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Suspended Trinamool MLA Floats Own Party, Will Contest In 135 Seats In Polls
Humayun Kabir, who was recently suspended by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) after repeated clashes with the party's leadership, has decided to float his own political party ahead of the high-stakes assembly elections in West Bengal next year.
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Poll Body To Publish Bengal Draft Electoral Rolls Today
The Election Commission is set to publish the draft electoral rolls for West Bengal on Tuesday, following the completion of the statewide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ahead of the 2026 assembly polls.
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SIR To 'Babri': How Trinamool Plans To Counter Polarisation Ahead Of Bengal Polls
A 'Babri Masjid' plan by now-suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir in Murshidabad district has added yet another dimension to what will probably be next year's most aggressively contested Assembly elections in West Bengal.
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'Why No Proposal For New Booths In High-Rises?' Poll Body Asks Bengal Unit
The Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal is under fire after failure to submit a proposal for new polling booths in high-rise buildings ahead of the Assembly elections in the state scheduled for next year.
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"Ganga Flows From Bihar To Bengal, Created Path Of Victory For BJP": PM Modi
The NDA's massive win in Bihar has set the groundwork for a similar performance in neighbouring West Bengal, where Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress holds power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the BJP's headquarters in Delhi today.
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After NDA's Bihar Showing, BJP's Bengal Polls Warning To Mamata Banerjee
The BJP on Friday used its strong performance in the Bihar assembly election to signal its next political target -- Mamata Banerjee's West Bengal.
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Akhilesh Yadav's 1st Reaction To NDA Lead In Bihar Begins With SIR Gripe
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's first reaction to the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) clear lead over the Mahagathbandhan began with a swipe over the pre-election special intensive revision (SIR).
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1st Day Of Voter Roll Revision In Bengal Sees Tech Glitches
The SIR of electoral rolls began across West Bengal on Tuesday, with over 80,000 booth-level officers visiting homes to distribute enumeration forms, kicking off a politically sensitive exercise ahead of the 2026 assembly polls
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Prashant Kishor Wants Name Deleted From Bengal Voter List Amid Row: Sources
Days after he was sent a notice to explain his name appearing in voter lists in two states, Jan Suraaj party founder Prashant Kishor has submitted an application for its deletion in West Bengal, Election Commission sources have said.
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Prashant Kishor Listed As Voter In Both Bihar, West Bengal
Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor figures in the electoral rolls of both Bihar and West Bengal, an election official said on Tuesday.
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Bengal Polls A Long Way Off, Leaders Jump The Gun, Announce Candidates
The assembly elections in West Bengal are due early next year, but the long wait has only made the state's ruling Trinamool Congress and the opposition BJP to fast forward the election machinery.
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BJP Appoints Heavyweight Poll In-Charges For Bihar, Bengal, Tamil Nadu
Setting the stage for high-stakes electoral battles over the next two years, the BJP, under the command of National President JP Nadda, has announced a series of strategic and heavyweight appointments for its campaign machinery in Bihar, West Bengal.
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Politics On Field: Trinamool, BJP Organise Football Tournaments In West Bengal
With West Bengal scheduled to witness Assembly polls next year, the games being played are literally on field with the Trinamool Congress organising the Swami Vivekananda Cup and the BJP holding the Narendra Cup.
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After Poll Body Order, Bengal Suspends 4 Officials, But Doesn't File Cases
The West Bengal government has partly complied with the Election Commission of India's directive by suspending four officials of the Moyna and Baruipur Purba Assembly Constituencies for alleged voter list malpractices
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CBI Arrests Bengal Man Accused Of Rape During Violence After 2021 Assembly Polls
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday said it has arrested a person, who had been absconding and was accused in a rape case related to violence after the West Bengal assembly polls in 2021.
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Suspended Trinamool MLA Floats Own Party, Will Contest In 135 Seats In Polls
Humayun Kabir, who was recently suspended by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) after repeated clashes with the party's leadership, has decided to float his own political party ahead of the high-stakes assembly elections in West Bengal next year.
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Poll Body To Publish Bengal Draft Electoral Rolls Today
The Election Commission is set to publish the draft electoral rolls for West Bengal on Tuesday, following the completion of the statewide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ahead of the 2026 assembly polls.
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SIR To 'Babri': How Trinamool Plans To Counter Polarisation Ahead Of Bengal Polls
A 'Babri Masjid' plan by now-suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir in Murshidabad district has added yet another dimension to what will probably be next year's most aggressively contested Assembly elections in West Bengal.
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'Why No Proposal For New Booths In High-Rises?' Poll Body Asks Bengal Unit
The Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal is under fire after failure to submit a proposal for new polling booths in high-rise buildings ahead of the Assembly elections in the state scheduled for next year.
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"Ganga Flows From Bihar To Bengal, Created Path Of Victory For BJP": PM Modi
The NDA's massive win in Bihar has set the groundwork for a similar performance in neighbouring West Bengal, where Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress holds power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the BJP's headquarters in Delhi today.
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After NDA's Bihar Showing, BJP's Bengal Polls Warning To Mamata Banerjee
The BJP on Friday used its strong performance in the Bihar assembly election to signal its next political target -- Mamata Banerjee's West Bengal.
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Akhilesh Yadav's 1st Reaction To NDA Lead In Bihar Begins With SIR Gripe
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's first reaction to the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) clear lead over the Mahagathbandhan began with a swipe over the pre-election special intensive revision (SIR).
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1st Day Of Voter Roll Revision In Bengal Sees Tech Glitches
The SIR of electoral rolls began across West Bengal on Tuesday, with over 80,000 booth-level officers visiting homes to distribute enumeration forms, kicking off a politically sensitive exercise ahead of the 2026 assembly polls
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Prashant Kishor Wants Name Deleted From Bengal Voter List Amid Row: Sources
Days after he was sent a notice to explain his name appearing in voter lists in two states, Jan Suraaj party founder Prashant Kishor has submitted an application for its deletion in West Bengal, Election Commission sources have said.
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Prashant Kishor Listed As Voter In Both Bihar, West Bengal
Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor figures in the electoral rolls of both Bihar and West Bengal, an election official said on Tuesday.
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Bengal Polls A Long Way Off, Leaders Jump The Gun, Announce Candidates
The assembly elections in West Bengal are due early next year, but the long wait has only made the state's ruling Trinamool Congress and the opposition BJP to fast forward the election machinery.
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BJP Appoints Heavyweight Poll In-Charges For Bihar, Bengal, Tamil Nadu
Setting the stage for high-stakes electoral battles over the next two years, the BJP, under the command of National President JP Nadda, has announced a series of strategic and heavyweight appointments for its campaign machinery in Bihar, West Bengal.
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Politics On Field: Trinamool, BJP Organise Football Tournaments In West Bengal
With West Bengal scheduled to witness Assembly polls next year, the games being played are literally on field with the Trinamool Congress organising the Swami Vivekananda Cup and the BJP holding the Narendra Cup.
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After Poll Body Order, Bengal Suspends 4 Officials, But Doesn't File Cases
The West Bengal government has partly complied with the Election Commission of India's directive by suspending four officials of the Moyna and Baruipur Purba Assembly Constituencies for alleged voter list malpractices
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CBI Arrests Bengal Man Accused Of Rape During Violence After 2021 Assembly Polls
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday said it has arrested a person, who had been absconding and was accused in a rape case related to violence after the West Bengal assembly polls in 2021.
