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  • ‘Teerth yatra…not political events’: PM Modi’s emotional West Bengal finale in Barrackpore as BJP eyes May 4 win

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday struck a deeply personal and spiritual note at a Vijay Sankalp rally in Barrackpore, describing his campaign journey in West Bengal as akin to a “teerth yatra” and expressing confidence that he would ...

    28 April 2026 The Statesman
    In Bengal polls what works better – fear factor or developmental promises

    This year’s Assembly election in West Bengal is probably one of the most intensely contested one. The ruling Trinamul Congress is pitted against the Bharatiya Janata Party, which is putting in all resources to win over the state.One of ...

    28 April 2026 The Statesman
    Trinamool, BJP workers clash in Bengal’s Jagatdal; CAPF jawan among injured

    A violent clash broke out between workers of the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jagatdal in North 24 Parganas, leaving several people injured, officials said.The incident occurred on Sunday night and involved stone-pelting, firing and ...

    27 April 2026 The Statesman
    Bengal polls: ECI orders CCTV installations at approach roads for sensitive booths

    With the second phase of the Assembly polls in West Bengal scheduled for April 29, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to further strengthen the surveillance mechanism by bringing the approach roads to critical or hypersensitive polling ...

    27 April 2026 The Statesman
    Bazaar theke Ballot: Mamata Banerjee walks Kolkata markets to connect with vendors ahead of 2nd phase of Bengal election

    The morning rush at a crowded Kolkata market suddenly slowed down. Heads turned. Voices dropped. And then the buzz began, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had walked in, unannounced, right into the middle of the chaos of vegetables, bargaining, and ...

    27 April 2026 The Statesman
    On the campaign trail: Bengal before the final vote

    On a sweltering Sunday afternoon, Mamata Banerjee stepped out in her trade mark rubber slippers and white sari with a simple, almost austere border at Chakraberia, in the heart of her Bhabanipur constituency, from where she had stormed out ...

    27 April 2026 The Statesman
    Bengal constituency profile: In tony Rashbehari, battle royal between BJP’s ideologue and TMC’s warhorse

    The sprawling mega-city’s tony Rashbehari constituency, lined with ageing upper-class homes, is witnessing a battle royal between BJP’s Swapan Dasgupta, an intellectual-turned-politician, and TMC’s incumbent MLA Debasish Kumar.The area on both sides of the wide Rashbehari Avenue slicing south ...

    27 April 2026 The Statesman
    Not a single BJP worker will allow Babri Masjid: Shah in Jamalpur

    Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday asserted that the BJP had no hidden alliance with Humayun Kabir’s party, and declared that the party “would not allow a Babri Masjid to be built in West Bengal”.Targeting Chief Minister Mamata ...

    27 April 2026 The Statesman
    Siliguri mayor’s outreach leads to row between TMC-BJP

    Even before the dust has settled on polling day, political tempers in North Bengal are refusing to cool ~ spilling over into administrative decisions, public outreach programmes, and even questions over the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).In Siliguri, a ...

    27 April 2026 The Statesman
    Post-poll violence: Cong worker dies in Asansol

    In the first alleged incident of post-poll violence in the state, a Congress supporter, Debdeep Chatterjee, who was reportedly beaten severely by alleged Trinamul Congress (TMC) workers, died today.Prasenjit Puitundi, Congress candidate for the Asansol North Assembly seat, along ...

    27 April 2026 The Statesman
    Rahul Gandhi equates Mamata with Modi on corruption plank

    Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the ruling Trinamul Congress (TMC) during campaign rallies in Hooghly’s Serampore and later at Kolkata’s Shaheed Minar, accusing the party of corruption, patronage politics and fostering violence in ...

    27 April 2026 The Statesman
    BJP lacks a credible face in Bengal: Bratya Basu

    Ridiculing the BJP’s claim that a Bengali-speaking person would become Chief Minister if it forms the government in West Bengal, Trinamul Congress leader Bratya Basu says the saffron outfit lacks a credible face and will have to import someone ...

