West Bengal Election

Former West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar is the new Vice President of India after defeating Opposition candidate Margaret Alva by 346 votes.

The CBI has arrested seven people in connection with the murder of a man in May last year during the incidents of violence that broke out after the West Bengal assembly elections, officials said on Monday.

Leader of opposition in West Bengal assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Friday claimed that several TMC MLAs and MPs voted in favour of President-elect Droupadi Murmu.

At Trinamool Congress rally in Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister takes on Centre over GST, says BJP won't get majority in next Lok Sabha polls, "others will form government"

Senior Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday asserted that the party will continue with its expansion plans outside West Bengal and will win seats outside the state in 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday mocked the BJP over its decision to put its West Bengal MLAs in a Kolkata hotel ahead of the Presidential election "apprehending cross-voting", and claimed that the party's resort politics is back to haunt it.

Ahead of the presidential election on Monday, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has put up posters across Bengal which describe Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee "anti-tribal community".

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee convened a meeting with party MPs on July 21 to discuss the party's strategy for the upcoming Parliament session and the vice presidential election.

Jagdeep Dhankhar, West Bengal Governor, has been named as ruling NDA's candidate for the post of Vice President of India. BJP President JP Nadda described Mr Dhankhar as a "kisan putra" (farmer's son) who established himself as a "people's governor".

NDA presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to visit Kolkata on Saturday and meet BJP MPs and MLAs from West Bengal to seek their support for the July 18 poll to elect the first person of the country.

Actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty, who joined the BJP ahead of the West Bengal assembly polls last year, on Monday arrived at the state party office, his first visit since the elections, and vowed to work for the party.

Yashwant Sinha: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee congratulated Yashwant Sinha on becoming opposition's Presidential candidate for the upcoming Presidential elections.

Former West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi on Monday turned down the opposition parties' request to contest the upcoming presidential election.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday will hold a meeting with several Opposition leaders to discuss presidential polls.

West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education has lowered the cut-off to 35 per cent in certain subjects for students to take up science-based elective subjects in Class 11.

Former West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar is the new Vice President of India after defeating Opposition candidate Margaret Alva by 346 votes.

The CBI has arrested seven people in connection with the murder of a man in May last year during the incidents of violence that broke out after the West Bengal assembly elections, officials said on Monday.

Leader of opposition in West Bengal assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Friday claimed that several TMC MLAs and MPs voted in favour of President-elect Droupadi Murmu.

At Trinamool Congress rally in Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister takes on Centre over GST, says BJP won't get majority in next Lok Sabha polls, "others will form government"

Senior Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday asserted that the party will continue with its expansion plans outside West Bengal and will win seats outside the state in 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday mocked the BJP over its decision to put its West Bengal MLAs in a Kolkata hotel ahead of the Presidential election "apprehending cross-voting", and claimed that the party's resort politics is back to haunt it.

Ahead of the presidential election on Monday, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has put up posters across Bengal which describe Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee "anti-tribal community".

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee convened a meeting with party MPs on July 21 to discuss the party's strategy for the upcoming Parliament session and the vice presidential election.

Jagdeep Dhankhar, West Bengal Governor, has been named as ruling NDA's candidate for the post of Vice President of India. BJP President JP Nadda described Mr Dhankhar as a "kisan putra" (farmer's son) who established himself as a "people's governor".

NDA presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to visit Kolkata on Saturday and meet BJP MPs and MLAs from West Bengal to seek their support for the July 18 poll to elect the first person of the country.

Actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty, who joined the BJP ahead of the West Bengal assembly polls last year, on Monday arrived at the state party office, his first visit since the elections, and vowed to work for the party.

Yashwant Sinha: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee congratulated Yashwant Sinha on becoming opposition's Presidential candidate for the upcoming Presidential elections.

Former West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi on Monday turned down the opposition parties' request to contest the upcoming presidential election.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday will hold a meeting with several Opposition leaders to discuss presidential polls.

West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education has lowered the cut-off to 35 per cent in certain subjects for students to take up science-based elective subjects in Class 11.