Violent incidents have been reported across north Bengal following the announcement of the election results on Monday, leaving workers of both the Trinamool Congress and the BJP injured.In Jalpaiguri, Trinamool candidate Krishna Das alleged that BJP workers, armed with ...
6 May 2026 TelegraphBJP MLAs Anandamay Barman and Sikha Chatterjee, who have clocked the highest victory margins of over 1 lakh and over 97,000, respectively, in the 2026 Assembly elections, attributed their thumping victories to the Centre’s infrastructural development in and around ...
6 May 2026 TelegraphThe breach in five districts — North 24-Parganas, South 24-Parganas, Calcutta, Howrah and Hooghly — which used to be the Trinamool Congress fortress, contributed the most to the BJP's landslide victory and thwarted Mamata Banerjee's dream of a fourth ...
6 May 2026 TelegraphThe leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday cautioned Congress leaders against rejoicing in the drubbing the Trinamool Congress had received in the Bengal Assembly polls. "Some in the Congress, and others, ...
6 May 2026 TelegraphAfter the BJP sweep in Bengal, Kalimpong saw the first signs of a political shift in the hills on Tuesday, with BJP leaders and supporters staging a demonstration in front of the Kalimpong municipality demanding immediate civic elections.All three ...
6 May 2026 TelegraphAt least three political workers were allegedly killed and several others injured in a spate of post-poll clashes that erupted across Bengal within hours of the Assembly election results being declared on Monday, despite repeated appeals from the BJP ...
6 May 2026 TelegraphBengal is headed for an unprecedented constitutional confrontation after Mamata Banerjee refused to resign as chief minister on Tuesday after her party, the Trinamool Congress, lost to the BJP in the Assembly election results on Monday. The new BJP ...
6 May 2026 TelegraphThe BJP on Tuesday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for refusing to resign after the party's decisive defeat in the assembly elections, saying that she was making herself a "laughing stock".State BJP spokesperson Debjit Sarkar alleged that ...
6 May 2026 TelegraphThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a lookout notice against Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner Shantanu Sinha Biswas in connection with a money laundering case, an official said on Tuesday.The lookout notice was issued after Biswas evaded multiple summons issued ...
6 May 2026 TelegraphWest Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Tuesday rejected TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee’s allegation that BJP supporters and central forces assaulted her during counting of votes."I spoke to the District Election Officer. The District Election Officer said ...
6 May 2026 TelegraphWaiting at the Guru Nanak Dental College in Bengal’s Panihati for the counting of votes in six constituencies in the district, a candidate overheard a conversation between some government officials assigned on poll duty.Like the candidates, the officials too ...
6 May 2026 TelegraphThe BJP on Tuesday named Union Home Minister Amit Shah as the party's central observer for election of its legislative party leader in West Bengal. The party also appointed Union minister JP Nadda as its central observer for election ...
6 May 2026 TelegraphAs results of 54 Assembly seats in north Bengal were out on Monday, stray incidents of violence cropped up. The Telegraph notes a few. Counting clash Trinamool and BJP supporters clashed at the counting ...
6 May 2026 TelegraphFollowing the BJP’s electoral victory in Bengal, several stakeholders in Tollywood — including actors, directors and producers — have expressed optimism, voicing hope for meaningful reforms. Voices from across Tollywood suggest that the industry is at a turning point. ...
6 May 2026 TelegraphAt least two people died in incidents of alleged political violence in Calcutta on Monday and Tuesday, alongside reports of vandalism at several Trinamool Congress offices across the city.All police stations under Kolkata Police’s jurisdiction were instructed to arrest ...
6 May 2026 TelegraphKishore Datta stepped down as Bengal’s advocate-general on Tuesday, a day after the Assembly election results were announced.Datta sent his resignation letter to governor K.N. Ravi in the morning, said sources in Calcutta High Court. With his resignation, the ...
6 May 2026 TelegraphMayor Firhad Hakim visited his office at the Kolkata Municipal Corporation headquarters on Tuesday, a day after his party’s drubbing at the Assembly elections. The Trinamool board enjoys an overwhelming majority in the civic body, with over 130 out ...
6 May 2026 TelegraphThe scissor barricades on Harish Chatterjee Street that lead to the residence of outgoing chief minister Mamata Banerjee were removed on Tuesday morning, a day after the Trinamool Congress was routed in the Assembly elections. Sources said hand-held guardrails ...
6 May 2026 TelegraphThe BJP is keen to run the government from Writers’ Buildings, tapping into what party leaders said was a long-standing public sentiment attached to the historic seat of power in Bengal.Party insiders said the move to shift the secretariat ...
