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- Kolkata
After twin wins, Adhikari to drop one seat; BJP to decide which
Kolkata: Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, who defeated outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in her Bhabanipur seat while retaining Nandigram in one of Bengal’s most politically significant electoral victories, on Wednesday said…
- Kolkata
Oppn backs Mamata’s refusal to resign; BJP calls it disrespect of constitutional norms
Mumbai: The Opposition on Wednesday supported West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s refusal to quit, with Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut calling it a part of her protest against the Centre…
- India
Following BJP win, 10 anti-Muslim attacks reported in parts of Bengal
West Bengal: Isolated incidents of hate crimes against the Muslim community have been reported from parts of West Bengal since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept the 2026 Assembly elections in the…
- Kolkata
Will work for Hindus: BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari after defeating TMC in Bengal
Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and likely chief minister candidate Suvendu Adhikari made communal remarks moments after he defeated Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee in the West Bengal Assembly elections,…
- India
Bengal: Split in minority votes fuels BJP surge in Muslim-majority districts
Kolkata: In an election that has upended West Bengal’s entrenched political arithmetic, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) sweeping victory has drawn its decisive momentum not merely from traditional strongholds but from unexpected…
- Kolkata
Bengal: EC orders repolling at 15 booths in South 24 Parganas district on May 2
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday, May 1, ordered a repoll at 15 polling stations spread across two Assembly constituencies in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, declaring the…
- Telangana
Telangana BJP chief applauds EC as Bengal votes in final phase
Hyderabad: As voting began in the second and final phase of the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Wednesday, April 29, praised the conduct of…
- India
A historic 91 pc voter turnout till 7 pm, polling concludes in West Bengal
Kolkata: Voting began on Wednesday, April 29, in 142 constituencies in the second and final phase of the West Bengal assembly elections, amid unprecedented security arrangements and a high-stakes contest that could…
- India
Bengal polls: Mamata carries out padyatra in Kolkata’s Bhabanipur
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday, April 26, led a ‘padyatra’ in her Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in south Kolkata, accompanied by thousands of party supporters, as the election campaign…
- Kolkata
Entire Union cabinet, 19 CMs won’t help BJP win Bengal elections: Mamata
Kolkata: TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday claimed that the BJP has deployed its entire machinery to defeat her party in the West Bengal assembly elections, as almost the entire Union cabinet…
- Kolkata
Suvendu’s firm grip, ‘skewed’ SIR deletions likely deciders in Nandigram
Kolkata: Shifting loyalties, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) strengthened organisational control and allegations of skewed Special Intensive Revision (SIR) voter deletions seem to have added extra layers of intrigue to Nandigram, making the…
- India
It’s Mamata vs Suvendu in Bengal polls, CM vows to reduce BJP’s tally
Kolkata: The ruling TMC on Tuesday, March 17, announced its list of candidates for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, with party supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declaring that the party…
- India
TMC workers attack Suvendu Adikhari’s convoy in Bengal, MHA seeks report
Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) West Bengal chief Suvendu Adhikari alleged his convoy was attacked by Trinamool Congress (TMC) supporters in Paschim Medinipur district. “Tonight (January 10), approximately around 8:20 pm, while…
- India
Bangladesh should repeat 1971 to save its minorities: BJP leader
Kolkata: Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said that the right-thinking citizens of Bangladesh may have to repeat the “1971-type situation” to establish true democracy and save minorities in the neighbouring…
- India
Protesters stopped from marching to Bangladesh mission in Kolkata, Suvendu warns
Kolkata: Hundreds of people attempted to march to the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata on Tuesday in protest over the attack on minorities in the neighbouring country, but were stopped by…