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Bengal bypoll results: Buoyed by sweep, TMC seeks to lead Opp nationally, bets on party reshuffle

November 25, 2024 6:06 am

Apart from a huge jump in the winning margin, almost doubling it in five of the six Assembly seats where bypolls were held, the party won from Madarihat for the first time.

West Bengal BJP is run by a 'part-time' president: Veteran leader Tathagata Roy after rout in bypolls

November 25, 2024 4:21 am

Mamata Banerjee has crafted a narrative that BJP is a Hindi-speaking, anti-Bengali party and that she will rule the state forever unless a counter-narrative is devised, said Tathagata Roy.

TMC lauds mandate ‘against Opp conspiracy’, BJP says result will be ‘fully reversed’ in 2026

November 24, 2024 5:54 am

TMC leader Kunal Ghosh said, “The BJP’s IT cell should make Suvendu listen to his own words that he spoke in the past. Maybe then, he might stop talking nonsense.”

Madarihat in North Bengal: As BJP bastion goes to TMC, former Union Minister Barla blames ‘overconfidence’

November 24, 2024 5:43 am

In the 2011 Assembly polls, the Trinamool Congress had lost the Madarihat seat by 29,000 votes.

Bengal by-polls | From 10,000 votes to 1.3 lakh in Sitai: How TMC's victory margin grew since 2021

November 24, 2024 10:36 am

The TMC increased its winning margin in all the six seats that saw by- elections.

Shortly after counting began on Saturday morning, TMC candidates began to lead, leaving BJP and other Opposition parties behind.

Win in all 6 bypoll seats, improved victory margins consolidate TMC’s position in Bengal

November 23, 2024 5:36 pm

In Sitai and Haroa Assembly seats in West Bengal, Trinamool candidates led by huge margins of over 1 lakh votes each.

Bengal: TMC worker killed near Naihati constituency, around 70 pc turnout till 5 pm

November 13, 2024 10:45 pm

The killing of former TMC ward president Ashok Shaw, which took place adjacent to the Naihati assembly constituency where the electorate exercised their franchise on Wednesday, sparked political accusations of voter intimidation during the ongoing bypolls, prompting the Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office to seek a report on the incident.

TMC announces candidates for bypolls to 6 Assembly seats in West Bengal, relies on local faces and youth

October 21, 2024 12:22 am

The bypolls were required because sitting MLAs resigned from the six Assembly seats after their win in Lok Sabha elections 2024.

Despite R G Kar outrage, TMC leaders appear confident of win in West Bengal by-polls

October 17, 2024 3:22 am

The Assembly bypolls for Sitai (SC), Madarihat (ST), Naihati, Haroa, Medinipur, and Taldangra will be held on November 13.

Facing a challenge, TMC ropes in ministers, senior leaders to boost campaign

February 26, 2023 5:10 am

According to sources, TMC youth leaders such as Debangshu Bhattacharya, Sayani Ghosh, ministers and tribal leaders like Birbaha Hansda, Jyotsna Mandi, among others, are camping in Sagardighi to help grassroots-level workers of the party and reach out to the voters.