    27 April 2026 The Statesman
    Infiltrators entering Bengal spill into other states: Assam CM

    Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswas Sarma on Saturday said the West Bengal Assembly election is important as its outcome will have an impact on the security of all northeastern states of the country.Biswa Sarma, a senior BJP leader, said ...

    27 April 2026 The Statesman
    ECI puts additional police observers on job for second phase polls

    After successfully conducting the first phase of the election in West Bengal, the Election Commission of India, to make the second phase scheduled on 29 April violence and intimidation free, has deployed 11 more police observers in the state.The ...

    27 April 2026 The Statesman
    Yogi slams TMC in Bengal, accuses Mamata of opposing CAA

    Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has launched a scathing attack on the Trinamul Congress (TMC) during his visit to West Bengal on Saturday.He bluntly stated that Mamata Didi opposed the CAA because she was worried that if Hindus ...

    27 April 2026 The Statesman
    What’s behind Bengal’s record voter turnout ?

    West Bengal’s unprecedented 92.88 per cent turnout in the first phase of polling seems less a straightforward indicator of political enthusiasm than the outcome of a confluence of structural and behavioural factors, despite claims by both TMC and BJP ...

    24 April 2026 The Statesman
    ‘Mahajungle Raj’ nearing end in Bengal, says PM Modi; targets TMC over women’s safety, corruption

    With the high-stakes West Bengal Assembly elections intensifying, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a sharp attack on the ruling Mamata Banerjee-led All India Trinamool Congress, alleging that the state has endured “15 years of Mahajungle Raj” marked ...

    24 April 2026 The Statesman
    Bengal polls go high-tech: EC rolls out 24/7 webcasting trial across 8 districts ahead of Phase II voting

    Kolkata is getting its cameras ready for one of the most closely watched elections in the country.Just days before Phase II voting in the West Bengal Assembly elections, the Election Commission has quietly switched on a full-scale tech rehearsal. ...

    24 April 2026 The Statesman
    Mamata goes full throttle: Questions PM Modi’s jhal muri moment, swears to ‘conquer Delhi’ after Bengal

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of staging his much-publicised jhal muri stop in Jhargram, claiming the snack was prepared at home and the shopkeeper was handed just ₹10. She had vowed ...

    24 April 2026 The Statesman
    ‘110 seats out of 152’: Amit Shah reads Bengal mood after record turnout in Phase 1, predicts sweeping BJP win

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday projected a decisive win for the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal, asserting that internal assessments point to the party securing over 110 seats out of the 152 constituencies that went to ...

    24 April 2026 The Statesman
    TMC predicts 125 seats in Phase 1

    With such high voter turnout, the Trinamul Congress stands a greater chance of forming the government for the fourth consecutive time, party spokesperson and candidate Kunal Ghosh said on Thursday.Mr Ghosh along with Bratya Basu addressed the press at ...

    24 April 2026 The Statesman
    Midnapore, Jhargram record near-record participation amid tight security

    Voting across the three politically sensitive districts of West Bengal ~ West Midnapore, East Midnapore, and Jhargram ~ concluded on Thursday with a largely peaceful tenor, punctuated by sporadic allegations of violence and administrative friction even as voter enthusiasm ...

    24 April 2026 The Statesman
    False voting, violence, irregularities mar North Bengal polls

    The Assembly election across North Bengal concluded under an apparently calm and peaceful atmosphere, but multiple incidents reported from different districts have raised serious questions about the credibility of a “free and fair” electoral process.Despite elaborate arrangements by the ...

    24 April 2026 The Statesman
    Shah promises revival of Balagarh’s glory, silent on riverbank erosion

    Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday addressed an election rally at Balagarh in support of BJP candidate Sumana Sarkar, promising to restore the region’s lost glory and tackle key issues affecting the area.Recalling Balagarh’s historical significance, Mr Shah ...

