Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday exuded confidence in winning the Assembly elections in Bengal, saying the record voter turnout in the first phase shows BJP is winning. “Trinamool Congress has lost its nerve after witnessing huge turnout in first ...
25 April 2026 Indian ExpressA day after the first phase of the Bengal Assembly elections recorded its highest ever voter turnout of over 92 percent, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah termed the high participation as a decisive signal ...
25 April 2026 Indian ExpressA day after West Bengal voted in record numbers in the first phase of Assembly elections, Union Home Minister andf senior BJP leader Amit Shah said that the huge turnout shows that the saffron party’s will form the next ...
25 April 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Assembly Election 2026: The Election Commission kicked off two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal on Thursday, 23rd April, with one more phase scheduled on Wednesday, 29th April, 2026.Adults above the age of eighteen, male, female, and third ...
25 April 2026 Indian ExpressDespite the Election Commission deploying 2,407 companies of the Central Armed Police Force, 152 general observers, and 58 police observers along with state police personnel across 152 constituencies in West Bengal on Thursday, the first phase of polling was ...
24 April 2026 Indian ExpressAsserting she has a firm grasp on the public pulse, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is already in the “driver’s seat” following the high voter turnout in the first phase of polling on Thursday. She ...
24 April 2026 Indian ExpressAmong the grounds cited by voters deleted after adjudication, in their appeals to tribunals in Bengal, are the lack of notice or hearing before being struck off the rolls; an apprehension that the documents submitted by them were not ...
24 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe convoy of Agnimitra Paul, sitting MLA and BJP candidate in West Bengal’s Asansol South constituency, came under attack as voting was underway this afternoon. According to preliminary reports, stones were thrown at the convoy when it was passing ...
24 April 2026 Indian ExpressWhile the first phase of voting was underway in West Bengal on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his campaign for the second phase of the Assembly elections.Addressing a rally at Krishnanagar in Nadia district, Modi took a jibe ...
24 April 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Assembly Election 2026: The Election Commission kicked off two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal today with one more phase scheduleed next week.Adults above the age of eighteen, male, female, and third gender are eligible to vote. The ...
24 April 2026 Indian ExpressA BJP candidate contesting the West Bengal Assembly elections on Wednesday filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of multiple violations, including a breach of the Model ...
24 April 2026 Indian ExpressFlipping her famous 2011 slogan of “change, not revenge,” TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said “not change, we want revenge”. Stepping up her campaign for the remaining 142 seats of the second phase of the Assembly elections across ...
23 April 2026 Indian ExpressWith unprecedented security in place, the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections began Thursday across 152 constituencies, with 2.4 lakh personnel from the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and state police deployed to oversee polling.In a first, ...
23 April 2026 Indian ExpressAs Asansol Dakshin goes to polls on Thursday in the Phase-1 of West Bengal Assembly elections, The Indian Express speaks with Trinamool Congress candidate Tapash Banerjee, who is eyeing to reclaim his home turf. Banerjee remained the MLA from ...
23 April 2026 Indian ExpressLaunching a scathing attack on TMC chief Mamata Banerjee and the CPI(M), Union Home Minister Amit Shah claimed Wednesday that West Bengal’s capital had turned into a “city of slums” under their rule.Shah was addressing a rally in North ...
23 April 2026 Indian ExpressBetter known locally as ‘Mini India’ or ‘Mini Andhra’, the Kharagpur Sadar constituency is gearing up for Phase-1 of the West Bengal Assembly elections slated for Thursday. With a vibrant demographic mix of 38% Bengalis, 30% Telugus, along with ...
23 April 2026 Indian ExpressPutting an interim stay on the Election Commission’s notification of detaining “troublemakers” on the eve of the first phase of Assembly elections in West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday said prima facie the police observer appointed by ...
23 April 2026 Indian ExpressThirty-four lakh applications regarding the voting list pending before them, the 19 tribunals in West Bengal have managed to clear a total of 139 names for inclusion, ahead of polling for the first phase in the state on Thursday.The ...
23 April 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Avantika BasuAhead of the assembly election in West Bengal, the All India Trinamool Congress has filed a series of complaints with the Chief Electoral Officer, seeking urgent intervention to “ensure the integrity of the electoral process”. In ...
23 April 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Avantika BasuAs West Bengal gears up for the first phase of the Assembly elections on Thursday, voters in the majority of the 152 constituencies across 16 districts are being urged to prepare for a day of heatwave conditions.The India ...
