CPM’s West Bengal priority wrong, says CPIML’s General SecretaryThough it was imperiously ignored as an inconsequent outfit by CPM and CPI during the 34-year Left Front rule in West Bengal till the 2011 ...
19 Nov, 2020, 11.47 PM IST
Left parties look to gain in Bihar, leading in 18 of 29 seatsIn an alliance with the RJD, the three Left parties were given 29 seats by Tejashwi Yadav, despite reluctance from the members of the parti...
10 Nov, 2020, 03.51 PM IST
After Bihar jolt, Rajya Sabha elections may decide Congress’s political momentumA sudden exodus of MLAs from Gujarat Congress has put a question mark on the Rajya Sabha berth which was in the party's pocket owing to its...
30 Jul, 2017, 01.27 PM IST
JDU-RJD-Congress combine may play vital role in West Bengal pollsSources in Bengal Congress also indicated that they might be able to woo and catch votes of Hindi-speaking electors in Bengal.
14 Jan, 2016, 11.36 AM IST
United Left to critique Nitish Kumar: CPI(ML)CPI (ML) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya says election results in Bihar is not an endorsement of policies of the Nitish Kumar gover...
10 Nov, 2015, 12.12 PM IST
Bihar election results please all political parties in Bengal except oneBJP's defeat in the Bihar Assembly elections have pleased everybody in Bengal -the CPM, Trinamool Congress and Congress. Only unhappy polit...
09 Nov, 2015, 02.48 PM IST
Mayawati-led BSP to fight all 243 seats in Bihar pollsMayawati-led BSP has decided to contest all 243 seats in Bihar and on Friday released a list of 88 candidates for the first two phases of a...
19 Sep, 2015, 11.54 AM IST
Bihar polls: SP-NCP take the 'maha' out of 'gatbandhan'Days before Bihar polls, the 'maha gatbandhan' stands scattered with two sworn enemies, Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar, left alone to take on...
10 Sep, 2015, 11.37 AM IST
Pre-poll Third Front: Is it a dead idea?CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat and his CPI counterpart, S Sudhakara Reddy, told ET the Left will not host any more pre-poll conclaves.
07 Mar, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Nitish Kumar rules out possibility of JD(U), Congress alliance"Its baseless speculation...there is no truth in this," Kumar told reporters ruling out any chance of alliance with Congress.
04 Mar, 2014, 03.50 PM IST
Mamata cries dirty politics as Nitish sends officer to Kolkata without consulting WB governmentMamata Banerjee has taken a strong exception to Nitish Kumar’s act of sending police officer to Kolkata without consulting her government.
04 Jan, 2014, 05.00 AM IST
- CPI abandons RJD; larger Left front for Bihar assembly polls
MR Lalu Prasad’s pro-Congress approach appears to be causing unease for RJD’s potential allies.
15 May, 2010, 03.36 AM IST
- Didi predicts early polls in Bengal
Railway minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that West Bengal assembly elections could be advanced to ...
14 May, 2010, 02.49 AM IST
- CPI may tie up with Lalu for polls
Political compulsions seem to be prompting a section of the Left to join hands with RJD again for the upcoming assembly polls in Bihar.
18 Mar, 2010, 03.35 AM IST
- Lalu & Paswan to tie up with CPI & CPM for Jharkhand polls
RJD, LJP set to forge an alliance for assembly elections in Jharkhand.
02 Nov, 2009, 02.56 AM IST
- 3rd front ‘leader’ to contest just 5/80 in 5 states
After failing miserably in polls,CPM reconciled to modest political goal.
23 Jan, 2009, 03.20 AM IST
- CPM, CPI, CPI-ML join hands for Bihar polls
Three left parties come together to fight Bihar elections, for the first time.
16 Jan, 2009, 04.06 AM IST