bengal assembly elections

BJP to Go to All Constituencies for Bringing People’s Manifesto in West Bengal

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Image for representation. BJP President JP Nadda is set to launch the Sonar Bangla crowdsourcing campaign. CNN-News18 Last Updated: February 23, 2021, 17:30 IST FOLLOW US ON: Payal Mehta Taking a leaf out of their own book of promising of a ‘Lokkho Sonar Bangla’, a campaign which saw more than 200 outreach meetings with intellectuals, … Read more BJP to Go to All Constituencies for Bringing People’s Manifesto in West Bengal

Newly Inducted BJP Leader Gets Death Threats, Says Lodging Police Complaint of No Use

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Arindam Bhattacharya (Image: Twitter/Kailash Vijayvargiya) The threats, written in Bengali on walls in two places — one in Shantipur’s Bagdebi area and another in Bagachra — were first noticed by local BJP party workers. PTI Shantipur (WB) Last Updated: February 05, 2021, 18:13 IST FOLLOW US ON: Former TMC MLA from Shantipur Arindam Bhattacharya, who … Read more Newly Inducted BJP Leader Gets Death Threats, Says Lodging Police Complaint of No Use

After TMC Minister’s Resignation, Governor Accepts Advice of CM to Remove Him from Cabinet

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File photo of West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar. In view of the chief minister’s advice that Rajib Banerjee “be removed at once from the Council of Ministers”, the governor also said in an official order that he ceases to be a minister with immediate effect. PTI Kolkata Last Updated: January 23, 2021, 23:11 IST FOLLOW … Read more After TMC Minister’s Resignation, Governor Accepts Advice of CM to Remove Him from Cabinet

They Claim to Idolise Netaji But Scrap His Idea of Planning Commission, Mamata Attacks BJP; Urges Centre to Declare Jan 23 Nat’l Holiday

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Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday paid homage to freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary and urged the Centre to declare January 23 as a national holiday. She also said a monument, named after Azad Hind Fauj, will be built in Rajarhat area and a … Read more They Claim to Idolise Netaji But Scrap His Idea of Planning Commission, Mamata Attacks BJP; Urges Centre to Declare Jan 23 Nat’l Holiday

Why Bolpur: Amit Shah Picks Tagore’s Neighbourhood for Roadshow in Bid to Foil TMC’s ‘Outsider’ Taunt

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Why Bolpur, many thought when union home minister Amit Shah picked the venue to hold a mega roadshow on December 20. The answer, not surprisingly, lies in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s preparations for the high-stakes 2021 West Bengal assembly polls in this part of the Rarh region where the BJP failed to make a mark … Read more Why Bolpur: Amit Shah Picks Tagore’s Neighbourhood for Roadshow in Bid to Foil TMC’s ‘Outsider’ Taunt

Bengal Governor Dhankar Urges Mamata Banerjee to Allay Suvendu Adhikari’s Fear of False Criminal Cases

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A day after former West Bengal minister Suvendu Adhikari sought his intervention to dissuade the state police from implicating him (Adhikari) in false criminal cases, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday urged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to take urgent measures to allay the apprehension of her one-time associate. Adhikari had resigned from the state assembly on … Read more Bengal Governor Dhankar Urges Mamata Banerjee to Allay Suvendu Adhikari’s Fear of False Criminal Cases

BJP Worker Beaten to Death, 6 Others Injured in West Bengal

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Image for representation. Six other people who were injured in the attack that took place in ward number six of the Halisahar Municipality were admitted to the hospital. Barrackpore BJP MP Arjun Singh alleged that goons sheltered by the Trinamool Congress killed Bhawal but the ruling party denied the charge. PTI Barrackpore (WB) Last Updated: … Read more BJP Worker Beaten to Death, 6 Others Injured in West Bengal

‘Siraj and Jai Sri Ram’ Can Stay Together in BJP, Says Vijayvargiya at Bengal Rally

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In an apparent bid to woo the Muslim voters ahead of the Assembly election in West Bengal, senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya on Wednesday said that the uniqueness of the party is that both “Siraj and Jai Shri Ram” can stay together on its stage. He claimed that the difference between Narendra Modi and Mamata … Read more ‘Siraj and Jai Sri Ram’ Can Stay Together in BJP, Says Vijayvargiya at Bengal Rally

Will Win Bengal Assembly Polls Even if BJP Puts Me Behind Bars, Says Mamata at Bankura Rally

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Terming BJP as the biggest ‘curse’ on India, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday threw a challenge before the saffron brigade to win the 2021 Assembly elections in the state even if she was put behind bars through vindictive politics. Addressing a mega rally at Bankura on Wednesday, the TMC supremo said, “They … Read more Will Win Bengal Assembly Polls Even if BJP Puts Me Behind Bars, Says Mamata at Bankura Rally

BJP starts ‘Mission Bengal’ early

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The BJP is preparing a meticulous campaign for the West Bengal Assembly polls to be held early next year with the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) as one of the important issues in the campaign.   Senior sources in the party told The Hindu that five leaders – Sunil Deodhar, Dushyant Gautam, Vinod Sonkar, Harish Dwivedi … Read more BJP starts ‘Mission Bengal’ early