West bengal assembly elections
- 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…
- Elections
Can’t treat us like this, Bengal poll observer tells Gyanesh Kumar; removed
Kolkata: A senior election observer was removed from his post after he allegedly challenged Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar during a high-level review meeting on Wednesday, April 8, ahead of the West…
- India
Bengal polls: Mamata calls for ‘revenge’ over voter list deletions
Samserganj: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday, April 5, urged people to cast their votes to “take revenge” for the deletion of people’s names from the electoral rolls. The Trinamool…
- India
AIMIM leader held for ‘threatening’ Bengal election officers on SIR duty
West Bengal: Mofakkerul Islam, an All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader and Calcutta High Court advocate, was arrested by the West Bengal Police on Friday, April 3, on charges of mobilising a…
- India
AIMIM releases first list of candidates for West Bengal Assembly polls
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) on Friday, April 3, released the first list of 12 candidates for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections. The party has decided not to field candidates in…
- Kolkata
West Bengal polls: EC transfers 83 BDOs, AROs across 18 districts
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday, March 29, transferred 83 block development officers and assistant returning officers across 18 districts of West Bengal, officials said. The large-scale reshuffle covers…
- India
Bengal: Fire breaks out at TMC leader Abhishek’s stage at end of poll rally
Suri: A fire broke out at a corner of a dais just after the completion of an election rally by senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Saturday,…
- India
Amit Shah releases ‘charge sheet’ against Mamata government
Kolkata: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Shah released a ‘charge sheet’ against the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday, March 28, alleging that officials in West Bengal functioned as “cadres”…
- India
WB polls: Got offers from BJP, says snubbed TMC minister Manoj Tiwary
Snubbed from the ruling Trinamool Congress candidate list for the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections, former India cricketer and state minister Manoj Tiwary said he has received an offer from the BJP…
