West Bengal Assembly Election 2021

Trinamool MLA Who Shared Stage With Mamata Banerjee Last Week Joins BJP

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie | Wednesday January 20, 2021

Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress continues to lose its leaders to the BJP as the Bengal election draws closer. Today, party MLA Arindam Bhattacharya crossed over to the BJP in Delhi.

Trinamool's Appeal To Congress, Left Sign Of Desperation: BJP's Dilip Ghosh

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 14, 2021

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh Thursday said TMC's appeal to Congress and the Left Front to rally behind Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in her fight against the saffron party reflected desperation of the ruling party apprehending imminent defeat.

At Amit Shah's Mega Rally In Bengal Tomorrow, Trinamool Rebels May Join

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 18, 2020

Home Minister Amit Shah will arrive in Kolkata tonight on a two-day visit to take stock of the BJP's campaign for the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal. His visit comes amid a rebellion within the ruling Trinamool Congress in the state.

Deputy Election Commissioner Reviews Poll Preparedness In Bengal

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 18, 2020

The district administrations in West Bengal will send daily reports on the law-and-order situation in their respective areas, the Election Commission -- which reviewed the state's poll preparedness on Thursday -- has ordered.

Election Body Begins Preparations For 2021 Assembly Elections Due In 4 States, 1 Union Territory

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 18, 2020

The Election Commission has started preparing for the five assembly elections due some time in April-May next year with two if its senior officials set to visit West Bengal and Tamil Nadu in the next few days.

Bengal Elections: Nitish Kumar's Party Plans To Contest At Least 75 Seats

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 17, 2020

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) on Thursday asserted that it was looking forward to contesting a substantial number of seats in the West Bengal assembly elections, in which its ally BJP has high stakes.

Amit Shah's Big Meeting This Saturday To Boost BJP's 'Mission Bengal': Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 17, 2020

With eye on the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, the BJP has been bolstering its campaign in the state at a brisk pace, deploying Union ministers, a deputy Chief Minister and central leaders, and assigning them six-to-seven Lok Sabha constituencies each.

Growing Resentment Within Trinamool As More Leaders Speak Against Party Leadership

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 17, 2020

Rebel Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday resigned as an MLA amid speculations about his switching over to the BJP and setting off concern in the Trinamool Congress as several disgruntled lawmakers rallied behind him.

BJP Calling Up Trinamool Leaders, Trying To Coerce Them To Join Party: Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 17, 2020

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the BJP of trying to coerce Trinamool Congress leaders to join the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Trinamool Congress Won't Get Even 100 Seats In Bengal Assembly Polls In 2021: Mukul Roy

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 16, 2020

BJP national vice-president Mukul Roy claimed on Tuesday that TMC will not get even 100 seats out of the total 294 in the West Bengal assembly polls in 2021.

"Indian First, Then Bengali": Trinamool's Suvendu Adhikari Slams Boss Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 15, 2020

Disgruntled Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari today tore into the TMC and its chief Mamata Banerjee over the "insider-outsider" debate and said those coming from other parts of India can't be branded as outsiders.

BJP A Party Of "Outsiders", Has No Place In West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 27, 2020

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that the BJP is a party of outsiders which has no place in Bengal.

Ahead Of Election, Mamata Banerjee Extends Health Scheme For All In Bengal

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 27, 2020

Months ahead of the 2021 West Bengal Assembly election, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday expanded the state-run 'Swasthya Sathi' health scheme to cover the entire population of the state.

Nearly King-Maker In Bihar, Asaduddin Owaisi "Will Fight Polls In Bengal"

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 11, 2020

Buoyed by the result of the Bihar Assembly election, Asaduddin Owaisi's party - All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen or AIMIM, which won five seats, is now looking to spread its wings to states such as Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

On Statue Blooper During Amit Shah's Bengal Visit, Trinamool's Taunt

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday November 6, 2020

An embarrassing controversy has erupted over a statue the BJP believed to be of iconic tribal leader Birsa Munda and which featured prominently during Union Minister Amit Shah's visit to Bengal's Bankura district on Thursday