Mamata Banerjee Elections 2014

Stung by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comment on Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee looking for a second constituency because she was afraid of losing in Nandigram, the Trinamool Congress returned fire with a reference to Varanasi, his parliamen

Incidents of violence between BJP and Trinamool workers have increased after a bitterly fought election in which the saffron party ended up winning 18 of 42 Lok Sabha seats - only four behind the Trinamool's 22. Mamata Banerjee's party claimed 34 in the 2014 polls

The verdict is out. A day after the BJP's landslide victory in the Lok Sabha elections, headlined by a stunning performance in West Bengal, where it significantly improved its tally compared to 2014, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata posted a poem on Twitter with a blunt message for the ruling party. The title: "I don't agree".

The BJP will focus its energy on conquering Tamil Nadu and Kerala in the next five years after its almost complete takeover of the northeast in the national election, the party's strategist in the region Himanta Biswa Sarma told NDTV. He also faulted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for "trying to stop people from praising Lord Ram" in th...

The BJP's remarkable score in West Bengal, a long-time Left bastion-turned-Trinamool fortress, was among the big stories of the national election as votes were counted on Thursday. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress is ahead in more seats, 23 of the 42 seats in the state, but the BJP is close with 17 seats. The Congress is leading ...

The ruling BJP will form a government comfortably, as it did in 2014, predicted the poll of exit polls yesterday, after the completion of the final phase of elections. The poll of polls, an aggregate of the exit polls, said the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance or NDA, will win 302 of 542 Lok Sabha seats.

Despite Mamata Banerjee's spirited fight, the BJP is expected to win more than a dozen of the state's 42 seats, says the poll of polls, an aggregate of exit polls.

Violence in Bengal and allegations of malfunctioning electronic voting machines in Delhi marked the sixth round of election, which took place for 59 seats across seven states. The overall turnout was 63.3 per cent. In Delhi, where voting took place for all seven Lok Sabha seats, the voting percentage was 60, down from 65.1 in the 2014 polls. In Ben...

Elections yet to be over, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Mondaymade a prediction for Uttar Pradesh, where a good showing is absolutely essential for any party hoping to rule at the centre. The BJP, Mamata Banerjee told NDTV's Prannoy Roy, is "losing" and the party would not even get 17 of the state's 80 seats.

Moon Moon Sen, actor with extraordinary oomph in her heyday and now a Trinamool Congress lawmaker from West Bengal's Bankura, has just been deployed in Asansol against BJP's big gun - singer and union minister Babul Supriyo.

The BJP was supposed to kick off its Bengal offensive with rath yatras in December but instead launched it by snatching away a sitting Lok Sabha lawmaker of the Trinamool Congress today.

Accusing the BJP government at the centre of "showing audacity and arrogance", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that it has failed in all respects and will be defeated in the 2019 Lok Sabha election.

The man credited with Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar's electoral success has received a cold call from Mamata Banerjee, though she may not really need him. West Bengal is due for polls next year and the Chief Minister has approached Prashant Kishor, the strategist who has two massive election victories in his bag.

In West Bengal, after a 15-year drought, the BJP now has an MLA in the state Assembly. The party's Samik Bhattacharya has won Dakshin Bashirhat. In 1999, the BJP had won the Ashoknagar assembly seat in alliance with the Trinamool.

Ending the suspense, West Bengal Chief minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has decided to send state Finance Minister Amit Mitra and party general secretary Mukul Roy to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister on May 26.

Stung by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comment on Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee looking for a second constituency because she was afraid of losing in Nandigram, the Trinamool Congress returned fire with a reference to Varanasi, his parliamen

Incidents of violence between BJP and Trinamool workers have increased after a bitterly fought election in which the saffron party ended up winning 18 of 42 Lok Sabha seats - only four behind the Trinamool's 22. Mamata Banerjee's party claimed 34 in the 2014 polls

The verdict is out. A day after the BJP's landslide victory in the Lok Sabha elections, headlined by a stunning performance in West Bengal, where it significantly improved its tally compared to 2014, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata posted a poem on Twitter with a blunt message for the ruling party. The title: "I don't agree".

The BJP will focus its energy on conquering Tamil Nadu and Kerala in the next five years after its almost complete takeover of the northeast in the national election, the party's strategist in the region Himanta Biswa Sarma told NDTV. He also faulted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for "trying to stop people from praising Lord Ram" in th...

The BJP's remarkable score in West Bengal, a long-time Left bastion-turned-Trinamool fortress, was among the big stories of the national election as votes were counted on Thursday. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress is ahead in more seats, 23 of the 42 seats in the state, but the BJP is close with 17 seats. The Congress is leading ...

The ruling BJP will form a government comfortably, as it did in 2014, predicted the poll of exit polls yesterday, after the completion of the final phase of elections. The poll of polls, an aggregate of the exit polls, said the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance or NDA, will win 302 of 542 Lok Sabha seats.

Despite Mamata Banerjee's spirited fight, the BJP is expected to win more than a dozen of the state's 42 seats, says the poll of polls, an aggregate of exit polls.

Violence in Bengal and allegations of malfunctioning electronic voting machines in Delhi marked the sixth round of election, which took place for 59 seats across seven states. The overall turnout was 63.3 per cent. In Delhi, where voting took place for all seven Lok Sabha seats, the voting percentage was 60, down from 65.1 in the 2014 polls. In Ben...

Elections yet to be over, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Mondaymade a prediction for Uttar Pradesh, where a good showing is absolutely essential for any party hoping to rule at the centre. The BJP, Mamata Banerjee told NDTV's Prannoy Roy, is "losing" and the party would not even get 17 of the state's 80 seats.

Moon Moon Sen, actor with extraordinary oomph in her heyday and now a Trinamool Congress lawmaker from West Bengal's Bankura, has just been deployed in Asansol against BJP's big gun - singer and union minister Babul Supriyo.

The BJP was supposed to kick off its Bengal offensive with rath yatras in December but instead launched it by snatching away a sitting Lok Sabha lawmaker of the Trinamool Congress today.

Accusing the BJP government at the centre of "showing audacity and arrogance", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that it has failed in all respects and will be defeated in the 2019 Lok Sabha election.

The man credited with Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar's electoral success has received a cold call from Mamata Banerjee, though she may not really need him. West Bengal is due for polls next year and the Chief Minister has approached Prashant Kishor, the strategist who has two massive election victories in his bag.

In West Bengal, after a 15-year drought, the BJP now has an MLA in the state Assembly. The party's Samik Bhattacharya has won Dakshin Bashirhat. In 1999, the BJP had won the Ashoknagar assembly seat in alliance with the Trinamool.

Ending the suspense, West Bengal Chief minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has decided to send state Finance Minister Amit Mitra and party general secretary Mukul Roy to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister on May 26.