Mamata Banerjee has stood as wall between Bengal's people and central welfare schemes, says PM
In West Bengal, the polling began at 7 AM for the fifth phase of the election. On Saturday, altogether 45 constituencies across six districts including Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Nadia, East Burdwan and North 24 Parganas are going for the polls.
Apr 17, 2021, 07:23 AM IST
Polling for West Bengal fifth phase reports 76.77% voter turnout till 5.23 PM
The Election Commission has decided to deploy at least 853 companies of central forces to ensure free and fair voting
Apr 17, 2021, 07:13 AM IST
West Bengal assembly election: Polling to be held in 45 constituencies in fifth phase, 342 candidates in fray
Voting will be held at 15,789 polling stations in the 45 constituencies 16 seats in North 24 Parganas, eight each in Purba Bardhaman and Nadia, seven in Jalpaiguri, five in Darjeeling and one in Kalimpong district.
Apr 16, 2021, 14:15 PM IST
West Bengal assembly polls: Rezaul Haque, Congress candidate from Samsherganj seat, dies of COVID-19
A Congress candidate contesting the West Bengal assembly election 2021 from the Samsherganj constituency, Rezaul Haque died of the COVID-19 infection, said reports on Thursday.
Apr 15, 2021, 09:13 AM IST
COVID-19 is rising in Bengal due to ‘outsiders’ brought by BJP: Mamata Banerjee
Speaking at a rally in the Dabgram-Fulbari constituency in the Jalpaiguri district, the TMC supremo ridiculed PM Modi's recent claim that BJP had already won 100 seats in the four phases of the election to the 294-seat assembly.
Apr 15, 2021, 07:34 AM IST
LIVE: No campaigning in West Bengal after 7 pm, says Election Commission
Amid the rising number of coronavirus cases, the EC had flagged instances of campaigners without masks and warned that it will not hesitate in banning events in case the COVID-19 guidelines issued by it last year are not followed.
Apr 14, 2021, 08:48 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee takes to paint on dharna against Election Commission campaign ban
West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday (April 13) sat on a dharna in the heart of the city to protest against the Election Commission's "unconstitutional" decision to ban her from campaigning for 24 hours.
Apr 14, 2021, 00:33 AM IST
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee stages 'dharna' in Kolkata to protest EC's 24-hour campaign ban
Banerjee, still confined to a wheelchair owing to the injuries she sustained last month, arrived at Mayo road here around 11.40 am and began her sit-in next to a Mahatma Gandhi's statue at the venue.
Apr 13, 2021, 12:42 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee to hold dharna against EC's decision to ban her from campaigning for 24 hours
The TMC chief had called the EC move “undemocratic and unconstitutional” and vowed to protest it. The apex poll panel had on Monday barred the Trinamool Congress supremo from any kind of campaigning for 24 hours, from 8 pm on Monday to 8 pm on Tuesday.
Apr 13, 2021, 07:47 AM IST
Election Commission imposes 24-hour campaign ban on Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been banned from campaigning for assembly election for alleged Model Code of Conduct (MCC) violation 24 hrs till 8 pm on Apr 13 for her alleged remarks with communal overtones.
Apr 12, 2021, 19:45 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee instigated Cooch Behar violence, should be ready to resign on May 2, says Amit Shah
Amit Shah, who addressed a poll rally in Bengal's Jalpaiguri on Monday, said he is ready to resign over Cooch Behar violence only "if people of Bengal ask me to do so, but 'Didi' has to quit on May 2'.
Apr 12, 2021, 17:44 PM IST
Ready to resign only if people of Bengal ask me to: Amit Shah on Cooch Behar killing
In an earlier statement, the TMC chief had demanded Shah's resignation over the killing of four people in a firing by CISF personnel.
Apr 11, 2021, 22:37 PM IST
West Bengal assembly election: Voting for fourth phase of polls ends with 76.16 per cent turnout
The next phase of the eight-phased elections will take place on April 17.
Apr 10, 2021, 23:04 PM IST
EC bars CM Mamata Banerjee, other leaders from visiting violence-hit Cooch Behar district
The EC bars CM Mamata Banerjee and other political leaders from visiting violence-hit Cooch Behar district for the next 72 hours.
Apr 10, 2021, 22:07 PM IST
Amit Shah is responsible for Cooch Behar firing incident, don't blame central forces: Mamata
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee blamed Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the violence during polling in the fourth phase of election in West Bengal.
Apr 10, 2021, 17:34 PM IST
5 dead in Cooch Behar firing, Election Commission adjourns polls at booth no. 126 in West Bengal's Sitalkuchi
The Election Commission ordered adjournment of polls at polling station number 126 in the Sitalkuchi Assembly constituency of West Bengal amid reports of violence on Saturday (April 10). A spokesperson of the poll panel said the decision was based on an interim report filed by special observers.
Apr 10, 2021, 14:09 PM IST
BJP will not cross 100 seats in West Bengal: Prashant Kishor after row over leaked clubhouse chat
Reacting to his leaked ‘Club House room’ audio chat, Trinamool Congress` (TMC) poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Saturday reiterated that BJP will not cross 100 seats in the West Bengal Assembly election 2021.
Apr 10, 2021, 13:25 PM IST
West Bengal assembly election 2021: 4 killed in firing in Cooch Behar, CISF says its troops not involved in incident
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Saturday clarified that its troops were not involved in the firing incident in West Bengal's Cooch Behar in which four civilians were killed.
Apr 10, 2021, 12:24 PM IST
West Bengal assembly election 2021: Voter shot dead outside polling booth in Cooch Behar, RAF deployed
A first-time voter was Shot dead by unidentified persons outside a polling booth in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district on Saturday. The Trinamool Congress alleged that the BJP was behind the killing, while the saffron party claimed that the deceased was its polling agent at the booth and pointed the accusing finger at the ruling party in the state.
Apr 10, 2021, 11:16 AM IST
West Bengal assembly election 2021: PM Narendra Modi urges people to vote in record numbers
Among the 44 constituencies, nine are in Howrah, 10 in Hooghly, 11 in South 24 Parganas, five in Alipurduar and nine in Cooch Behar. A total of 1,15,81,022 voters will participate in this phase, out of which 2,63,016 are first-time voters.
Apr 10, 2021, 08:25 AM IST