23 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe final hours of campaigning for the first phase of the Assembly elections in West Bengal on Tuesday heated up, with party leaders targeting rivals, even resorting to name-calling.Campaigning in Chandipur, which will vote on April 23 along with ...
23 April 2026 Indian ExpressLocated in the eastern part of Bankura district, the block-level town of Onda has emerged as a political hotspot.At the heart of this Assembly constituency, where the BJP catapulted to the top five years ago after remaining for long ...
23 April 2026 Indian ExpressThose planning to zoom through the busy streets of West Bengal the next two days might need to check the rules first. For the next 48 hours, authorities have issued a ‘silence period’ before the phase 1 voting on ...
22 April 2026 Indian ExpressA massive fire broke out on the second floor of Anandalok Hospital in Kolkata’s Salt Lake Tuesday morning, leading to the evacuation of 70 patients, the police said.Preliminary reports suggest a short circuit in an air conditioning unit may ...
22 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Election Commission on Tuesday replaced the police observer for Nandigram Assembly constituency in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district, just two days ahead of polling, a senior official said.Hitesh Choudhury, the police observer for the seat, was replaced by ...
22 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Bengali actor and former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Nusrat Jahan to its Salt Lake office in Kolkata on April 22 as part of its probe into a 2020 ration smuggling case, sources said, ...
22 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe humble jhalmuri, the quintessential Bengali snack made of puffed rice, has added spice to this election season with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday dismissing PM Narendra Modi’s viral jhalmuri stop in Jhargram on Sunday as a “staged ...
22 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe humble jhalmuri, the quintessential Bengali snack made of puffed rice, has added spice to this election season with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday dismissing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s viral jhalmuri stop in Jhargram on Sunday as a ...
22 April 2026 Indian ExpressWith the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections just days away, a Public Interest Litigation has been filed before the Calcutta High Court, fearing “arrests” of Trinamool Congress party leaders and workers prior to the polls.The matter ...
22 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Kolkata-based businessman Joy S Kamdar Sunday in connection with a land-grabbing and money-laundering case. Kamdar, the managing director of Sun Enterprise, is accused of facilitating illegal transactions worth approximately Rs 1,100 crore through a ...
21 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Russian Consulate General in Kolkata has alleged that its diplomatic vehicle was stopped and subjected to attempted inspection by the police on two occasions this week, despite being informed of its diplomatic status. The first incident reportedly occurred ...
21 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday carried out searches at the residence of Deputy Commissioner (Special Branch), Kolkata Police, Shantanu Sinha Biswas, and later arrested Kolkata-based businessman Joy Kamdar in connection with the money laundering probe in a land ...
21 April 2026 Indian ExpressIn his first public appearance in Bengal after the women’s reservation Bill could not muster enough numbers in Parliament last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the Trinamool Congress, claiming that it ‘betrayed’ women, during an election rally in ...
21 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Russian Consulate General in Kolkata has alleged that its diplomatic vehicle was stopped and subjected to attempted inspection by police personnel on two occasions in the last week.The first incident reportedly occurred on April 14 at the intersection ...
21 April 2026 Indian ExpressA day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused Opposition parties, in a nationally televised address, of having “committed bhrun-hatya (foeticide)” by blocking the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit back, saying Modi “chose ...
20 April 2026 Indian ExpressLaunching an attack on the BJP-led Centre after it failed to pass a Constitution amendment bill to implement women’s quota in legislatures, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “downfall” began in Parliament and ...
20 April 2026 Indian ExpressAvantika BasuA third year undergraduate student of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur died after reportedly jumping from the eight storey of his hostel on the campus on Saturday, police said.According to police, after the incident, the student, Jayveersinh ...
20 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) Sunday conducted coordinated raids at the residence of Shantanu Sinha Biswas, Deputy Commissioner (Special Branch) of the Kolkata police. The searches are part of an ongoing investigation into a land-grabbing and housing scam involving influential ...
19 April 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Avantika BasuArtist Sharmila Sen inaugurated her exhibition Art Beyond Tradition at Gaganendra Shilpa Pradarshashala in Kolkata on Friday. The event, inaugurated by Kolkata Sheriff Goutam Ghose and timed with the spirit of the Bengali New Year, will ...
19 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday suspended five booth-level officers (BLOs) and transferred the commissioner of the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate, ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal.The BLOs—three from North 24 Parganas district, and two ...