    24 April 2026 The Statesman
    BJP vs TMC: Bitter face-off over voter turnout data ahead of phase 2 of Bengal assembly elections

    A war of words broke out between the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O’Brien and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Malviya, with both sides trading sharp claims over voter turnout ahead of the next phase ...

    24 April 2026 The Statesman
    Women voters outnumber men in first phase of Bengal elections: ECI

    Women voters in West Bengal outnumbered their male counterparts in the first phase of the West Bengal elections, figures released by the Election Commission of India have revealed.According to data given out by the ECI, 92.69 per cent of ...

    23 April 2026 The Statesman
    Polls largely peaceful: WB CEC

    Barring stray incidents of poll violence the first phase of polling witnessed no instances of large-scale poll related incidents, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEC) of West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal said on Thursday.The first phase covered 152 Assembly Constituencies ...

    23 April 2026 The Statesman
    10 crore + searches for Jhal muri, bhabra bhaja by netizens after Modi’s mention

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi, known for his strong social media presence and mass appeal, has once again demonstrated his influence in promoting regional culture. During his ongoing election campaign in West Bengal, traditional street foods such as jhal muri ...

    23 April 2026 The Statesman
    Modi’s ‘Jhal muri jab’ spices up Bengal poll pitch, predicts BJP sweep

    In a campaign speech that blended political messaging with local cultural symbolism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday invoked Bengal’s iconic street snack jhal muri to sharpen his attack on the ruling Trinamul Congress (TMC), using a widely discussed ...

    23 April 2026 The Statesman
    Dharmendra Pradhan slams Abhishek Banerjee for remarks over Shah

    Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday slammed Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee for his remarks on Union home minister Amit Shah after a rally in the state.In a social media post, Pradhan termed Banerjee’s statement an ...

    23 April 2026 The Statesman
    PM Modi announces ‘10 guarantees’ for Bengal women; promises safety net, financial aid and job security

    Amid an intense and often bitter election battle in West Bengal, where allegations of violence, welfare politics, and women’s safety have taken centre stage, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday sharpened the BJP’s pitch with a targeted outreach to ...

    23 April 2026 The Statesman
    Ceiling chunk falls inside booth in Durgapur East, woman voter injured; major mishap narrowly averted

    A sudden accident on polling day caused panic at a booth in the Durgapur East Assembly constituency after a portion of the ceiling collapsed, injuring a woman voter.The incident took place on Thursday morning at Booth No. 230, located ...

    23 April 2026 The Statesman
    Locking ‘horns’: WATCH Suvendu Adhikari in a honking fest with opponent Pabitra Kar in Nandigram

    TMC leader Pabitra Kar and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari had a brief face-to-face encounter when their vehicles crossed each other. Pabitra Kar’s vehicle continued honking while Adhikari was interacting with the media.Speaking to the media, Pabitra Kar said that ...

    23 April 2026 The Statesman
    ‘Jo shanti todega, hum usko…’: Suvendu Adhikari alleges booth entry denial, warns of ‘action’ during Bengal polling

    Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly and BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday visited sensitive polling stations in Nandigram as voting for the state Assembly elections got underway, alleging that he was stopped from entering one of ...

    23 April 2026 The Statesman
    Murshidabad to Birbhum, blood and gore unveiled as TMC-BJP fight turns violent

    Violence ripped through parts of West Bengal during polling, turning the high-stakes Assembly elections into a battleground, with clashes, stone pelting and lathi charges reported from multiple districts. From Murshidabad to Birbhum, scenes of chaos and bloodshed overshadowed the ...

    23 April 2026 The Statesman
    Bengal polls turn tense: Clash erupts between TMC party cadre and Humayun Kabir in Murshidabad

    Tension gripped parts of Murshidabad during the ongoing West Bengal Assembly elections after a scuffle broke out between Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers and Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AUJP) founder Humayun Kabir. The clash took place when Kabir visited areas ...

