West Bengal: Mamata's Rejinagar bypoll candidate announces withdrawal from contest, retracts laterRabiul Alam Chowdhury withdrew and then retracted his Rejinagar by-election candidacy. He cited harassment and symbol familiarity issues fo...
'Black chapter in Indian democracy': KC Venugopal on Milan Pradhan's arrest ahead of Nandigram bypollCongress leader KC Venugopal condemned the BJP's alleged authoritarian politics in Bengal. He stated their candidate's nomination would not...
Mamata Banerjee moves Supreme Court against EC freeze on TMC name, symbolMamata Banerjee has challenged the Election Commission's decision to freeze the Trinamool Congress name and symbol. The poll panel allotted...
Congress candidate Milan Pradhan arrested in Kolkata for 2007 anti-land acquisition movementCongress candidate Milan Pradhan was arrested on Friday for alleged involvement in a 2007 movement. Party leaders strongly criticized the a...
ECI freezes AITC name & symbol, allots new ones to rival factionsThe Election Commission has assigned new names and symbols to two factions of the All India Trinamool Congress. Mamata Banerjee's group wil...
Mamata Banerjee backs Congress in Nandigram and Assam bypolls after candidate withdrawalMamata Banerjee will support Congress candidates in Nandigram and Assam bypolls. Her party's Nandigram candidate withdrew her nomination on...
EC freezing TMC name, symbol 'black day for democracy', will fight till end: Mamata BanerjeeMamata Banerjee condemned the Election Commission's decision to freeze her party's name and symbol. She vowed to fight the poll panel's rul...
TMC name, symbol frozen: Mamata, Ritabrata factions submit new choices to ECIThe Election Commission has frozen the All India Trinamool Congress name and its ‘Flowers and Grass’ symbol, prompting the rival Mamata Ban...
Nandigram bypoll: Mamata camp candidate Sanchita Pradhan Dey withdraws nomination just one day ahead of the deadlineSanchita Pradhan Dey withdrew her Nandigram bypoll nomination on Friday. This decision followed the Election Commission's allocation of a n...
Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool group gets ‘Mamata All India Trinamool Congress’ name, football player symbolThe Election Commission has named Mamata Banerjee's group and allotted a football symbol. A rebel faction received the "Democratic Trinamoo...
Election Commission bars rival TMC factions from using party name, symbol in West Bengal Assembly bypollsThe Election Commission has barred both Trinamool Congress factions from using the party's name. They also cannot use the reserved election...
Election Commission yet to decide on TMC symbol dispute as West Bengal bypoll nominations close todayThe Election Commission of India has not yet decided on the Trinamool Congress symbol row. Nominations for the West Bengal bypolls close to...
Suvendu Adhikari backs Hasirani Rath for record Nandigram bypoll win, puts minority voters to testWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari predicted a record victory for BJP candidate Hasirani Rath in Nandigram. He urged minority vote...
Rebel TMC MP's claim of 17 NCPI MPs joining BJP sparks furoreA Trinamool MP's claim about MPs joining the BJP has caused significant controversy in West Bengal. The BJP has distanced itself from these...
West Bengal elections: CPI(M), CPI announce candidates for Nandigram, Rejinagar bypollsThe CPI(M) and CPI have named their candidates for upcoming West Bengal by-elections. Advocate Sayeed Asad Ali will contest from Rejinagar ...
TMC faction war reaches ECI as Ritabrata Banerjee-led delegation arrives in DelhiA rebel Trinamool Congress faction met the Election Commission regarding party leadership. The delegation, led by Ritabrata Banerjee, sough...
Nandigram, Rejinagar to vote on October 6 in West Bengal bypollsThe Election Commission announced bye-polls for Nandigram and Rejinagar seats on October sixth. These elections are necessitated by the res...