19 April 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Avantika BasuA majority of sitting MLAs recontesting the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections reported a sharp rise in their declared assets over the past five years.An analysis of 106 such candidates by election watchdog ...
19 April 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Avantika BasuThe Trinamool Congress (TMC) has lodged a formal complaint before the West Bengal chief electoral officer (CEO) against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, accusing him of making communally charged and inciteful remarks during an election ...
19 April 2026 Indian ExpressMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday targeted his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee over people leaving the state for work and denied allegations of attacks on Bengali-speaking migrants in BJP-ruled states such as Maharashtra.Speaking at a press conference ...
19 April 2026 Indian ExpressFor 27-year-old Shabnam Mondal, a resident of Bardhaman’s Kalna, the struggle to reclaim her voting rights has become a personal ordeal fraught with responsibility, distance and uncertainty. She left her five-year-old child back at home with grandparents to undertake ...
18 April 2026 Indian ExpressIn a bid to ensure peaceful Assembly elections in the state, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has shifted from a “reactive” system to a “proactive”, technology-driven model, warning that even minor or suspected irregularities, inside or outside polling ...
18 April 2026 Indian ExpressBy Avantika BasuThe Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur on April 16 announced the launch of the Vikram Sodhi Centre of Excellence for AI-Enabled Geological and Mining Systems.Conceived as an interdisciplinary research hub, the centre has been established with a ...
18 April 2026 Indian ExpressDays after he was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate, the Income Tax Department on Friday conducted searches at five places linked to Trinamool Congress candidate Debasish Kumar, including his house and two party offices in Kolkata, over alleged income ...
18 April 2026 Indian ExpressAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday lashed out at his West Bengal counterpart accusing the TMC of “spreading misinformation” on meat and fish consumption and asserted that if BJP comes to power then the only restriction will ...
18 April 2026 Indian ExpressAlso by Avantika BasuBarely a few days left for the Assembly elections, political parties in West Bengal are increasingly turning to social media to shape public opinion and voter mood, with platforms like YouTube and Instagram emerging as crucial ...
18 April 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Avantika BasuAn analysis of candidates contesting in the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026 shows that 23 per cent have declared criminal cases against themselves and 21 per cent are crorepatis, according to a ...
18 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Bengal unit of the BJP symbolically launched a ‘Yuva Shakti’ card in the presence of Olympic medalists Leander Paes and Vijender Singh Beniwal at a press conference in Kolkata on Thursday.Talking about outward migration from Bengal, Paes said, ...
18 April 2026 Indian ExpressOn the occasion of Poila Baisakh or Bengali New Year, the BJP on Wednesday launched the symbolic “Matri Shakti Bharosha Card”, promising financial assistance of Rs 3,000 per month to every woman in West Bengal if the party came to ...
17 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Trinamool Congress on Thursday lodged a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer against its former minister Humayun Kabir, who is currently contesting as a candidate of the Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP), for allegedly making defamatory statements against TMC general secretary and MP, Abhishek Banerjee, ...
17 April 2026 Indian ExpressA day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Gorkha issues would be resolved without bifurcating West Bengal, the senior BJP leader on Wednesday announced that all the “false cases” against the Gorkha leaders would be dropped ...
17 April 2026 Indian ExpressUnion Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that once the BJP comes to power in West Bengal, it will “identify and remove every infiltrator” from the state.Campaigning for the BJP in the border district of Cooch Behar in ...
17 April 2026 Indian ExpressWith the first round of voting for the Assembly elections in West Bengal less than 10 days away, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a virtual interaction with BJP booth workers and offered them advice and a list ...
16 April 2026 Indian ExpressCampaigning for the BJP in north Bengal, Union Home Minister on Tuesday said that the “Gorkha issues” in the hills of Darjeeling will be resolved in a constitutional manner without dividing West Bengal. He also promised to include the ...
16 April 2026 Indian ExpressWith only nine days to go for the West Bengal Assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is campaigning in the state, has asserted that, if the BJP comes to power, they will not allow the construction of ...
16 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday demanded “immediate and unconditional” release of I-PAC co-founder and director Vinesh Chandel, calling the ED’s late Monday night action to arrest him “extremely desperate”.The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Chandel from New Delhi in ...
