Bengal elections: Adhikari factor key in Tamluk-Kanthi battleground as BJP-TMC face offThe Adhikari family's political shift is heating up contests in Purba Medinipur's Tamluk, Kanthi Uttar, and Kanthi Dakshin seats. Once a TM...
29 Mar, 2026, 01.24 PM IST
Nearly 78 per cent voter turnout in 8 Lok Sabha seats of West Bengal till 5 pmBishnupur (SC) recorded the highest polling at 81.47 per cent, followed by Tamluk 79.79 per cent, Jhargram (ST) 79.68 per cent, Ghatal 78.9...
25 May, 2024, 08.31 PM IST
West Bengal Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 6: Tamluk , Kanthi, Ghatal and other constituencies vote on May 25. Key contests and other detailsThe BJP has replaced the incumbent MP of Medinipur, Dilip Ghosh, with the party's state Mahila Morcha president, Agnimitra Paul, as its can...
25 May, 2024, 09.46 AM IST
BJP strongholds in Bengal's Jangal Mahal region to go to polls in sixth phaseThe Jangal Mahal region, a stronghold of identity politics, braces for electoral battles as BJP-TMC rivalry intensifies. The penultimate ph...
24 May, 2024, 05.11 PM IST
Abhijit Gangopadhyay debarred from campaigning by EC for comments against WB CM Mamata BanerjeeThe Election Commission has banned BJP's Abhijit Gangopadhyay from campaigning for 24 hours due to derogatory comments against West Bengal ...
21 May, 2024, 02.44 PM IST
INDIA bloc will scrap CAA & Uniform Civil Code if voted to pwer, says Mamata BanerjeeWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asserted at a rally in Haldia that if the INDIA bloc gains power, it would repeal the NRC and CA...
17 May, 2024, 10.44 AM IST
Former Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay moves Calcutta High Court alleging police overactionFormer Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay, BJP candidate, accused police of overaction. Calcutta HC to hear case. Malafide alleged to hinder electi...
13 May, 2024, 01.39 PM IST
BJP releases 5th list of candidates with 111 names; fields Kangana Ranaut from Mandi, Ramayana actor Arun Govil also gets ticketThe BJP announced its fifth list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, featuring Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut from Mandi and Union...
24 Mar, 2024, 10.27 PM IST
Former Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay joins BJPJustice Abhijit Gangopadhyay has officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after resigning as a judge of the Calcutta High Court. ...
07 Mar, 2024, 12.58 PM IST
Suvendu Adhikari's father faces TMC ire, removed from DSDA chief's postSisir Adhikari, the father of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, was replaced with MLA Akhil Giri, known to be his detractor in the Trinamool Con...
12 Jan, 2021, 11.17 PM IST
Voting starts for bypolls in West BengalThe by-elections are being held in Cooch Behar and Tamluk Lok Sabha constituencies and Monteswar assembly constituency.
19 Nov, 2016, 09.28 AM IST
Thirty companies of Central forces for November 19 Bengal by-pollsAll the key political parties---Trinamool Congress, BJP, Forward Bloc and Congress have fielded their candidates in Cooch Behar.
08 Nov, 2016, 07.04 PM IST
Bypolls to 4 Lok Sabha, 8 Assembly seats on November 19The notification will be issued on October 26 and bypolls will take place on November 19.
18 Oct, 2016, 12.48 AM IST
Congress not likely to field candidates in Bengal by-polls"Let the dates be announced, but we have not finalised anything yet. We will ensure that the TMC and the BJP do not get the benefit of divi...
17 Oct, 2016, 05.47 PM IST
198 nominations filed for fifth phase Lok Sabha polls in West BengalAltogether 198 candidates have filed nomination papers for the fifth and final phase of Lok Sabha election in West Bengal on May 12, Electi...
24 Apr, 2014, 10.34 PM IST
- EC deploys 13 new observers for Bengal
Concerned over the possibility of large-scale intimidation of voters in some key parliamentary constituencies of West Bengal going to polls...
07 May, 2009, 01.50 AM IST
- Nandigram debacle still haunts CPM
Killing of 14 people on March 14, 2007 at Nandigram over land acquisition for Salim Group’s SEZ is still fresh in memory. The CPM and the B...
04 May, 2009, 10.31 PM IST