West Bengal Elections

In PM vs Mamata Banerjee Over Netaji, Chants Of "Jai Shri Ram": 10 Points

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited By Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday January 23, 2021

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose would have been proud of the way India is helping other countries during the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday in Kolkata as he raced West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to honour the Independence movement icon on his 124th birth anniversary. The PM and the Chief Minister made a r...

Historic Kalka Mail Renamed To Honour Netaji Ahead Of Birth Anniversary

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday January 23, 2021

Going all-in to court voters ahead of the West Bengal elections later this year, the BJP's latest initiative to christen Independence movement icon Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary as "Parakram Diwas" was followed by renaming the historic Kalka Mail train on Friday.

"Have Zero-Tolerance To Money And Muscle Power": Election Body Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 22, 2021

With political parties apprehending violence and unrest in poll-bound West Bengal, on Friday said the poll panel has zero-tolerance to money and muscle power and misuse of the government machinery.

"Want To Be Kingmaker": Muslim Preacher Announces Party For Bengal Polls

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Thursday January 21, 2021

A new political party was born in Kolkata on Thursday and will join the scramble for a slice of the 294-seat pie in the West Bengal assembly in the upcoming elections.

"Keep Ex-CM Letter Pad Ready": Suvendu Adhikari's Jab At Mamata Banerjee

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Tuesday January 19, 2021

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari launched an attack today at his former colleague Mamata Banerjee for her decision to contest the West Bengal assembly election from Nandigram, the seat where he was MLA from Trinamool Congress till he switched to BJP.

Latest NEWS Highlights: 3.8 Lakh Vaccinated So Far, 580 Adverse Reactions, Says Centre

India News | Edited by Nonika Marwaha | Tuesday January 19, 2021

A total of 3.8 lakh people have been vaccinated since the rollout of the coronavirus vaccines three days ago, the government said today. Among them, 580 cases of adverse reactions have been observed and seven persons have been hospitalized.

"Much Awaited Update": Sanjay Raut Confirms Sena Joining Fight For Bengal

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday January 17, 2021

The Shiv Sena will contest the assembly elections in West Bengal due later this year, the party's Sanjay Raut announced on Sunday, jutting into the high-pitched contest between Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress and a surging BJP.

Highlights: Over 17,000 Vaccinated Across Six States On Day 2, Says Centre

India News | Edited by Nonika Marwaha | Monday January 18, 2021

India added 15,144 coronavirus cases on Sunday, placing its overall number at 1.05 crore cases, the Health Ministry's data showed. The number of fresh infections reported on Sunday were marginally lower than on Saturday. In this period, India reported 181 deaths linked to the virus, taking the total number of fatalities to 1,52,274.

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.

BJP Now "Junk Party": Mamata Banerjee On Trinamool Leader's Exodus

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Monday January 11, 2021

In a dual attack on the BJP - her key opponent in the upcoming state polls - and her former colleagues who recently switched sides, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that party was now the "Bharatiya Junk Party" which inducts "rotten" members from other parties.

Car Waving Trinamool Flag Drives Into BJP Rally In West Bengal's Purulia

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Sunday January 10, 2021

For a second time in the last three days, trouble erupted at a BJP rally starring, as it were, the former Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Suvendu Adhikari, who switched sides last month.

A Month After Convoy Attack, JP Nadda Back In West Bengal To Meet Farmers

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie and Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Saturday January 9, 2021

Almost a month after his convoy came under attack, BJP chief JP Nadda was back in West Bengal today, keeping with his outfit's schedule for him in the poll-bound state. He is set to launch his party's day-long door-to-door rice collection programme aimed at wooing farmers amid the protest in Delhi over contentious agriculture laws.

Bengal Battle Between Trinamool And BJP? Wrong Perception, Says Congress

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Saturday January 9, 2021

West Bengal state Congress president and leader of the Congress party in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury led a rally in Kolkata on Friday to take on the ruling Trinamool Congress in the state and the BJP which is going all guns blazing in Bengal.

Mamata Banerjee To Hold Rally In Nandigram On January 18 After BJP's Show Of Strength

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Saturday January 9, 2021

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will travel to Nandigram on January 18 to address a rally.

Mamata Banerjee Meets Governor; New Year Courtesy Call, Say Officials

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Wednesday January 6, 2021

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met governor Jagdeep Dhankhar for an hour today at the Raj Bhavan, the governor's official residence. After the meeting, the governor tweeted, "Myself and Mrs. Sudesh Dhankar greeted Hon'ble Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee when she visited the Raj Bhavan today."