West Bengal Assembly Elections 2016

West Bengal Assembly Elections 2016: BJP, TMC two sides of the same coin, says CPI(M) state secretary Suryakant Mishra

Assailing BJP and Trinamool Congress for their "silence" over Saradha scam and Narada sting operation, CPI(M) state secretary Suryakant Mishra on Tuesday said both the parties are two sides of the same coin.

Mar 29, 2016, 20:42 PM IST

Only bomb factories were built in West Bengal during Mamata Banerjee's tenure: Amit Shah

Amit Shah further said that his party will never forge an alliance either with the Left or with the Trinamool Congress.

Mar 29, 2016, 12:58 PM IST

Congress heavyweight looking for 11th victory from Kharagpur

Kharagpur, which has a sizeable chunk of Muslim and Malayali voters, has traditionally rooted for Congress MLA Gyan Singh Sohan Pal.

Mar 29, 2016, 11:34 AM IST

West Bengal polls: EC running high pitch campaign to lure women, young voters

To increase voter turnout and encourage "ethical" voting, the Election Commission is running a high-pitch campaign across West Bengal with special focus on women and young voters.

Mar 28, 2016, 09:51 AM IST

West Bengal polls: Filing of nominations for third phase begins

The filing of nominations for 62 Assembly seats in West Bengal, which are scheduled for polls on April 21 under third phase of elections, began on Monday.

Mar 28, 2016, 08:58 AM IST

West Bengal Assembly polls 2016: PM Modi hits out at Mamata, pauses his speech for 'Aazaan' in Kharagpur

PM Modi halted his speech as soon as the sound of 'Aazaan' was heard and waited patiently for its completion.

Mar 27, 2016, 17:49 PM IST

West Bengal Assembly Elections 2016: Defeat CPI(M)-Congress unholy alliance, says Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday termed the alliance between the CPI(M) and Congress in the state as "unholy" and asked people to defeat it in the upcoming Assembly election as it has no "ideology".

Mar 27, 2016, 16:38 PM IST

'PM Narendra Modi has traits similar to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose'

Chandra Kumar Bose is the grandnephew of Netaji.

Mar 26, 2016, 14:10 PM IST

Three CPI(M) workers beaten up in Burdwan for poll graffiti

Three CPI(M) workers, who were engaged in wall graffiti, were Saturday thrashed allegedly by Trinamool Congress activists in Burdwan district, police said.

Mar 19, 2016, 17:04 PM IST

Assembly Elections 2016: Special teams meant to assist West Bengal CEO, says EC

The Election Commission on Friday issued a clarification saying that the five special teams of Chief Electoral Officers of different states will assist the CEO of West Bengal in examining poll preparedness.

Mar 19, 2016, 01:02 AM IST

CEOs of 5 states start West Bengal visit to monitor poll situation

Five special teams, led by Chief Electoral Officers of different states, on Friday started a five-day visit to the districts of West Bengal to undertake a comprehensive review of poll preparedness.

Mar 18, 2016, 20:38 PM IST

West Bengal Assembly polls 2016: Delhi is behaving as if emergency has been imposed, Mamata Banerjee

A day after the poll panel cracked the whip and issued transfer orders for 35 top police and district officials in poll-bound West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at it and questioned whether it will tap into votes from the electorate on behalf of the BJP and CPI-M.

Mar 18, 2016, 19:10 PM IST

West Bengal polls: BJP's Roopa Ganguly vs TMC's Laxmi Ratan Shukla; Madan Mitra pitched against Krishanu Mitra

Bharatiya Janata Party leader and actor Rupa Ganguly of teleserial ‘Mahabharat’ fame will take on Trinamool Congress candidate Laxmi Ratan Shukla in Howrah North.

Mar 18, 2016, 10:47 AM IST

Sting video: Mamata Banerjee says Trinamool Congress can't be cowed down, will win West Bengal Assembly polls

Her statement came a day after the telecast of a sting video by a web portal purportedly showing several TMC leaders accepting money to help a fictitious private firm.

Mar 15, 2016, 16:27 PM IST

Mamata to kickstart Trinamool Congress' assembly election campaign from Siliguri today

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will kickstart the assembly election campaign of her party Trinamool Congress by addressing a big rally in Siliguri on Monday.

Mar 14, 2016, 09:29 AM IST

West Bengal Assembly Elections 2016: Understanding reached with Left in all but seven seats, says Bengal Congress chief

The Congress' West Bengal unit president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday claimed an understanding has been reached with the Left Front in all but seven constituencies for polls to the 294-seat assembly.

Mar 13, 2016, 23:37 PM IST

West Bengal Elections 2016: JU Professor who was arrested for sharing Mamata Banerjee's cartoon to stand for polls

Human rights platform 'Aamra Aakranto' (We Are Attacked) said it would field two candidates in the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal as independents.

Mar 12, 2016, 20:45 PM IST

West Bengal polls 2016: Mamata Banerjee releases TMC's manifesto in five languages, hopes Singur farmers will get back their land

Ahead of the high voltage West Bengal Assembly Elections, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday released manifesto of Trinamool Congress in five different languages.

Mar 11, 2016, 16:58 PM IST

EC to deploy 900 'flying squads' to monitor poll expenditure of candidates

Nearly 900 'flying squads', each equipped with a GPS-fitted vehicle, is being deployed in West Bengal by the Election Commission to monitor poll-related expenses of candidates.

Mar 11, 2016, 14:16 PM IST