West Bengal Phase 2 polls: Will anti-incumbency, scam charges and SIR row end TMC's 15-year run?West Bengal Elections Phase 2 key issues: West Bengal heads into Phase 2 of its assembly elections on April 29. This phase is crucial for d...
West Bengal elections: Dum Dum Uttar at crossroads, poised between governance, grievance and a heavyweight TMC nomineeWest Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: Dum Dum Uttar constituency is no longer a guaranteed win for the TMC. Senior minister Chandrima Bhatta...
Amit Shah assures Matuas on citizenship, targets MamataUnion Home Minister Amit Shah has assured the Matua and Namasudra communities that they will be granted citizenship once the BJP forms the ...
West Bengal Elections 2026: Factors that will decide the fate of the crucial polls in the Eastern stateWest Bengal gears up for a crucial 2026 election. The ruling TMC faces a strong challenge from the BJP. Key issues include voter rolls, law...
West Bengal elections: Can Didi hold the fort against Modi and BJP’s push in battle for Bengal's soul?Bengal's electoral war begins with the first phase of voting. The BJP and TMC are locked in a fierce contest, trading accusations and makin...
Voter roll deletions shift West Bengal polls from governance to identity battleWest Bengal's election focus has dramatically shifted. Massive deletions from electoral rolls have transformed the campaign. Issues of corr...
West Bengal's 65-seat faultline: How razor-thin margins, SIR deletions could decide who forms govtWest Bengal’s 2026 Assembly election is shaping up as a closely contested battle that may hinge on 65–70 marginal constituencies, where sma...
BJP govt in Bengal will speed up CAA implementation, infiltrators must leave: PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in Katwa, West Bengal. He assured Matua and Namasudra refugee families that citizenship unde...
SIR document verification hearings spark anxiety among Matuas in BengalThe Matua community in West Bengal is anxious over verification hearings under the SIR, fearing loss of voting rights and uncertainty over ...
West Bengal: Matua row between Trinamool, BJP intensifies over SIRMatua community members are staging an indefinite hunger strike in Bongaon over electoral roll revisions. This has escalated political tens...
About 2 lakh Matua cards issued for CAA facilitationIn West Bengal, the All India Matua Mahasangh has issued around two lakh 'religious cards' to Matua community members to support their appl...
BJP misleading Matuas on CAA issue: Mamata Banerjee“The Matua community in the state have every right as the citizens of the country, including voting rights and all other rights, access to ...
Matua community to receive citizenship rights through CAA: Arjun Ram Meghwal“I have spoken to the Matua community across the country and your (Matuas) problems about citizenship will be resolved. The process has alr...
Shantanu Thakur likely to meet Amit Shah, JP Nadda over Matua issueThakur said hat he will raise the grievances of former state vice-president Joy Prakash Majumdar and Ritesh Tiwari with the central leaders...
Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar to meet leaders from Matua communityMeanwhile, The BJP MLAs from the Matua community are likely to write a letter to BJP National president J P Nadda and Union Home Minister A...
MLAs from Matua community express disgruntlement over non-inclusion in state committeeBJP State President Sukanta Majumdar said, “After every change or formation of new committees, these minor things crop up. We will discuss ...
Poll verdict in Matua bastions crucial for BJP before CAA implementationMatuas, who make for a large chunk of the state's Scheduled Caste population, had been migrating to West Bengal since the 1950s, primarily ...