"We will install the statue made of 'panch dhatu' (five metals) at the same place where the earlier status was installed," Modi said.

No Hindu candidate has ever won the seat though Dr Pannalal Oswal of the BJP put up a good fight in 1998, securing 24% votes.

The BJP had won the 2014 Lok Sabha polls by securing 31 per cent votes but it cannot be repeated, she claimed.

"This is nothing but a Bengali Hatao movement. This is a political conspiracy hatched against the Bengalis living in Assam,” said the Trina...

The CPM-Congress alliance that came from nowhere has shaken up Mamata Banerjee who was expecting a free ride for another five years.

The people of Bengal and India's vast net-logged population of extremely prickly and politically-conscious men and women have reacted angri...