16 April 2026 Indian ExpressIn his first election rally in West Bengal, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hit out at both the BJP and the Trinamool Congress, calling both “corrupt”.Addressing a rally in Raiganj in Uttar Dinajpur, Gandhi blamed the ruling Trinamool ...
16 April 2026 Indian ExpressAccusing TMC candidate Aditi Munshi of involving foreign nationals in her election campaign, the BJP on Monday filed a complaint with the Election Commission (EC), seeking her disqualification for allegedly violating the model code of conduct.Munshi is contesting the ...
15 April 2026 Indian ExpressReacting to the arrest of I-PAC director Vinesh Chandel by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee called it alarming.In a post on X, the TMC MP wrote, “The arrest of Vinesh Chandel, co-founder of I-PAC, ...
15 April 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her party never makes false promises during elections – a pointed dig at the BJP, which recently announced in its manifesto that a BJP government would give Rs 3,000 per ...
15 April 2026 Indian ExpressUnion Home Minister Amit Shah Monday urged people to vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as he launched another scathing attack on Mamata Banerjee-led TMC, accusing the ruling party of corruption and alleging that people are forced to ...
14 April 2026 Indian ExpressBy Avantika Basu (Intern) A gradual rise in temperature, largely dry skies in the South and intermittent rain in the hills – West Bengal’s weather this week presents a familiar April contrast. While the plains brace for increasing heat and ...
14 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe National Investigation Agency (NIA), which took over the investigation into the gherao of seven judicial officials involved in the SIR adjudication process in Malda two weeks ago, made its first arrest in the case on Sunday. The central ...
14 April 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Jigisha SealThe Educationists’ Forum on Sunday alleged a systemic manipulation of West Bengal’s electoral rolls during the SIR exercise.The SIR exercise in the state is not a routine revision but “a special impediment removal exercise,” said Swaraj ...
14 April 2026 Indian ExpressAs West Bengal inches towards the Assembly elections, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday questioned the ethics of the BJP for striking a “Rs 1,000-crore deal” with former TMC leader Humayun Kabir to oust the state government.She was referring ...
13 April 2026 Indian ExpressAs the West Bengal poll campaign intensifies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued his tirade against the Mamata Banerjee government on Sunday, terming the Trinamool Congress “an anti-North Bengal, anti-tribal, anti-tea garden, anti-women, and anti-youth party”.“TMC is only busy appeasing ...
13 April 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Avantika BasuThe golden era of Indian music came to a quiet and emotional end on April 12 with the passing of Asha Bhosle at the age of 92 in Mumbai.Her voice, which travelled effortlessly across languages and ...
13 April 2026 Indian ExpressHitting out the BJP over its promise to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in West Bengal if voted to power, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that through the UCC, the party wants to impose its diktat on the people ...
13 April 2026 Indian ExpressUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched a scathing attack on the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday, signalling the start of his high-stakes election campaign in Sonamukhi in Bankura district of West Bengal. Addressing an election rally in Bankura district, ...
13 April 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Jigisha SealThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) Saturday raided the residence of former Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee in Kolkata in connection with the investigation into the government teacher recruitment scam.ED officials are also conducting a simultaneous search at ...
12 April 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Avantika BasuThe West Bengal Police Friday lodged a case against Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) chief Humayun Kabir in the wake of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) releasing a sting video wherein Kabir can be heard purportedly talking ...
12 April 2026 Indian ExpressUnion Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday launched a direct and personal attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, mocking her injuries during election seasons, and accused her of playing the “victim card”.“Mamata Didi…sometimes she ties a real/fake ...
12 April 2026 Indian ExpressWith around 10 days left for the two-phase West Bengal Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday promised the voters of the state that the BJP would expedite the process of granting citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act ...
12 April 2026 Indian ExpressTrinamool Congress (TMC) MP and party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Friday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its manifesto for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, questioning the party’s stance on Bangladeshi infiltrators.Addressing a press conference in ...
12 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) announced on Friday that it was breaking its alliance with suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Humayun Kabir’s Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) and would contest the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal independently.The ...
11 April 2026 Indian ExpressBJP Manifesto West Bengal 2026: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday promised a monthly allowance of Rs 3,000 for women. In its manifesto, ‘Sankalp Patra’ for the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal, the party also promised to empower ...
11 April 2026 Indian ExpressAt a press conference in Kolkata, Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday released the Bharatiya Janata Party’s ‘Sankalpa Patra’ (manifesto) for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections.In the manifesto, the saffron party has promised that if it is elected ...