    23 April 2026 The Statesman
    Assam CM Himanta says BJP will win 200 seats in Bengal

    Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday led a roadshow from the town’s iconic Curzon Gate to Rajbati, accompanied by BJP’s Bardhaman Dakshin candidate Moumita Biswas Mishra and Bardhaman Uttar candidate Sanjay Das.“BJP will come to power in ...

    23 April 2026 The Statesman
    Shah raises issues of women’s safety and security at Dadpur rally

    Union home minister Amit Shah today addressed the ‘Vijay Sankalp Sabha’ at Balikukhari ground in Dadpur, Hooghly, in support of BJP candidates Swaraj Ghosh (Saptagram) and Barnali Das (Dhanekhali).During his speech, he launched a broad attack on the Trinamul ...

    23 April 2026 The Statesman
    North Bengal votes amid SIR row and high-stakes political battle

    Voters across eight districts of North Bengal are poised to exercise their democratic rights in the Assembly elections scheduled for 23 April. The electoral battle will determine the fate of candidates from major political parties, including the ruling Trinamul ...

    23 April 2026 The Statesman
    Some leaders have taken money from BJP to undermine TMC: Abhishek

    Commenting on the huge turnout for his rally, Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said the spontaneity of people indicates that the BJP has no chance of winning the forthcoming Assembly election.He was addressing a public meeting at ...

    23 April 2026 The Statesman
    Use EVMs to keep anti-Bengal BJP away: Mamata

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today addressed a public meeting at Nalikul at Hooghly in support of Trinamul Congress candidates from Singur, Haripal and Chanditala constituencies.She expressed surprise at the Centre’s deployment of more than two lakh Central forces personnel ...

    23 April 2026 The Statesman
    139 deleted voters reinstated after tribunal clearance

    The names of about 139 voters of Bengal, which had previously been deleted by judicial officers while adjudicating cases from the “under adjudication” list as part of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, were restored to the electoral ...

    23 April 2026 The Statesman
    Not a cakewalk for TMC candidate in Durgapur, but still confident of win

    It is unlikely to be a cakewalk for Pradip Majumdar in the Durgapur (Purba) Assembly constituency, where he was elected by a narrow margin in 2021.His candidature, having been ‘planted’ from Kolkata, had earlier triggered an intra-party squabble within ...

    23 April 2026 The Statesman
    Birbhum TMC banks on low deletions, minority votes; BJP eyes gains from 2021

    Barely 1,08,290 names have been deleted across the eleven Assembly constituencies in Birbhum district following the SIR.The total number of voters in the 2021 Assembly polls stood at 27,99,639 but has declined to 26,91,349 in 2026. While the BJP ...

    23 April 2026 The Statesman
    Saffron flag will wave in Bengal on May 4, countdown for TMC goons will begin: Yogi Adityanath

    Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that the saffron flag will fly in West Bengal on May 4 and after that, the countdown for Trinamool Congress (TMC) goons will begin.Taking an indirect dig at West Bengal ...

    23 April 2026 The Statesman
    A vote for BJP will bring back CPM’s terror days: Abhishek

    Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday invoked “CPM’s terror days” in Bhatar, warning that a vote for the BJP would revive similar conditions.Addressing an election rally at Alinagar Stadium in support of TMC’s Bhatar candidate Shantanu ...

    23 April 2026 The Statesman
    Never seen a PM who can speak lies confidently: Mamata

    The BJP is trying to stop the opposition leaders, who have come to campaign for Trinamul Congress candidates, alleged Mamata Banerjee.She was addressing a gathering in support of party candidates Kunal Ghosh in Beliaghata and Shreya Pandey in Manicktala, ...

    21 April 2026 The Statesman
    Phase 1: Women electors outnumber male counterparts in 16 constituencies

    Ahead of the first phase of elections scheduled on 23 April, the data released by the Election Commission of India shows that there are at least 16 constituencies of the 152 constituencies in the first phase of election where ...

    21 April 2026 The Statesman
    Coal minister assures unauthorised occupants of Coal India quarters

    Within 48 hours of yet another Calcutta High Court verdict on eviction, Union coal minister G Kishan Reddy, in a surprising move, has assured unauthorised occupants of Coal India quarters in poll-bound West Burdwan not to be alarmed by ...

