Kargil war hero joins BJP, to contest West Bengal polls
New Delhi: Kargil war hero Colonel Diptanshu Choudhry on Friday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and will contest the West Bengal assembly election from Asansol South constituency.
Mar 18, 2016, 13:53 PM IST
West Bengal polls: 11 seats in LF's second list overlap with Cong's choice
The Left Front on Thursday announced the second list of its 84 candidates which includes 11 seats Congress also intends to contest even as the two seek to formalise a tie-up for upcoming Assembly polls.
Mar 11, 2016, 00:07 AM IST
Netaji's grand nephew begins polls campaign
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's grand nephew Chandra Bose, nominated by the BJP as its candidate from the Bhowanipore assembly seat from where West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is also scheduled to file her candidature, launched his campaign on Thursday from the revolutionary leader's house in South Kolkataa's Elgin Road.
Mar 11, 2016, 00:01 AM IST
Left Front-Congress seat-adjustment talks get a jolt
The seat-adjustment talks between the Left Front and the Congress hit a major roadblock on Thursday with the former coming out with its second list of 88 candidates that contained a number of seats which the Congress has also decided to contest.
Mar 10, 2016, 22:45 PM IST
West Bengal polls: BJP's first list out, Chandra Kumar Bose will be party's candidate against Mamata Banerjee
Chandra Kumar Bose will be BJP's candidate against CM Mamata Banerjee.
Mar 09, 2016, 17:44 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee kicks-off assembly poll campaign on Women's Day
Coinciding with International Women's Day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday officially kicked-off her Trinamool Congress' election campaign for the 2016 Assembly polls with a mammoth rally of its women leaders and supporters.
Mar 08, 2016, 23:06 PM IST
Won't have any understanding with Congress in WB polls: CPI
CPI has decided to contest 16 seats in West Bengal.
Mar 08, 2016, 17:17 PM IST
West Bengal Assembly Election: Kanhaiya Kumar's 'campaign' will not affect TMC prospects, says Mamata Banerjee
JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar is a leader of All India Students' Federation, the students' wing of CPI.
Mar 05, 2016, 09:57 AM IST
WB polls: Trinamool fields 45 women candidates; Mamata to contest from Kolkata
Besides West Bengal, four other states Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry will also go to polls in April and May.
Mar 04, 2016, 18:13 PM IST
Taal Thok Ke Extrastrong: Panel discussion on Birbhum communal riots-Part III
Watch this special segment which shows prevaling political tactics of using community and provoke riots for political gains.
Now watch the complete truth behind riots in Bengal.
Taal Thok Ke Extrastrong: Panel dicussion on Birbhum communal riots-Part II
Watch this special segment which shows prevaling political tactics of using community and provoke riots for political gains.
Now watch the complete truth behind riots in Bengal.
Central forces arrive in Bengal ahead of polls
Over 100 companies of central forces are being moved for extensive confidence building measures (CBM) in West Bengal districts ahead of assembly polls in the state, an Election Commission official said here on Tuesday.
Mar 02, 2016, 00:02 AM IST
West Bengal polls: TMC will win, alliance will have no impact, says Saugata Roy
TMC leader Saugata Roy on Sunday said the alliance between Congress and CPI-M will have no effect on Trinamool Congress in the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal.
Feb 21, 2016, 18:58 PM IST
CPI-M seeks help from 'democratic forces' to oust Trinamool
The CPI-M on Thursday said it desired the cooperation of "all democratic forces" in West Bengal to defeat the ruling Trinamool Congress.
Feb 18, 2016, 22:41 PM IST
Left Front nod to alliance discussion, Cong says procedural methods should not be a hindrance
With CPI(M)-led Left Front in West Bengal on Thursday formally agreeing to discuss the issue of alliance with Congress in the coming assembly election if it is approached, the Congress said procedural methods should not be a constraint in the bigger interest of the people.
Feb 11, 2016, 22:33 PM IST
'Bid for Cong-Left tie up desperate attempt to stay relevant'
TMC leaders Tuesday described the bid by Congress and the Left to forge an alliance for the upcoming assembly polls as "a desperate attempt" by them to remain relevant in state politics.
Feb 02, 2016, 16:19 PM IST
Has Bihar 'debacle' forced BJP not to 'overuse' PM Modi in West Bengal polls?
The BJP seems to have learned tough lessons from its recent electoral drubbing in Bihar and it has reportedly decided not to overuse PM Narendra Modi during assembly polls in West Bengal later this year.
Jan 01, 2016, 14:57 PM IST