6 May 2026 TelegraphThe second floor of Writers’ Buildings is “most suited” to house the office of Bengal’s next chief minister, and could be readied in weeks if the BJP decides to shift the state secretariat back to the heart of the ...
6 May 2026 TelegraphSaffron flags fluttered at Jadavpur University on Tuesday, many bearing the slogan “Jai Shri Ram”.A group of university staff members moved around the campus carrying the flags. They handed a lotus in bloom to vice-chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee and attempted ...
6 May 2026 TelegraphRevolutions are rarely clean. In Bengal, famous for its revolutionary fervour that runs across class divides, they are now called Poriborton (literally, change). And in the first 12 hours since the latest Poriborton, Kolkata has remained mostly peaceful in ...
6 May 2026 TelegraphCentral force jawans were posted at all six gates of Nabanna — the Bengal secretariat — and additional police personnel were sent to check cars of top officers and bags of common employees when the staff left offices in ...
5 May 2026 TelegraphThe split in Muslim votes in three minority-dominated districts of Bengal has helped the BJP win 10 additional seats in the 2026 Assembly elections.The results also revealed an interesting fact.Murshidabad, a district with over 70 per cent Muslim population ...
5 May 2026 TelegraphThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday secured 40 of 54 Assembly seats in north Bengal, surpassing its previous record of 30 seats in the 2021 elections.The Trinamool Congress, which suffered a major setback across the state, was reduced ...
5 May 2026 TelegraphThe BJP’s sweep of three Assembly seats within the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) area in the Darjeeling hills, coupled with the saffron party’s victory in Bengal, has raised fresh questions over the future of GTA and its impact on ...
5 May 2026 TelegraphThe BJP’s primary mission of winning Bengal has been accomplished with a landslide victory on Monday. The next question now is: who will be the chief minister?Although there has been no official announcement so far, at least four names ...
5 May 2026 TelegraphJhal muri — Bengal’s favourite street snack made of puffed rice — and Rabindra Sangeet became the twin themes of celebration at the state BJP headquarters on Monday as the party cruised towards a landslide victory in the state.Jhal ...
5 May 2026 TelegraphHindsight is always 20:20, as the saying goes. And in that perfect vision, the BJP’s sweep of the Assembly election in Bengal does not come as a surprise. Here are five factors that may have contributed to the stunning ...
5 May 2026 TelegraphTwo voters at saffron-drenched 6 Muralidhar Sen Lane in Kolkata, the old headquarters of the BJP in Bengal, on Monday evening typified the BJP’s sweep of the 2026 Assembly election.“I have always been with the ruling party,” Bikram Poddar, ...
5 May 2026 TelegraphCheers of a “new dawn” reverberated through industry bodies and trade associations in Bengal on Monday as the BJP seemed set to sweep the Bengal Assembly election.Bengal Inc expressed hope that the new government would focus on industrialisation, infrastructure ...
5 May 2026 TelegraphThe expanded municipal fringes of Kolkata that were once upon a time strongholds of the CPM tilted towards the BJP, the Assembly election votes counting on Monday showed, signalling a shift in longstanding voting patterns.The saffron party was leading ...
5 May 2026 TelegraphSecurity around outgoing Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's residence in Kalighat in south Kolkata was beefed up on Monday afternoon following a directive of the Election Commission after a group of people reached near the place and raised "Jai ...
5 May 2026 TelegraphKhela shesh – the game is over. That’s what the BJP’s Bengal unit posted on X (formerly Twitter) even as Bengal’s outgoing chief minister Mamata Banerjee urged Trinamool candidates and agents to remain vigilant and not to leave counting ...
5 May 2026 TelegraphThe BJP maintained a strong lead in Bengal on Monday, surging past the halfway mark of 148 before noon as counting of votes showed ding-dong battles in many seats including the marquee showdown between Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee and ...
5 May 2026 TelegraphRallies celebrating the victory of candidates will not be allowed anywhere in Bengal on Monday, a senior official of the chief electoral officer's (CEO) office said and the Kolkata police also put out a notification.The EC official also told ...
5 May 2026 TelegraphThe government was unseated from Nabanna. However, whether the towering Howrah building is also the seat of the new government in Bengal remains to be seen.Following the BJP sweep, speculation was rife that the administrative headquarters would be shifted ...
5 May 2026 TelegraphThe Election Commission barred victory rallies on Monday, permitting them from Tuesday, subject to prior approval from respective local police stations.All police stations across the state were asked to remain alert against post-poll violence.The city police issued a notification ...
