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June 26, 2025, 06:44 PM - 4 min read
Ahead of the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who alleged that the exercise is a covert attempt to target Bengal and its migrant workers under the pretext of Bihar.
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June 1, 2025, 12:14 PM - 5 min read
Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s two-day visit to Kolkata signals the BJP’s intent to galvanise its Bengal cadre ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. With strategic meetings, cultural homage, and a possible leadership reshuffle, Shah’s itinerary marks a decisive political moment in the state’s electoral narrative.
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June 15, 2024, 01:45 PM - 2 min read
The BJP lambasted the state's Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of inaction in the face of violence allegedly perpetrated by members of her party, the Trinamool Congress (TMC).
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June 4, 2024, 08:04 PM - 2 min read
Three years after putting a halt to the BJP’s advances in Bengal, the TMC, led by Mamata Banerjee, again proved its mettle by thwarting the BJP’s formidable campaign, spearheaded by PM Narendra Modi himself.
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June 4, 2024, 01:54 PM - 2 min read
The TMC said the results are a reflection of people’s faith in the "pro-people policies" of the Mamata Banerjee government and a decisive mandate against the BJP in the state.
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June 1, 2024, 09:04 PM - 2 min read
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP had won 18 of Bengal’s 42 seats, while the TMC bagged 22 seats.
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June 1, 2024, 01:23 PM - 2 min read
Sandeshkhali, which falls under Basirhat LS constituency, is experiencing violence since Friday night and continued till the polling process began on Saturday.
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June 1, 2024, 12:34 PM - 2 min read
Violence-prone areas of Jadavpur and Diamond Harbour LS constituencies reported incidents of violence. The poll panel has received 1,450 complaints until 11 am from different political parties.
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May 31, 2024, 09:34 PM - 2 min read
As men from almost every household chase livelihood opportunities afar, the looming shadow of their absence threatens to cast a decisive impact on the elections.
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May 25, 2024, 02:49 PM - 2 min read
Bishnupur (SC) recorded the highest polling percentage at 58.64, followed by Tamluk (57.64), Ghatal (57.31), Jhargram (ST) (56.95), Bankura (54.21), Kanthi (51.66), Medinipur (51.57), and Purulia (50.34), according to the official.
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May 25, 2024, 02:10 PM - 2 min read
The Election Commission received 954 complaints until 11 am from different political parties, alleging EVM malfunctioning and agents being stopped from entering booths.
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May 25, 2024, 01:35 PM - 2 min read
A Trinamool Congress worker’s death on Friday and slogan shouting against former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay on Saturday marked polling in West Bengal.
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