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High Court Refuses Stay On Ritabrata Banerjee As Bengal Opposition Leader
Currently, the Trinamool Congress has 80 legislators in the 294-seat West Bengal Assembly. Among them, 60 legislators - a figure which Ritabrata Banerjee claimed had increased to 65 by June 1 - support the new bloc led by him.
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No Relief For Bengal Actor In Case Linked To 2021 Post-Poll Violence
Hearing the matter, Justice Ajay Kumar Mukherjee directed that no coercive action be taken against the actor for the next four weeks.
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Trinamool's Leader Of Opposition Recognition Stuck, Speaker Asks For Details
Shobhandeb Chattopadhyay has filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act seeking information on how leaders of the opposition were selected in 2011, 2016 and 2021.
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Suvendu Adhikari, Bengal Lawmakers To Take Oaths In Assembly On May 13-14
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and the newly-elected MLAs will take oaths as legislators over the course of two days.
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Trinamool Suspends 3 Spokespersons Over Anti-Party Remarks After Poll Defeat
According to a statement, spokespersons Kohinoor Majumdar, Riju Dutta and Kartik Ghosh were suspended for allegedly violating party discipline.
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Did SIR Impact West Bengal Results? What Election Commission Data Says
The numbers suggest that while there were indeed large-scale deletions of "ineligible" electors during the SIR process, there were also equally significant additions.
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Blog | Suvendu Adhikari: The Man Who Never Forgot How He Was Denied A Stage In 2011
The story of Suvendu Adhikari begins in 2011 - from a stage in Dharmatala that made him invisible and denied him the limelight he thought should've been his.
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Former Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Resigns From SIR Tribunal
In his resignation letter, Justice Sivagnanam (retired) had cited personal reasons behind his decision.
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Ex-Trinamool MLA, Director Raj Chakraborty Quits Politics After Election Loss
Raj Chakraborty, who had won the Barrackpore seat in 2021, lost the constituency this time by 15,822 votes.
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Opinion | Is INDIA Bloc Set To Split After Tamil Nadu, Bengal Results? A Look At The Mess
Reportedly, Rahul was quick to realise his folly of not siding with Vijay sooner, the day votes were cast across Tamil Nadu. By April 24-25, he had told a close aide, "We made a blunder in Tamil Nadu."
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Car With Fake Plates Blocked Suvendu Adhikari Aide, Then Men On Bike Shot Him
Chandranath Rath murder: The occupants of the car with the fake number plate abandoned the vehicle and escaped on the motorcycle.
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Suvendu Adhikari To Be Bengal's Next Chief Minister? Key BJP Meet On Friday
Adhikari defeated Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for a second time, widening his victory margin in this election.
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Opinion | Mamata Banerjee Brought Down The Left, But Never Quite Learnt From Its Fall
The traits that served Mamata well when she swept the Left out of power in West Bengal in 2011 are the very ones that ultimately led to her downfall.
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What Data Shows About BJP's Bengal Sweep Amid Tight Contests In Many Seats
Alongside the overall shift in power, the West Bengal election was also marked by closely-fought contests in several constituencies
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Opinion | Self-Inflicted Wounds? How Mamata Became The Architect Of Her Own Collapse
For a leader who built its identity on being the "sole protector" of Bengali sub-nationalism and the provider of a sprawling welfare state, the transition to the Opposition benches will be devastating.
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High Court Refuses Stay On Ritabrata Banerjee As Bengal Opposition Leader
Currently, the Trinamool Congress has 80 legislators in the 294-seat West Bengal Assembly. Among them, 60 legislators - a figure which Ritabrata Banerjee claimed had increased to 65 by June 1 - support the new bloc led by him.
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No Relief For Bengal Actor In Case Linked To 2021 Post-Poll Violence
Hearing the matter, Justice Ajay Kumar Mukherjee directed that no coercive action be taken against the actor for the next four weeks.
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Trinamool's Leader Of Opposition Recognition Stuck, Speaker Asks For Details
Shobhandeb Chattopadhyay has filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act seeking information on how leaders of the opposition were selected in 2011, 2016 and 2021.
-
Suvendu Adhikari, Bengal Lawmakers To Take Oaths In Assembly On May 13-14
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and the newly-elected MLAs will take oaths as legislators over the course of two days.
-
Trinamool Suspends 3 Spokespersons Over Anti-Party Remarks After Poll Defeat
According to a statement, spokespersons Kohinoor Majumdar, Riju Dutta and Kartik Ghosh were suspended for allegedly violating party discipline.
-
Did SIR Impact West Bengal Results? What Election Commission Data Says
The numbers suggest that while there were indeed large-scale deletions of "ineligible" electors during the SIR process, there were also equally significant additions.
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Blog | Suvendu Adhikari: The Man Who Never Forgot How He Was Denied A Stage In 2011
The story of Suvendu Adhikari begins in 2011 - from a stage in Dharmatala that made him invisible and denied him the limelight he thought should've been his.
-
Former Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Resigns From SIR Tribunal
In his resignation letter, Justice Sivagnanam (retired) had cited personal reasons behind his decision.
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Ex-Trinamool MLA, Director Raj Chakraborty Quits Politics After Election Loss
Raj Chakraborty, who had won the Barrackpore seat in 2021, lost the constituency this time by 15,822 votes.
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Opinion | Is INDIA Bloc Set To Split After Tamil Nadu, Bengal Results? A Look At The Mess
Reportedly, Rahul was quick to realise his folly of not siding with Vijay sooner, the day votes were cast across Tamil Nadu. By April 24-25, he had told a close aide, "We made a blunder in Tamil Nadu."
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Car With Fake Plates Blocked Suvendu Adhikari Aide, Then Men On Bike Shot Him
Chandranath Rath murder: The occupants of the car with the fake number plate abandoned the vehicle and escaped on the motorcycle.
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Suvendu Adhikari To Be Bengal's Next Chief Minister? Key BJP Meet On Friday
Adhikari defeated Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for a second time, widening his victory margin in this election.
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Opinion | Mamata Banerjee Brought Down The Left, But Never Quite Learnt From Its Fall
The traits that served Mamata well when she swept the Left out of power in West Bengal in 2011 are the very ones that ultimately led to her downfall.
-
What Data Shows About BJP's Bengal Sweep Amid Tight Contests In Many Seats
Alongside the overall shift in power, the West Bengal election was also marked by closely-fought contests in several constituencies
-
Opinion | Self-Inflicted Wounds? How Mamata Became The Architect Of Her Own Collapse
For a leader who built its identity on being the "sole protector" of Bengali sub-nationalism and the provider of a sprawling welfare state, the transition to the Opposition benches will be devastating.
