West Bengal polls: Voting for 49 seats in fourth phase held
Amidst unprecedented security to preempt any violence, polling for the fourth phase of West Bengal Assembly polls which will seal the fate of a number of Trinamool Congress ministers, began Monday morning.
Apr 25, 2016, 07:13 AM IST
Mamata holds road show in her constituency Bhowanipore
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Sunday held yet another mammoth road show in the city, this time in her constituency Bhowanipore, urging people to bring her to power again.
Apr 25, 2016, 00:07 AM IST
WB polls: PM Modi says Mamata regime 'darker than Left'
Ridiculing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress over corruption, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday batted for development, terming it the solution to all problems.
Apr 22, 2016, 00:52 AM IST
Assembly elections: Over 79 percent voter turnout in 3rd phase of polling in West Bengal; one dead in violence
Amid incidents of violence that left one person dead and several others injured, West Bengal saw over 79 percent votes cast in 62 constituencies on Thursday in phase three of the Assembly elections.
Apr 21, 2016, 21:58 PM IST
West Bengal Assembly elections, 3rd phase: As it happened
Phase III of assembly polls in 62 constituencies of West Bengal on Thursday witnessed a series of clashes between political rivals during which bombs were exploded but the violence failed to deter the electors who came out in large numbers, recording a 79.22 per cent voter turnout. The Election Commission said here that the turnout could be more as the figures were based on text messages sent by polling officials from the field till 5 pm.
Apr 21, 2016, 20:02 PM IST
CPI-M worker dies in Bengal violence
A CPI-M worker on Wednesday succumbed to injuries sustained in an attack allegedly by cadres of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress in North 24 Parganas district, an Election Commission official said.
Apr 20, 2016, 22:59 PM IST
62 seats up for grabs in Bengal polls third phase
The high-octane West Bengal assembly election reaches an exciting leg on Thursday, with the poll caravan moving to the historic Murshidabad district that was once the capital of the Nawabs of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha, and reaches upto a part of Kolkata in the third phase of the staggered month-long exercise.
Apr 20, 2016, 22:54 PM IST
Probe Opposition's income from unknown sources: Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday demanded an investigation into the opposition parties' assets, alleging that the lion's share of the income of the Congress, BJP and CPI-M were from unknown sources.
Apr 20, 2016, 22:53 PM IST
Have we dug our grave: Left partner lashes out at Congress tie-up
All is not well in West Bengal Left Front, that has stuck together for 39 long years, including 34 years as a ruling coalition. Upset with LF spearhead CPI-M, a prominent partner is now raising questions about the tie-up with the Congress for the assembly polls, wondering "whether we have dug our own grave".
Apr 20, 2016, 18:21 PM IST
Ailing Buddhadeb hits campaign trail, leads huge road show
With the red flag fluttering alongside the Congress tricolour, an ailing former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Tuesday hit the campaign trail leading a huge road show in support of CPI-M candidates through the city's southern outskirts.
Apr 19, 2016, 22:01 PM IST
107 crorepatis in fray in next two phases of Bengal polls
As many as 107 candidates in the fray in the third and fourth phases of West Bengal assembly elections are crorepatis whereas 128 candidates have criminal cases against them.
Apr 18, 2016, 21:27 PM IST
West Bengal Assembly Elections: Nearly 80 percent turnout in second phase
Nearly 80 percent of about 1.22 crore voters exercised their right to franchise across 56 constituencies in the second phase of elections to the West Bengal Assembly on Sunday.
Apr 17, 2016, 20:58 PM IST
Congress ready to work with Nitish Kumar to defeat BJP in 2019: Digvijay Singh
Responding positively to Nitish Kumar's call for the "largest possible unity" among parties to defeat the BJP in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh said his party is ready to work with the newly-elected JD(U) chief at the national level.
Apr 13, 2016, 15:05 PM IST
WB polls: Parties allege 'match fixing' between BJP, TMC,
Expressing dismay over the performance of Election Commission and the central forces during the polls in West Bengal today, Opposition parties alleged "match fixing" between BJP and TMC, that helped the ruling party to let loose a reign of terror.
Apr 12, 2016, 01:44 AM IST
Political parties alleged 'match fixing' between BJP, TMC
Expressing displeasure over the performance of Election Commission and the central forces during the polls in West Bengal today, Opposition parties on Monday alleged "match fixing" between BJP and TMC, which, it said helped the ruling party to let lose a reign of terror.
Apr 12, 2016, 00:30 AM IST
Left Front alleges booth capturing in Bengal polls
Pointing fingers at the Trinamool Congress, the Left Front on Monday claimed widespread booth capturing and false voting in the second round of the first phase of the West Bengal assembly polls.
Apr 11, 2016, 21:47 PM IST
West Bengal Assembly Elections: Mamata Banerjee files nominations, has assets worth Rs 30 lakh
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Friday filed her nomination papers for the state Assembly Elections and declared assets worth a little over Rs 30 lakh.
Apr 08, 2016, 21:46 PM IST
WB polls: Opposition questions EC delay in declaring final voter turnout
Opposition parties in West Bengal on Thursday questioned the Election Commission's delay in declaring the final voter turnout in the first part of the first phase Assembly poll.
Apr 07, 2016, 18:38 PM IST
Fault in Kolkata flyover design: TMC MP, Opposition questions government
Political parties on Friday traded charges on alleged "faulty plan" of the under-construction flyover that collapsed here with ruling TMC accusing erstwhile Left Front regime for it and the opposition questioning what stopped the TMC from changing the design and the contractor.
Apr 01, 2016, 22:16 PM IST
Congress alleges Tripura CM's involvement in ex-minister's murder
Levelling serious allegations against Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, Leader of Opposition in the Tripura Assembly Sudip Roy Burman on Monday said that the former was either directly or indirectly involved in the assassination of former health minister Bimal Sinha.
Mar 28, 2016, 14:18 PM IST
