West Bengal Polls
-
{
- All
- News
- Videos
-
West Bengal Poll Draws Over $2 Million In Global Bets On Platforms India Has Banned
Unlike opinion polls or exit surveys, prediction markets aggregate the views of thousands of traders who put actual money behind their beliefs.
-
West Bengal Poll Officer's Message To Voters Has A Durga Puja Reference
The upcoming elections follow the 2021 battle, where the TMC secured a landslide 213 seats. However, the BJP's growth from a minor player to 77 seats has set the stage for the current high-stakes confrontation.
-
Opinion | West Bengal Polls: Why Both Trinamool And BJP Want To Woo The Rajbanshis
The BJP's march in Bengal has been primarily powered by the Rajbanshi and Matua communities, spread across the northern and eastern border regions, respectively.
-
Nitin Nabin Rolls Out Bengal Strategy, Targets 15 Years Of Trinamool Rule
Newly appointed Bharatiya Janata Party national president Nitin Nabin has wasted little time in signalling his priorities, convening his first major organisational meeting with West Bengal leaders
-
West Bengal Gears Up For Voter Roll Revision, 2026 Poll Preparation Begins
The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in West Bengal has begun preparations for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, scheduled to begin after Lakshmi Puja on October 6, according to sources.
-
Defeated Bengal BJP Candidate Dies After "Assault"; CBI Probe Demanded
A BJP leader of West Bengal, who lost the assembly election from a seat in South 24 Parganas district and was allegedly assaulted by Trinamool Congress workers in May, died at a hospital on Wednesday, his family members said.
-
Situation Due To Post-Poll Violence In Bengal Alarming, Worrisome: Governor
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar Monday called the situation arising out of the alleged post-poll violence in the state as "alarming and worrisome", and questioned Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her "ostrich-like stance" on the issue.
-
Former Judges, Diplomats Write To President Over Bengal Poll Violence
Blaming "state terror" for political violence in West Bengal, a group of citizens has written to President Ram Nath Kovind and called for a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe monitored by a retired Supreme Court judge.
-
Bengal Governor Summons Chief Secretary Over Post-Poll Violence
Stating that the state Home Secretary failed to apprise him of law and order situation regarding post-poll violence, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday asked the Chief Secretary to see him by evening.
-
West Bengal Poll Results Victory Of Democracy, Says Sena's Sanjay Raut
As the TMC is set to retain power in West Bengal, the Shiv Sena on Sunday said Mamata Banerjee's win in her state is "victory of democracy" in India and the result would give a new direction to national politics.
-
West Bengal Election: Phase 6 Polls In West Bengal Today Amid Rising Covid Cases: 10 Points
The sixth phase of assembly elections in Bengal are being held in the shadow of spiralling Covid cases. In a first, Bengal has crossed the 10,000-mark, logging 10,748 fresh cases. 43 assembly seats across four districts are up for polls in this phase
-
Howrah Sweet Shop Makes Statuettes Of PM Modi, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Out Of Sweets - See Pics
A sweet shop in Howrah made statuettes of PM Modi, CM Banerjee made of sweets. These statuettes, as per the shop owner, can last up to 6 months.
-
BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari's Brother Alleges Attack By Trinamool
Somendu Adhikari, the brother of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, was today reportedly attacked by alleged Trinamool Congress workers in Contai town of West Bengal's East Midnapur district. His car was targeted and his driver thrashed, according to Mr Adhikari. He accused the ruling party of attacking him for impeding its attempts to rig the ongoing po...
-
People Sent To Foment Trouble In West Bengal Are Outsiders: Mamata Banerjee
With "insider-outsider" narrative dominating polls in Bengal, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said her party consider only those "pan masala-chewing, tilak-sporting" people sent from states like Uttar Pradesh "to foment trouble" before elections in West Bengal as outsider goons.
-
"Traitors Want Credit For My Work": Mamata Banerjee On BJP's Suvendu And Sisir Adhikari
On a day 80-year-old Sisir Adhikari, father of former Trinamool minister Suvendu Adhikari joined the BJP, West Bengal Chief Minister dubbed them both "traitors" and "thiefs" who are now claiming credit for the work her government had done. Speaking at a rally in East Medinipur's Kanthi town, the Adhikaris' political bastion, she accused them of sip...