    21 April 2026 The Statesman
    Tension mounts in North Bengal ahead of Assembly polls

    As campaigning for the 2026 Assembly elections gathers pace, North Bengal is witnessing a rise in minor clashes, counter-allegations, and charges of administrative irregularities.The two principal political rivals ~ the BJP and the Trinamul Congress ~ have accused each ...

    21 April 2026 The Statesman
    CEO reviews poll readiness in Malda, warns of repoll in complaint-prone booths

    Chief Election Officer Manoj Agarwal on Monday reviewed poll preparedness in Malda district ahead of the 23 April elections, holding a series of meetings with political leaders, administrative officials and police authorities.It may be noted that Malda district is ...

    21 April 2026 The Statesman
    TMC worker shot at in Gosaba, 3 BJP workers arrested

    Tension gripped parts of South 24-Parganas after a Trinamul Congress (TMC) worker was allegedly shot at in Gosaba late on Sunday night, triggering a fresh political flashpoint ahead of the Assembly poll. The injured, identified as Dibyendu Gayen, a ...

    21 April 2026 The Statesman
    Abhishek: Modi’s warranty is zero guarantee, TMC’s warranty is a lifetime one

    Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said that around 15 years ago the Balrampur police station would remain locked even at ten o’clock in the morning, whereas today residents and tourists in Balarampur are living peacefully under the ...

    21 April 2026 The Statesman
    Jhal muri episode was staged: Mamata on PM’s act in Jhargram

    A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi was seen eating jhal muri (spicy puffed rice), a popular street food of the state, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticised the act, alleging that the entire episode was staged.Speaking at an election ...

    21 April 2026 The Statesman
    Asansol voters worry about closed factories, poor sanitation

    In the high-profile Asansol North seat, TMC state labour minister Moloy Ghatak is contesting against his main rival Krishnendu Mukherjee of the BJP. A total of 13 candidates are in the fray, including two Independents bearing the same name ...

    21 April 2026 The Statesman
    Amit Shah attacks TMC for ‘neglecting’ Gorkhas, promises fast-track solution for Bengal hills if BJP wins

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday made a high-stakes election promise, declaring that a long-pending political solution for the Gorkha community would be delivered within a month if the BJP forms the next government in West Bengal.Addressing a ...

    21 April 2026 The Statesman
    Kolkata Fatafat results for April 20, 2026 OUT NOW: Full day winning numbers officially released

    Kolkata Fatafat Results (April 20, 2026): Today in Kolkata, the familiar pattern of Kolkata Fatafat continues to move through the day like a quiet routine. April 20, 2026, begins with the same steady rhythm that followers of the game ...

    21 April 2026 The Statesman
    Women’s reservation debate intensifies; parties question timeline, intent

    The debate over implementing women’s reservation gathered momentum on Sunday, with political parties raising questions about timelines, intent and its linkage with delimitation.The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) said recent developments, including statements by the Prime Minister, have brought issues ...

    19 April 2026 The Statesman
    ‘PM Modi misleading nation, using women as shield’: Mamata’s sharp swipe over BJP’s delimitation push before polls

    A political showdown over women’s reservation has intensified ahead of elections in Bengal, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launching a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accusing him of misleading the nation over the delimitation issue.Responding to ...

    19 April 2026 The Statesman
    ‘TMC betrayed sisters of Bengal yet again…’: PM Modi attacks party for blocking women’s reservation for political gain

    Amid a charged political atmosphere following the contentious debate over the Women’s Reservation Bill, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Congress of blocking greater political representation for women.Addressing a public gathering in Bankura ...

    19 April 2026 The Statesman
    TMC’s ‘expose’ how ECI officials are helping BJP

    The Trinamul Congress today brought out reported evidence against Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal, Deputy ECI Gyanesh Bharti and Special Observer Subrata Gupta.TMC candidate from Beleghata Kunal Ghosh, who is also the party spokesperson said at a Press ...