5 May 2026 TelegraphAs her lead crossed 5,000, Ratna Debnath pulled her aanchal with her right hand and wiped her eyes.“Eta anyay-er biruddhhey nyay-er vote (It’s a verdict for justice against injustice),” Ratna said, putting her glasses back over glistening eyes. “This ...
5 May 2026 TelegraphThe towering Sujit Bose was brought down decisively.More than 6-feet tall, Bose had not lost an election since 2009 — a “tall” Trinamool leader in more ways than one.On Monday night, however, he was defeated by a wide margin ...
5 May 2026 TelegraphMamata Banerjee left the counting centre at Sakhawat Memorial school at 7.30pm. She alleged she had been kicked inside the premises.By 9.30pm, the BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari had won the Bhabanipur seat by over 15,000 votes after 20 rounds of ...
5 May 2026 TelegraphThe BJP’s sweep across Bengal was rooted in the consolidation of Hindu votes — but it also reflected deep public revulsion with fifteen years of Trinamool Congress rule.Whether it was more a vote against Mamata Banerjee than a vote ...
5 May 2026 TelegraphThe BJP will form the next government in Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, leader of Opposition in the outgoing Assembly, on Monday asserted as early trends showed his party nearing the halfway mark and even crossing it on some TV channels. ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphTwo occupants of an auto-rickshaw died and four others were critically injured when the vehicle collided head-on with an SUV on NH17 near Cooch Behar town on Sunday morning.The accident took place around 7.45am at Rajarhat-Kalitala, around 8km from ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphThe National Investigation Agency (NIA) issued notices to 14 Trinamool Congress leaders and workers in Malda, including poll agents, asking them to appear for questioning on Sunday, the eve of counting of votes for the Bengal Assembly elections.Of the ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphMamata Banerjee on Sunday told her party’s counting machinery for the 267-booth Bhabanipur Assembly seat that a 200-plus seat count for Trinamool Congress was a given, and that they should not leave their posts till a victory certificate was ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphFresh incidents of post-poll violence surfaced at Noapara in North 24-Parganas and Canning in South 24-Parganas on Saturday night, posing a challenge for the Election Commission’s heightened security measures before Monday’s counting.In Noapara, BJP leader Kundan Singh narrowly escaped ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphA day before the Bengal Assembly election results, the BJP on Sunday instructed the party’s district units not to indulge in violence against rival workers or leaders if it comes to power.Samik Bhattacharya, the BJP state president, said every ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphResidents of Hashimnagar under the Falta Assembly constituency erupted in celebrations late on Saturday night after the Election Commission countermanded its poll held on April 29 and ordered a repoll for the seat on May 21.A sense of euphoria ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphWait-and-watch — that seems to be the mantra for sweet shop owners across the city.Sweets or mishti are an integral part of victory celebrations for political parties in every election. A mix of saffron-coloured sweets, including laddoos and barfis, ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphThe newly appointed officer-in-charge of Kalighat police station was removed on Sunday, less than 24 hours after being posted there.Inspector Chameli Mukherjee, who was posted as the officer-in-charge of Kalighat police station on Saturday, was removed by Kolkata Police ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphMany persons with disabilities cast their votes on Wednesday, fulfilling their “duty” as citizens and asserting their “right” to participate in the electoral process.Some were well aware of the task ahead, while others needed guidance from their parents and ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphThe waterlogging along Amherst Street last week was not just the result of heavy rainfall but was also caused by underground sewer lines in the neighbourhood currently being replaced, which blocked the natural flow of rainwater, sources in the ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphVotes cast in 17 Assembly seats in and around the city will be counted at nine counting centres on Monday, with strong rooms turned into fortresses and the administration imposing curbs in the surrounding areas. Counting will begin at ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphColoured powder (abir) was in brisk demand in the city on the eve of the Bengal election results.Some traders went so far as to compare the demand with that during Holi.Orange seems to be the most preferred choice, at ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphTrinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee held a meeting with her party's counting agents for the Bhabanipur constituency, from where she is seeking a re-election, on Sunday evening, hours before the counting of votes for the West Bengal assembly election ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphTrinamool Congress (TMC) general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday challenged the “Bangla Birodhi Gujarati gang” to contest the Falta Assembly constituency, following the Election Commission’s (EC) decision to order fresh polling. He posted on X saying, “Ten lifetimes won't ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphA day before the counting of votes for the West Bengal assembly elections, two persons were arrested on Sunday for allegedly being involved in a firing incident outside the residence of a BJP leader in North 24 Parganas district, ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphThe OC of Kalighat police station has been changed again. Chameli Mukherjee, OC of Ultadanga Women Police Station was appointed to the post on Saturday, replacing Gautam Das. Within 24 hours, that directive was revoked and this time, Balai ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphThe Himalayan Nature and Adventure Foundation (HNAF) based in Siliguri is all set to host its fifth annual butterfly watching camp at Raimatang in the Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR) in Alipurduar district from May 7 to 10.Animesh Bose, the ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphThe BJP has decided to depute around 12,000 trained counting agents to firmly remain in their posts till the counting process ends and the final outcome is announced from their respective constituencies on May 4.The move has been taken ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphAn outfit representing Matuas in north Bengal has come out with a slew of demands for the new government, including the post of a deputy chief minister and a separate development board for the community in the region.