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BENGAL ELECTIONS 2021
Goutam Deb steps down as Siliguri mayor, adding to TMC exodusTrinamool Congress faces a significant leadership crisis. Senior leaders Goutam Deb and Jyoti Priya Mallick have resigned from their posts....
Ex-West Bengal minister Jyoti Priya Mallick quits all TMC posts, cites health issuesJyoti Priya Mallick, a former West Bengal minister, has stepped down from all his positions within the TMC. He cited severe health issues a...
TMC split buzz: Why do Indian politicians so readily abandon their parties?Speculation surrounds a potential split in the TMC party. Such defections are common in Indian politics, often engineered by other parties....
Tripura court issues notice to TMC leader Abhishek BanerjeeA Tripura court has summoned Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee. He must appear in person at the Khowai district court on June 22....
Sushmita Dev resigns from Rajya Sabha, second TMC setback in a weekSushmita Dev quits TMC: Trinamool Congress MP Sushmita Dev has resigned from the Rajya Sabha. This marks the second resignation from the pa...
RS Chairman C P Radhakrishnan accepts TMC MP Sushmita Dev's resignationRajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan accepted TMC MP Sushmita Dev's resignation. This marks another setback for Mamata Banerjee's TMC. De...
The fall of the TMC machine and the rise of political survivalismIn Bengal, 'paara' (neighbourhood) serves as the primary political unit for leadership engagement. Securing electoral victory requires paar...
Bhangar blast case: NIA declares ex-TMC MLA Saokat Molla absconding, shares details with BSFThe NIA has declared former TMC MLA Saokat Molla absconding in the Bhangar blast case. Extensive searches are underway to locate him. Molla...
From house help to minister: BJP's Kalita Majhi caps unlikely rise in Bengal politicsKalita Majhi, a former domestic worker, has taken oath as a minister in the West Bengal government. This marks a significant rise for the 3...
40 pc of winning candidates in WB polls secured less than 50 pc vote share: ADR ReportWest Bengal Assembly election results show a significant trend. Nearly 40 percent of victorious candidates won with less than half the vote...
Trinamool Congress' MLA Dilip Mondal arrested by Bengal police from Puri for making 'provocative' remarksWest Bengal TMC MLA Dilip Mondal was arrested in Puri, Odisha on Wednesday. Police apprehended him following a complaint about provocative ...
CM Suvendu Adhikari sets Falta-style landslide victory target in Nandigram bypollChief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has set a high victory target for the BJP in the upcoming Nandigram bypoll. Following a significant win in ...
Mamata says INDIA bloc likely to meet in early June, vows opposition fight; BJP hits backMamata Banerjee announced that INDIA bloc members will meet in early June to strategize for a prolonged political battle, alleging widespre...
86.11% voter turnout recorded in re-polling at West Bengal's Falta constituencyVoters turned out in large numbers for the Falta Assembly constituency re-poll in South 24 Parganas district. The polling concluded peacefu...
Deployment of 500 CAPF companies in West Bengal extended till June 20The Union Home Ministry will continue deploying 500 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) in West Bengal until June 20 for post-...
High voter turnout marks Assembly elections across states; West Bengal tops with 93.71% participation: ECVoter participation saw an upward trend in the March-May 2026 Assembly elections across five states/UTs, with Assam, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu...
Veteran BJP leader Tapas Roy sworn in as Bengal Assembly pro-tem SpeakerVeteran BJP leader Tapas Roy took oath as the pro-tem Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly. Governor R.N. Ravi administered the oath. Roy wi...
ET Graphics | Suvendu Adhikari: From Nandigram face to West Bengal CMSuvendu Adhikari, a former close aide of Mamata Banerjee, has a significant political journey. He joined the BJP in 2020 and famously defea...
Suvendu's cabinet line-up has ministers embodying Bengal's geographical, ethnic divideWest Bengal witnesses the formation of its first BJP government with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and five ministers sworn in. The cabin...
'Poriborton sarkar': Suvendu Adhikari to take oath as first-ever BJP CM of West Bengal todaySuvendu Adhikari will be sworn in as West Bengal's first BJP Chief Minister on Saturday after the party's decisive victory in the Assembly ...