Lok Sabha elections: Congress and Trinamool are at loggerheads in West BengalIt is learnt that Mamata Banerjee is unhappy with the delay in finalising the seat-sharing deal in the state. During the last INDIA bloc me...
31 Dec, 2023, 10.59 PM IST
EC puts off poll at Bengal's Jangipur seat following death of RSP candidateAs per provisions of the Representation of the People Act, in case a candidate of a recognised party dies, the poll is put off to allow the...
17 Apr, 2021, 02.21 PM IST
BJP declares last Bengal list, Mithun Chakraborty fails to make the cutActor Mithun Chakraborty, who had sparked speculation about his chances of getting a ticket by moving back from Mumbai to Kolkata’s Cossipo...
24 Mar, 2021, 11.25 AM IST
Bengal: Political parties go shopping for supporters this pujaBengal political parties keep all their activities on hold and gear up for improving their mass connect.
07 Oct, 2016, 11.12 AM IST
One person killed in poll violence in Murshidabad districtIn another incident, two CPI(M) workers were injured at booth no 48 under Ketugram Assembly seat when bombs were allegedly hurled.
21 Apr, 2016, 11.47 AM IST
Split in Bengal Congress continues, former party MP Mannan Hossain joins Trinamool CongressSplit in West Bengal Congress continues to occur as former Congress MP from Murshidabad district, Mannan Hossain joined Trinamool Congress.
20 Sep, 2014, 08.04 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Nearly 57% polling recorded till 1 PM in West BengalBarring replacement of some EVMs during mock polling, voting is being conducted peacefully except for some stray incidents.
12 May, 2014, 02.18 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Voters come out in large numbers during last phaseVoting was by and large peaceful except in West Bengal where 13 people were injured in a clash between CPI(M) and Trinamool supporters
12 May, 2014, 02.04 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Over 41.2 per cent polling recorded in West Bengal, 18% in BiharOn an average 41.2 per cent polling was recorded in the first four hours of polling, West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Sunil Gupta said.
12 May, 2014, 12.45 PM IST
First phase of Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal begins ThursdayBoth the CPIM and Congress are also fighting the seat, but political observers feel the key contest will remain confined between the ruling...
15 Apr, 2014, 08.18 PM IST
South Bengal 'Berhampore': Indranil Sen ‘no threat’ to Adhir Ranjan ChowdhuryWhen Mamata fielded singer Indranil against him in Berhampore , Adhir was in Delhi. His close aides informed that a Kolkata-based singer wi...
24 Mar, 2014, 12.08 PM IST
Adhir blames Mamata for using govt exchequer to ensure his defeatIt appears that Chowdhury is slightly upset over chief minister and her party's recent moves to weaken his political dominance in the Congr...
17 Dec, 2013, 11.57 AM IST
- Congress riding piggyback: Mamata Banerjee
She also made it plain that in the event of the alliance emerging triumphant in the electoral battle, she would don the chief minister’s ro...
16 Apr, 2011, 03.34 PM IST
- Cong leaders may prop up rebels in Murshidabad, Nadia
Congress workers in West Bengal have decided to field independents against alliance partner TMC in places where the party has been denied a...
24 Mar, 2011, 07.42 AM IST
- Sonia, Rahul set Sept dates with Bengal to boost workers’ morale
In the run-up to the 2011 assembly elections in West Bengal, the state Congress leadership is working hard to boost the morale of party wor...
25 Aug, 2010, 04.56 AM IST
- Singur, Nandigram gear up for key roles in Act II
Singur and Nandigram voters will exercise their franchise in the second phase on Thursday when 17 constituencies in seven West Bengal distr...
06 May, 2009, 08.09 PM IST
- Fighting Pranab Mukherjee at Jangipur is tough
Jangipur gave the Congress stalwart Pranab Mukherjee taste of winning a direct election for the first time in 2004 when he fought the seat ...
05 May, 2009, 10.27 PM IST