    19 April 2026 The Statesman
    Abhishek calls out BJP’s nefarious plans on Delimitation Bill

    Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Centre for bringing in the Women’s Reservation Bill and the Delimitation Bill. He was speaking at a public rally at Murshidabad, today.“This was not a ...

    19 April 2026 The Statesman
    ECI suspends 4 BLOs over alleged MCC violations

    In a significant disciplinary action, the Commission has suspended four Booth Level Officers (BLOs) in separate incidents in North 24-Parganas and Birbhum districts over alleged violations of the model code of conduct (MCC).The suspension just ahead of the 2026 ...

    19 April 2026 The Statesman
    Modi to hold four rallies in Junglemahal with focus on tribal outreach

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to return to West Bengal for an intensive campaign tour, focusing on the Junglemahal region with a special emphasis on tribal voters ahead of the first phase of Assembly election.In a rare move, ...

    19 April 2026 The Statesman
    Star campaigners turn up heat in Malda’s multi-cornered contest

    In North Bengal’s politically sensitive Malda district, the election campaign has gathered momentum, turning both urban centres and rural belts into a high-voltage battleground of narratives, personalities, and shifting loyalties.In recent days, the contest has taken on a distinctly ...

    19 April 2026 The Statesman
    Bengal will give befitting reply to ‘anti-Bengali’ BJP: Abhishek at Pandua

    Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress (TMC) national general secretary today launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Pandua, Tushar Majumdar, alleging that he had falsely claimed to be a doctor and was involved in corruption.He ...

    19 April 2026 The Statesman
    Bengal polls will decide country’s future: Jharkhand CM in Purulia

    The ongoing Assembly elections in West Bengal are not merely routine polls but will determine the future direction of the country, said Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren while addressing a rally at Manbazar in Purulia, today.Describing the elections as ...

    19 April 2026 The Statesman
    ECI Conducts doorstep voting for elderly and infirm in Hooghly

    Ahead of the second phase of polling, the Election Commission of India has begun door-to-door voting for elderly and physically infirm voters, aged above 80.On Friday, Election Commission of India officials visited households across the district to collect votes ...

    19 April 2026 The Statesman
    Cash recovered: Two youths from Bihar arrested

    As the first phase of polling approaches, large amount of unaccounted cash was seized in the state. This time, nearly Rs 50 lakh was recovered from two youths from Bihar in the industrial town of Durgapur. The duo was ...

    19 April 2026 The Statesman
    ED raids premises linked to Kolkata DCP and Sun Enterprise MD in connection with Sona Pappu-Jay Kamdar case

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday carried out early morning raids at multiple locations in Kolkata, including the residence of Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner (DCP) Shantanu Sinha Biswas, as part of a widening money laundering probe linked to the ...

    19 April 2026 The Statesman
    Parties vie for pie of women votes as SIR alters equations

    The Assembly election in West Bengal is one of the most fiercely-fought ones. While the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is going to be a decisive theme for the polls, the focus on women voters is firmly in place. They ...

    19 April 2026 The Statesman
    Sabang flashpoint: Abhishek ups ante with law & order pitch

    Escalating the political temperature in West Bengal’s poll-bound landscape, Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Friday recast the Sabang contest as a decisive battle between “Bengal’s self-respect” and what he termed the BJP’s “politics of intimidation”, launching ...

    19 April 2026 The Statesman
    Rajasthan CM alleges misuse of Central funds, predicts BJP win

    Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Friday alleged that central funds allocated to West Bengal have not been properly utilised, claiming that the state has failed to achieve its full development potential.Sharma was in Siliguri to campaign for ...

    19 April 2026 The Statesman
    Tribunal-cleared voters to be reinstated, but poll officials flag logistical hurdles

    Though West Bengal CEO Monoj Agarwal said that the name of the voters’ cleared by the tribunals will be included in the voters’ list according to SC directive but officials responsible for conducting election expressed apprehensions regarding the feasibility ...