11 April 2026 Indian ExpressHitting out at the Centre over the deletion of voter names under the SIR exercise in the poll-bound state, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday alleged that every national agency was “dancing to the tunes of BJP” and compared ...
11 April 2026 Indian ExpressNearly 10 days since the death of Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee, two FIRs and an ongoing inter-state investigation have ignited a rallying cry for justice, with the entertainment industry demanding an impartial probe and a radical overhaul of ...
11 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Calcutta High Court on Thursday allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation to interrogate Sanjoy Roy, the sole convict in connection with the RG Kar rape and murder case.A division bench comprising Justice Rajasekhar Mantha and Justice Rai Chattopadhyay ...
11 April 2026 Indian ExpressHours after a video purportedly showing Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) chief Humayun Kabir speak about his plans to defeat Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in cahoots with the BJP surfaced on social media, the TMC on Thursday said the ...
10 April 2026 Indian ExpressFish, a quintessential Bengali staple, has once again taken centre stage, as Trinamool Congress supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Thursday, took on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he spoke about the demand and supply of fish in ...
10 April 2026 Indian ExpressPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal, calling it a “nirmam sarkaar (cruel government)”, and declared that a “storm of poribortan (change)” is sweeping the state, ...
10 April 2026 Indian ExpressAccompanied by hundreds of party supporters and leaders, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday walked from her Kalighat residence to the Alipore Survey Building to file nomination papers for the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency.After filing the nomination, the ...
10 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Army’s Eastern Command has successfully completed a major rescue mission, Operation HimSetu, to evacuate tourists stranded in North Sikkim after a series of massive landslides and a bridge collapse severed vital road links.The Eastern Command safely evacuated 1,321 ...
10 April 2026 Indian ExpressAfter 13 years, Saradha chit fund scam accused Sudipta Sen is set to be out of jail after the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday granted him bail in the last two of the 380-odd cases related to the multi-crore ...
9 April 2026 Indian ExpressTwo days after the Supreme Court rebuked the West Bengal administration for failing to protect the gherao of seven judicial officers, engaged in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, at Kaliachak-II block office and Mothabari Chowrangi more in Malda ...
9 April 2026 Indian ExpressBy Avantika BasuA retired Indian Army Havildar, Md Daud Ali from Murshidabad district, who served the country for over two decades, including in the 1999 Kargil war, is now battling to prove his identity after his name was struck ...
9 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday named Rakesh Singh as its candidate from the Kolkata Port constituency for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections. Singh, who was released from Presidency Jail just 24 hours ago, is set for a ...
9 April 2026 Indian ExpressThree people died in a head-on collision between a speeding car and an autorickshaw on Wednesday morning on Basanti Highway in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas’s Basirhat subdivision, officials said.At least 10 others were seriously injured in the accident, ...
9 April 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday filed her nomination for the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency and said she would approach the Supreme Court again over the lakhs of voters deleted from the voter lists in the state following ...
9 April 2026 Indian ExpressJigisha SealThe Trinamool Congress (TMC) escalated its confrontation with the Election Commission of India (ECI) Wednesday, formally lodging a complaint against West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal. The ruling party alleged “biased and partisan conduct” in favour ...
9 April 2026 Indian ExpressThe West Bengal unit of the BJP on Wednesday filed a complaint with the chief election commissioner (CEC) against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP and party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee for allegedly making highly objectionable remarks, including explicit threats of ...
9 April 2026 Indian ExpressAs the spectrum of the deletion of close to 90 lakh voters from the electoral roll in West Bengal came to fore on Tuesday following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of ...
8 April 2026 Indian ExpressAlso by Avantika Basu Questioning the “integrity” of the election process, the TMC accused the Election Commission of “functioning on the behalf of the BJP”.Senior TMC leaders, including state minister Chandrima Bhattacharya — also the party candidate from Dumdum Uttar ...
8 April 2026 Indian ExpressPolice have registered an FIR against TMC candidate and MLA Ratna Chatterjee, and arrested six persons in connection with the alleged attack on the BJP election office in Behala Paschim Assembly constituency in Kolkata on Sunday.BJP candidate Indranil Khan ...
8 April 2026 Indian ExpressA day after the Supreme Court was informed that the names of the Shantiniketan-based family of renowned artist Nandalal Bose had been deleted during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, his grandson on Tuesday expressed a mix of ...
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