Didi banks on her padayatra to retain power
In the course of the ongoing polling season in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee made a public confession: she is all there is to her party. In a rare moment of candid admission from a political leader, the...
View ArticleWest Bengal Elections 2016: Choose between bombs or BJP, says Rajnath Singh
--> Aur isiliye maine aapko vishwaas dilaaya, ya toh 'Bomb' ya toh 'Hum'. Bahut haalat kharaab hai:Rajnath Singh Speaking at a rally in Karimpur, West Bengal BJP president Rajnath Singh urged voters...
View ArticleSecond phase Assembly poll in West Bengal tomorrow
Based on complaints received from the electorates, the poll watchdog has identified 16,315 voters as vulnerable. Most of them from Malda and Birbhum districts. The voting in the second phase of...
View ArticleWest Bengal assembly elections 2016: Second phase of polls tomorrow
--> Close to 383 candidates, 33 of them women, in six north Bengal district will have their fates sealed tomorrow. The voting in the second phase of Assembly election for 56 constituencies in West...
View ArticleWest Bengal assembly elections 2016: Mamata Banerjee replies to notice, EC...
--> Banerjee did not disclose details of the reply. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday filed her response to an Election Commission notice which said she...
View Article107 crorepatis in fray in next two phases of West Bengal polls
Kolkata, April 18: As many as 107 candidates in the fray in the third and fourth phases of West Bengal assembly elections are crorepatis whereas 128 candidates have criminal cases against them. West...
View ArticleWest Bengal polls: Violence spirals; Mamata Banerjee takes on Election...
Call it Bengal democracy's Last Mile Problem. The voter — having made up her mind — would be up against a range of uncertainties on D-Day before pressing her finger on the EVM machine. Scribes in...
View ArticleOver 70 per cent votes cast till 3 PM in West Bengal
In a heavy turnout amid reports of sporadic violence, over 70 per cent of the electorate cast their votes till 3 PM in the election to 56 Assembly constituencies in the second phase of polling in West...
View Article55.28 pc votes cast till 1 PM in West Bengal
Amid reports of sporadic violence, over 55 per cent of votes were cast till 1 PM for election to 56 Assembly constituencies in the second phase of polling in West Bengal. Overall, 55.28 per cent voters...
View ArticleNearly 80% turnout in phase II of West Bengal polls
KOLKATA: West Bengal continued to witness impressive voter turnout as an estimated 79.70 per cent of over 1.2 crore electors cast their ballots in the second phase of the assembly polls in 56...
View ArticleLIVE| West Bengal Elections 2016: Polling in 56 constituencies; big test for...
Voting has started in the second phase (first phase was divided into two parts) of Assembly election for 56 constituencies in West Bengal amidst an Election Commission's showcause notice to Chief...
View ArticleWest Bengal elections 2016: Almost half of TMC candidates in third phase are...
--> Also, 80 candidates contesting in the third phase have criminal cases against them. More than 60 candidates contesting in the third phase of West Bengal Assembly polls have declared themselves...
View ArticleWest Bengal Elections 2016 : Watch PM Modi's address at Krishnanagar
--> Modi will be also holding a rally in Kolkata later. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently addressing a rally in Krishnanagar in poll-bound...
View ArticleLive: Who is responsible for Kolkata flyover collapse, asks Modi
As the phase II of West Bengal Assembly elections goes on, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses rally in Kolkata. The prime minister has already addressed a rally in Krishnanagar in Nadia district....
View ArticleWest Bengal polls: BJP accuses WB CEO of acting in 'partisan' way, seeks his
--> BJP sought WB CEO's immediate removal. Accusing the West Bengal Chief Election Officer (CEO) of acting in a "partisan" manner during the on-going Assembly polls in the state, BJP on Sunday...
View Article107 crorepatis in fray in next two phases of Bengal polls
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) As many as 107 candidates in the fray in the third and fourth phases of West Bengal assembly elections are crorepatis whereas 128 candidates have criminal cases against them....
View ArticleLIVE: West Bengal Phase II polls records 70.82 % turnout till 3 pm
Phase II of West Bengal Assembly elections today will see a strong contest in 56 Assembly segments, mostly in the northern part of the State. The polls may pose a tough challenge for the ruling...
View ArticleWest Bengal polls| State turned into old age home by Congress, Left, TMC,...
--> Modi has said that the youths of the state have gone out to look for jobs. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday claimed that West Bengal, specially Kolkata, had been reduced to an old age home...
View ArticleBengal politics plays out at Ajmer Urs
JAIPUR: Political leaders in poll-bound West Bengal seem to be playing the religious card to garner support. Candidates contesting polls there are sponsoring trips for devotees wanting to attend the...
View ArticleWest Bengal chief secy responds to EC notice to Mamata Banerjee
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee In an unusual move, West Bengal Chief Secretary Basudeb Banerjee has responded to an Election Commission show cause notice issued to state Chief Minister Mamata...
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