West Bengal polls

‘Grave attack on roots of democracy’: SC cancels bail to 4 men in 2021 Bengal poll violence case

May 31, 2025 4:08 am

The four men have been accused of assaulting a BJP worker, vandalising his house, and forcibly undressing and molesting his wife on May 2, 2021, when the West Bengal Assembly election results were declared.

Ahead of 2026 West Bengal polls, a poster war between TMC and BJP

March 19, 2025 2:47 pm

A banner that went up in some parts of south Bengal read: ‘Hindu Hindu bhai bhai, 2026 e BJP ke chai'. It prompted the TMC to counter with its own posters.

Adhir Chowdhury: ‘Mamata is a great underminer of alliance politics, she has always played role of a Trojan horse to undermine Opp unity’

June 21, 2023 2:47 pm

Sitting on a dharna in Murshidabad ahead of the Oppn's June 23 meet, the Congress’s Lok Sabha leader and WBPCC chief tells The Indian Express that TMC govt has allegedly unleashed a ‘reign of terror’ in Bengal to dominate the panchayat polls

Bengal post-poll violence: Calcutta HC orders filing of cases and relief for victims

July 03, 2021 2:46 am

The court asked the state government to cooperate with the NHRC team, which has been probing incidents of violence.

Farm leaders to move to Uttar Pradesh after lockdown to dent BJP’s 2022 poll prospects: Chaduni

May 13, 2021 12:40 pm

Senior BKU leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni, who was in Chandigarh Wednesday, told The Indian Express that the leaders of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), have already discussed the plans to campaign in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the Assembly polls due in 2022.

Two BJP MPs, who won in Bengal Assembly polls, quit as MLAs

May 13, 2021 11:32 am

Pramanik said that they are quitting as MLAs as per the directive of the BJP leadership. According to sources, the party had asked both of them to continue as MPs and resign as MLAs.

Polling in the former Maoist stronghold of Jhargram in West Bengal was peaceful

March 28, 2021 5:29 am

Under Jhargram district, polling was held for four seats: Jhargram, Gopiballavpur, Binpur and Nayagram. A total of 144 companies of CRPF were deployed.

Anand Sharma attacks Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on alliance with Bengal cleric, he hits back

March 02, 2021 7:42 am

Late in the evening, Congress leader in Lok Sabha and West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury hit back at Sharma, saying his criticism was “only serving the polarising agenda of BJP”.

EC to announce poll dates for Bengal, Puducherry, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Assam at 4.30 pm today

February 26, 2021 2:49 pm

The Election Commission will hold the press conference at 4:30 pm.

Coal pilferage case: CBI examines Abhishek Banerjee's wife; Mamata meets family

February 23, 2021 5:35 pm

Ahead of Rujira's CBI examination, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited his nephew's residence to meet them.

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