    19 April 2026 The Statesman
    TMC stresses development plank in Champdany, blames BJP for mill closures

    The Trinamul Congress (TMC) is focusing on development issues in the Champdany Assembly constituency, while accusing the BJP of pushing thousands of jute mill workers and their families into uncertainty over their livelihoods.The sitting MLA of Champdany, Arindam Guin, ...

    19 April 2026 The Statesman
    TMC counts on its good work at Dum Dum for victory

    Dum Dum Assembly constituency is one of those seats where the Trinamul Congress is confident of its victory.Bratya Basu, the sitting Trinamul Congress MLA and the state education minister, is fighting against Mayukh Biswas of CPI-M and Abhijit Bakshi ...

    19 April 2026 The Statesman
    Mamata backs Women’s Reservation Bill, opposes delimitation move

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced her party’s support for the Women’s Reservation Bill but issued a strong warning against linking it with the proposed delimitation exercise, saying the Trinamul Congress (TMC) would not accept any ...

    19 April 2026 The Statesman
    Planning to arrest all the TMC workers: Mamata on Central agencies

    Coming down heavily on the BJP, Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee said the saffron party has converted the election, a festival of democracy, into a festival of atrocity.“The BJP is such a nasty party that it has reduced the ...

    19 April 2026 The Statesman
    I-T raids at places related to TMC candidate Debasish Kumar, two other

    The Income Tax department on Friday raided multiple premises including the residence of Trinamul Congress MLA Debasish Kumar as well as the homes and offices of two other leaders of the party, triggering political tension in the Assembly elections.Kumar ...

    19 April 2026 The Statesman
    Reality has turned out differently: Mamata targets BJP after SC directive on voter rolls

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, welcoming the Supreme Court’s position on ensuring the right to vote of ‘excluded’ voters who are cleared by adjudication tribunals, on Friday hit out at the BJP over the issue. “Manush bhabe ek, hoy ...

    19 April 2026 The Statesman
    1,400 firms moved out from Bengal, we will provide work: Maharashtra CM Fadnavis

    Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday alleged that around 1,400 companies with long-standing links to West Bengal have shifted their base to Maharashtra, underscoring what he described as a steady economic decline of the state under the present ...

    18 April 2026 The Statesman
    Merlin Group ‘land scam’ probe: ED planning more raids in Kolkata to dig out money trail and expose beneficiaries

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today signalled a major escalation in its probe into the alleged multi-crore Merlin Group land scam, with officials confirming that more searches are imminent if ongoing raids fail to fully expose the money trail and ...

    18 April 2026 The Statesman
    Probe into Merlin Group ‘land scam’ in Kolkata widens as IT jumps in, while ED continues raids

    The Enforcement Directorate on Friday carried out fresh searches at four locations linked to the Merlin Group in Kolkata, while the Income Tax Department too raided premises associated with the embattled real estate company, intensifying the ongoing probe into ...

    17 April 2026 The Statesman
    HC frowns upon ECI over poll duty for professors

    Calcutta High Court on Thursday came down heavily on the Election Commission of India’s notification on appointing professors of colleges and universities as polling officers and reprimanded the poll panel for frequent shifting of goalposts.“it had also kept provision ...

    17 April 2026 The Statesman
    BSF ASI dies in fire at POL dump control room in North 24 Parganas

    A Border Security Force (BSF) assistant sub-inspector lost his life after a fire broke out at a fuel storage facility in North 24-Parganas district of West Bengal on Thursday morning. The incident occurred at the Border Out Post (BOP) ...

    17 April 2026 The Statesman
    TMC moves ECI against Suvendu, Irani over poll code violations

    A day after Smriti Irani announced the ‘Matrishakti Bhorsa Card’, a scheme promising Rs 3,000 per month to women in the state, the Trinamul Congress on Thursday approached the Election Commission of India (ECI), lodging a formal complaint against ...