“We have ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphThe Election Commission’s assertion of free, fair and peaceful elections in Bengal has come under question after widespread allegations of intimidation and violence from several pockets of the Falta Assembly constituency in South 24-Parganas.A large number of voters in ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphMamata Banerjee on Saturday reassured Trinamool Congress’s counting agents that the party was all set to form its fourth consecutive government in Bengal with over 200 seats and asked them not to allow even the slightest laxity on Monday ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphThe state forest department has initiated a proposal to declare Panchpokhri, a hilly wetland in Kurseong, a sanctuary for salamanders.The frequent sightings and a healthy population of the rare Himalayan amphibians in the area prompted the move. The proposal ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphA team from the Nature and Trekkers’ Club of Jalpaiguri is gearing up for an ambitious expedition to scale the remote and formidable Chau Chau Kang Nilda (CCKN) peak, located in the Kaza region of Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul-Spiti district.Standing ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphRising above financial hardship and personal adversity, Rupayan Chanda, a Class XII student of the science stream from Malbazar in Jalpaiguri district, has secured an outstanding 99.0019 per cent in the joint entrance examination (JEE mains).Given his challenging background, ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphManoj Kumar, the assistant high commissioner of India posted at Rajshahi in Bangladesh, paid a brief visit to the Changrabandha land port in Cooch Behar on Saturday.The diplomat reached the zero point of the border by road from Bangladesh ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphPolitics has turned family ties into a full-blown contest of nerves. Sisters-in-law Soma Thakur and Madhuparna Thakur, belonging to the influential Thakur family of Thakurnagar in North 24-Parganas, have found themselves carrying the flags of rival parties in a ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphBinata Biswas, a Matua homemaker in her late 50s from Asan Nagar in Nadia, slowly shook her head when asked who she would vote for during a conversation before the April 29 vote.“I am no longer a voter,” she ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphThe Election Commission on Saturday night ordered a fresh election in the Falta Assembly constituency in South 24-Parganas on May 21 after cancelling the polling conducted on April 29 following complaints of irregularities. "The EC cancelled the elections for ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphWhen the results of the Bengal Assembly elections are declared on Monday, the numbers will do more than determine who governs Nabanna, the state secretariat. They will send a signal about the broader political trajectory of India as it ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphThe Election Commission on Saturday ordered repoll in all 285 polling booths of the Falta Assembly constituency in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on May 21, an official said.The repoll was ordered due to "severe electoral offences and ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphThe counting centre at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Bhabanipur assembly constituency witnessed a ruckus a day ahead of the counting of votes, with TMC workers alleging two cars bearing the BJP's flag were allowed entry to the ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphTwo weather systems are driving the ongoing spell of rain across Bengal.Both systems — an east-west trough and a cyclonic circulation — remain active, and thunderstorms are likely over the next few days, the Met office said.In south Bengal, ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphWhile Bengal waits for the election results on Monday, many in pockets of the Sundarbans are hoping to return safely from the forests after fishing, catching crabs or collecting honey.Several fishermen who cast their votes on Wednesday said elections ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphTwo senior local Trinamool leaders are taking turns to ensure round-the-clock vigil at Sakhawat Memorial school, where the electoral fates of Mamata Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari in Bhabanipur are sealed.Sources said Trinamool has organised such vigils outside several strongrooms ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphCommercial LPG prices have risen by over ₹1,300 per cylinder in the past 62 days, scalding millions and sharply increasing pressure on businesses and consumers.Concerns are now mounting over what may follow after the election results are announced on ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphThe officer-in-charge of Kalighat police station, which has chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s residence on Harish Chatterjee Street under its jurisdiction, was removed from his post on Saturday, within a week of taking charge.Goutam Das was transferred after a complaint ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphA man seen thumping the bonnet of a vehicle outside Sakhawat Memorial school on Thursday night, protesting chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s presence at the strongroom centre, has been identified not as a disgruntled city voter but as a man ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphCircumstances may have tried to hold them back, but determination proved stronger for two ICSE achievers whose results reflect years of effort.Among the many toppers this year, Metro spoke to two students whose marks are a testament to their ...