-
West Bengal Poll Draws Over $2 Million In Global Bets On Platforms India Has Banned
Unlike opinion polls or exit surveys, prediction markets aggregate the views of thousands of traders who put actual money behind their beliefs.
-
West Bengal Poll Officer's Message To Voters Has A Durga Puja Reference
The upcoming elections follow the 2021 battle, where the TMC secured a landslide 213 seats. However, the BJP's growth from a minor player to 77 seats has set the stage for the current high-stakes confrontation.
-
Opinion | West Bengal Polls: Why Both Trinamool And BJP Want To Woo The Rajbanshis
The BJP's march in Bengal has been primarily powered by the Rajbanshi and Matua communities, spread across the northern and eastern border regions, respectively.
-
Nitin Nabin Rolls Out Bengal Strategy, Targets 15 Years Of Trinamool Rule
Newly appointed Bharatiya Janata Party national president Nitin Nabin has wasted little time in signalling his priorities, convening his first major organisational meeting with West Bengal leaders
-
West Bengal Gears Up For Voter Roll Revision, 2026 Poll Preparation Begins
The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in West Bengal has begun preparations for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, scheduled to begin after Lakshmi Puja on October 6, according to sources.
-
Defeated Bengal BJP Candidate Dies After "Assault"; CBI Probe Demanded
A BJP leader of West Bengal, who lost the assembly election from a seat in South 24 Parganas district and was allegedly assaulted by Trinamool Congress workers in May, died at a hospital on Wednesday, his family members said.
-
Situation Due To Post-Poll Violence In Bengal Alarming, Worrisome: Governor
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar Monday called the situation arising out of the alleged post-poll violence in the state as "alarming and worrisome", and questioned Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her "ostrich-like stance" on the issue.
-
Former Judges, Diplomats Write To President Over Bengal Poll Violence
Blaming "state terror" for political violence in West Bengal, a group of citizens has written to President Ram Nath Kovind and called for a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe monitored by a retired Supreme Court judge.
-
Bengal Governor Summons Chief Secretary Over Post-Poll Violence
Stating that the state Home Secretary failed to apprise him of law and order situation regarding post-poll violence, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday asked the Chief Secretary to see him by evening.
-
West Bengal Poll Results Victory Of Democracy, Says Sena's Sanjay Raut
As the TMC is set to retain power in West Bengal, the Shiv Sena on Sunday said Mamata Banerjee's win in her state is "victory of democracy" in India and the result would give a new direction to national politics.
-
West Bengal Election: Phase 6 Polls In West Bengal Today Amid Rising Covid Cases: 10 Points
The sixth phase of assembly elections in Bengal are being held in the shadow of spiralling Covid cases. In a first, Bengal has crossed the 10,000-mark, logging 10,748 fresh cases. 43 assembly seats across four districts are up for polls in this phase
-
Howrah Sweet Shop Makes Statuettes Of PM Modi, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Out Of Sweets - See Pics
A sweet shop in Howrah made statuettes of PM Modi, CM Banerjee made of sweets. These statuettes, as per the shop owner, can last up to 6 months.
-
BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari's Brother Alleges Attack By Trinamool
Somendu Adhikari, the brother of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, was today reportedly attacked by alleged Trinamool Congress workers in Contai town of West Bengal's East Midnapur district. His car was targeted and his driver thrashed, according to Mr Adhikari. He accused the ruling party of attacking him for impeding its attempts to rig the ongoing po...
-
People Sent To Foment Trouble In West Bengal Are Outsiders: Mamata Banerjee
With "insider-outsider" narrative dominating polls in Bengal, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said her party consider only those "pan masala-chewing, tilak-sporting" people sent from states like Uttar Pradesh "to foment trouble" before elections in West Bengal as outsider goons.
-
"Traitors Want Credit For My Work": Mamata Banerjee On BJP's Suvendu And Sisir Adhikari
On a day 80-year-old Sisir Adhikari, father of former Trinamool minister Suvendu Adhikari joined the BJP, West Bengal Chief Minister dubbed them both "traitors" and "thiefs" who are now claiming credit for the work her government had done. Speaking at a rally in East Medinipur's Kanthi town, the Adhikaris' political bastion, she accused them of sip...
