

In Bengal, BJP, Mamata Banerjee Trade Barbs On "Syndicate"

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday April 4, 2021

Corruption allegations against Abhishek Banerjee -- the nephew of Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, known for her austere image -- comprised much of the political thrust and parry today, days ahead of the third phase of assembly elections in Ben

BJP Candidate "Thrashed With Sticks" While Campaigning In Bengal's Diamond Harbour: Cops

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 2, 2021

BJP candidate for Bengal's Diamond Harbour Dipak Haldar and his supporters were allegedly thrashed in the South 24 Parganas district during their election campaign this morning, the police said.

Bengal BJP Candidate Promises Free Trips To Ayodhya, Gets Poll Body's Notice

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 25, 2021

Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Pandabeswar, West Bengal, Jitendra Tiwari was issued a show-cause notice by the Election Commission (EC) for promising voters a free trip to the temple of Lord Ram in Ayodhya if elected, officials said today.

Trinamool Spends More Than BJP, As Bengal Tops In Facebook Political Ads

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 26, 2021

Among the four states and one union territory that are going to polls from March 27, West Bengal emerged as the topper in spending for political advertisements on Facebook this year, according to data available with the social media platform.

"Wear Bermudas": BJP Bengal Chief's Shocking Remark On Mamata Banerjee

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday March 24, 2021

West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh's comments on his Trinamool Congress rival and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's leg injury has been criticised on social media as sexist and inappropriate.

"I'm A Pure Cobra": What Actor Mithun Chakraborty Said After Joining BJP

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Sunday March 7, 2021

Actor Mithun Chakraborty ended days and weeks of speculation today by finally joining the BJP at a massive rally shortly before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's arrival. One of Bengal's most beloved actors, "Mithun-da" delivered all the punchlines that could thrill the giant crowd waiting for PM Modi's speech at the Kolkata Brigade Parade Ground.

Following Mamata Banerjee's Script, BJP Casts Bengal Actors Before Polls

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Thursday February 18, 2021

The BJP vs Trinamool battle for Bengal is promising to turn into a starry one. About a dozen actors and actresses from Tollywood - Kolkata's version of Bollywood - joined the BJP on Wednesday with just days to go for dates to be declared for the assembly polls.

Trinamool's Model Of Violence, Corruption Won't Work: Dinesh Trivedi

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 17, 2021

Former Union Minister Dinesh Trivedi, who recently quit the Trinamool Congress (TMC), has said the "corruption and violence model" of West Bengal's ruling party will no longer work for it and will take the state back to "dark days".

BJP's Parivartan Yatra Stopped In Bengal's Murshidabad For "Route Breach"

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 8, 2021

The BJP's "Parivartan Yatra" was on Monday temporarily stopped from moving ahead in West Bengal's Murshidabad district as "members of the saffron camp, despite request, took a route that had a few sensitive pockets", a senior police officer said.

Row Over BJP Rath Yatra, Trinamool Rally In Bengal, Same Place, Same Time

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Friday February 5, 2021

The BJP's rath yatra in West Bengal, to be flagged off by party chief JP Nadda tomorrow, has run into a controversy. Not because permission has been denied, but because it has been granted. The Trinamool Youth Congress in Nadia district, where the BJP's parivartan rath yatra is to roll, has announced they too will hold a two-day janasamarthan yatra...

"BJP Trying To Create Bengali-Non-Bengali Divide": Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 28, 2021

Accusing the BJP of trying to create a divide between Bengalis and non-Bengalis, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday called upon the Hindi-speaking populace of West Bengal to support her in the assembly elections in the state.

Clash At BJP Party Offices In Bengal, Vehicles Set On Fire

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Friday January 22, 2021

Factional fights erupted at BJP offices at two different places in West Bengal on Tursday between old BJP workers and those who joined the party from the Trinamool Congress.

BJP More Dangerous Than Maoists: Mamata Banerjee At Rally In Bengal's Purulia

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 19, 2021

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today accused the BJP of making false promises to the people before the elections and called the party more dangerous than the Maoists.