4 May 2026 TelegraphRepolling in 15 booths of two assembly constituencies in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district concluded at 6 pm on Saturday, with around 87 per cent turnout recorded an hour before the close of voting, an official said.A voter ...
2 May 2026 TelegraphTrinamool national secretary general Abhishek Banerjee will be monitoring the counting process for the 31 Assembly seats in South 24-Parganas district on May 4, the day of counting of votes for the Bengal Assembly.Former state director general of police ...
2 May 2026 TelegraphFormer law minister Kapil Sibal on Saturday said that a state government employee at each table for the counting of votes for the West Bengal Assembly polls is absolutely necessary to ensure a level playing field.Sibal, a senior advocate, ...
2 May 2026 TelegraphDemanding safety after counting of votes, hundreds of villagers staged a protest in Falta in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Saturday, alleging they were receiving life threats from TMC workers in the area.The protesters, many of them ...
2 May 2026 TelegraphThe Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kalighat police station, Gautam Das, has been suspended following a controversy over a photograph he allegedly posted on social media, with Chameli Mukhopadhyay appointed as his replacement.The action was taken by Kolkata Police headquarters after ...
2 May 2026 TelegraphThe word rigging has returned to national headlines courtesy the intense spotlight on the Assembly election battle between the ruling Trinamool and challenger BJP, but it has been part of Bengal’s vote for years. So much so that it’s ...
2 May 2026 TelegraphThe Bengal horticulture department is anticipating a significant surge in the export of Malda mangoes this year, following a positive review from international buyers regarding last year’s produce.According to sources in the state horticulture and food processing department, a ...
2 May 2026 TelegraphTourism stakeholders in the Dooars and adjoining hill regions have reported financial losses this year, attributing the downturn to the special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll and the subsequent Assembly polls.Ganesh Sau, a lodge owner at Chilapata ...
2 May 2026 TelegraphSuvendu Adhikari, the leader of the Opposition, on Friday said his rival in the Bhabanipur Assembly seat and chief minister Mamata Banerjee couldn’t “resort to any dishonest means” during her late-night visit to the EVM strongroom at Sakhawat Memorial ...
2 May 2026 TelegraphThe day of the Assembly poll results could see Calcutta and neighbouring districts lashed by rain, the Met office has said.Two successive thunderstorms struck the city on Wednesday and Thursday, each bringing heavy rainfall.“The upper air cyclonic circulation over ...
2 May 2026 TelegraphThe steep rise in commercial LPG prices is expected to deal a severe blow to restaurants, eateries and other businesses that depend on the fuel for daily operations.The Centre announced a nearly ₹1,000 hike in the price of commercial ...
2 May 2026 TelegraphSujit Bose, the Trinamool candidate from the Bidhannagar Assembly seat, was questioned by Enforcement Directorate officers on Friday, two days after the polls.Sources in the ED said the officers wanted to question Bose, the fire and emergency services minister, ...
2 May 2026 TelegraphSecurity across strongroom centres was tightened following an alleged breach at Kshudiram Anushilan Kendra on Thursday evening, triggering a political confrontation between the Trinamool Congress and the BJP.Soon after the incident was reported, Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Nand issued ...
2 May 2026 TelegraphAfter receiving inputs about possible violent demonstrations, the Kolkata Police on Friday decided to impose prohibitory orders for 60 days from May 3 in parts of the city’s central business district, an official order said.The order was issued ahead ...
2 May 2026 TelegraphThe Trinamool Congress approached the Supreme Court on Friday, challenging the Calcutta High Court’s order, which rejected the party’s plea against the Election Commission’s directive to deploy only central government and PSU employees for vote counting in the Assembly ...
1 May 2026 TelegraphSeveral incidents of alleged post-poll violence were reported from different districts of West Bengal, even as tension continued in parts of the state following the assembly elections, a senior police officer said on Friday.Incidents of violence were reported from ...
1 May 2026 TelegraphSenior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Friday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of resorting to 'dramabazi' (theatrics) in front of a counting centre here the previous night.Talking to reporters at the BJP election office in Bhabanipur, Adhikari ...
1 May 2026 TelegraphThe Election Commission on Friday ordered repolling on May 2 in 15 polling stations in West Bengal, where voting was held on April 29 in the second phase of the assembly elections.In a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer ...
1 May 2026 TelegraphFormer Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly has said “Mamata didi”, “Modiji” and even Bengal’s presiding deity Maa Durga cannot predict the result of the 2026 Bengal Assembly elections during an interaction with local reporters.“How can I answer such ...
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