    17 April 2026 The Statesman
    TMC writes to ECI alleging MCC violation by Nirmala Sitharaman

    The Trinamul Congress (TMC) has lodged a formal complaint with the Election Commission of India, alleging serious violations of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman during her recent visit to West Bengal.In a ...

    17 April 2026 The Statesman
    Abhishek pits UCC push against Kurmali language inclusion delay in Junglemahal

    Casting the electoral battle in Junglemahal as a clash between cultural assertion and Central imposition, Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday placed the twin issues of the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and the pending inclusion ...

    17 April 2026 The Statesman
    Delimitation an attempt to fragment Bengal, divide country: Mamata

    At a time when the contentious Special Intensive Review (SIR) of electoral rolls is under the close watch of the Supreme Court, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday invoked a poignant line from Rabindranath Tagore to capture ...

    17 April 2026 The Statesman
    Obscene images of BJP candidate appears on buses in Durgapur, MLA lodges plaint

    Lakshman Ghorui, BJP candidate for the Durgapur West Assembly constituency and sitting MLA, has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging that morphed nude images of him have been pasted on buses using artificial intelligence ...

    17 April 2026 The Statesman
    RPF seize over Rs 1 cr in cash and gold during poll vigil

    In a major breakthrough the railway protection forces (RPF) seized cash and gold worth over one crore during the ongoing election vigilance.In the backdrop of the ongoing West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026, the Railway Protection Force (RPF), under the ...

    17 April 2026 The Statesman
    Assam CM Himanta hits back at Trinamul over ‘meat ban’ claim

    A fresh political slugfest erupted in Cooch Behar ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections. Even as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today claimed that a BJP government in the state could impose restrictions on the consumption of fish and ...

    17 April 2026 The Statesman
    Bengal Polls: Battle over ‘Bangaliana’

    As Bengal celebrates ‘Baisakh’, the first month of the Bengali calendar, a month of feasting and celebrating new beginnings, the electoral battle lines are hardening over that very sense of ‘Bangaliana’ (Bengali-ness) that its people, regardless of their mother ...

    17 April 2026 The Statesman
    TMC questions timing of Bill on women’s reservation

    Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Thursday demanded reservation of 50 per cent of seats for women in the Parliament instead of 33 per cent proposed in the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill.Participating in the discussions in the ...

    17 April 2026 The Statesman
    BJP does not believe in free & fair polls: Shashi Panja

    The BJP does not believe in free and fair elections and so has used the Election Commission of India to create fear psychosis among the voters, alleged Dr Shashi Panja at a Press conference today.She said: “We really do ...

    17 April 2026 The Statesman
    Mamata attacks BJP-ECI over security checks

    If you have the courage, check my car every day. But why not check the Prime Minister’s car too, said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addressing a public meeting in Islampur.She launched a scathing attack on the BJP’s misuse of ...

    17 April 2026 The Statesman
    TMC moves ECI over ‘WhatsApp Order’ to search vehicles

    The Trinamul Congress has lodged a formal complaint with the Election Commission, alleging that instructions circulated via a WhatsApp group directed authorities to conduct searches of vehicles belonging to its leaders, sparking a fresh political confrontation ahead of the ...

    17 April 2026 The Statesman
    BJP leaders want to decides our food habits: Abhishek

    Coming down heavily on the BJP, Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary said the saffron party leaders are going to people requesting them to vote for them but none of them could be seen during Covid when people ...

    17 April 2026 The Statesman
    Trinamul vote share will shatter all records: Abhishek

    Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee is not happy with the functioning of the Supreme Court appointed tribunals, as he thinks they are still not functional properly. He also feels that the Election Commission of India is working ...

    17 April 2026 The Statesman
    ED summons to I-PAC director’s wife, brother

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) secured custodial remand of Vinesh Kumar Chandel in a money laundering case after presenting detailed arguments before the court highlighting his alleged central role in handling proceeds of crime.Vinesh Chandel, Director of Indian PAC Consulting ...

    17 April 2026 The Statesman
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