West Bengal assembly polls 2021

Amit Shah's first visit to Bengal since Assembly poll defeat starts today - check Home Minister's itinerary

His two-day visit to the eastern state will kick off from today (May 5) and will begin with a stop by at the South Bengal Frontier of the Border Security Force (BSF).

May 05, 2022, 07:03 AM IST

Live updates: EC bans roadshows, vehicle rallies in West Bengal

Security measures have been heightened in view of the violence in the previous phases

Apr 22, 2021, 06:40 AM 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