Mamata Banerjee's emotional card will not work in Bengal: Rita Bahuguna Joshi
Etawah/UNI: Exuding confidence of the party's victory in the West Bengal elections, BJP MP and former Minister Rita Bahuguna Joshi said here on Wednesday that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's emotional card will not work in the Assembly elections this time.
PM Modi holds meeting with CMs over Covid-19 situation; Mamata, Yogi, Baghel skip
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held a meeting with the Chief Ministers of various states and union territories over the rise in Covid-19 cases.
New Delhi/IBNS: Deputy Election Commissioner Sudeep Jain on Tuesday sent a stern letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asking her to refrain from making accusations against the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the Mar 10 Nandigram incident in which the Trinamool Congress supremo was injured.
Now Mamata Banerjee is visiting temples: Yogi Adityanath taunts Trinamool Congress chief in Bengal
Kolkata/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday taunted his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee over her temple visits ahead of the state polls due to be held between Mar 27 and Apr 29.
IPS Gyanwant Singh appointed as West Bengal's Director of Security
Kolkata/IBNS: A day after the Election Commission of India (ECI) removed West Bengal's Director of Security, IPS Vivek Sahay, over the incident in Nandigram in which Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was injured, another IPS officer, Gyanwant Singh, was on Monday appointed as the new chief of the CM's security, officials said.
Conspiracies cannot stop me: Mamata Banerjee
Balarampur/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday said conspiracies cannot stop her and she will continue to fight against the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Lok Janshakti Party declares name of candidates for Bengal polls
Kolkata/IBNS: The Lok Janshakti Party has declared the name of candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal.
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee suffered an injury in Nandigram during her poll campaign, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday removed two senior IPS officials and an IAS officer involved in the security arrangements for the Bengal's ruling party's supremo, officials said.
Mamata addresses TMC rally in Kolkata on wheelchair, her first after Nandigram incident
Kolkata/UNI: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday addressed a TMC rally at Hazra in south Kolkata. The TMC chief said she would not rest any longer because of her injuries and start campaigning across Bengal to prevent the "machinators" from winning the assembly polls.
Kolkata: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday announced another round of candidates for the West Bengal Assembly polls.
EC rejects TMC's conspiracy claim to injure Mamata in Nandigram
Kolkata/UNI: The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday said there was no deliberate attempt or a conspiracy to attack Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee at Nandigram in East Midnapore district of West Bengal on March 10.
After injury Mamata Banerjee to lead roadshow in wheelchair today
New Delhi/IBNS: Four days after Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was injured during a campaign trail in Nandigram, the Trinamool Congress supremo will attend her first public event on Sunday afternoon.
Farmers' leader Rakesh Tikait to hold Mahapanchayat in Nandigram against BJP
Kolkata/IBNS: Farmers' leader Rakesh Tikait, who is leading an massive protest against Centre's three new farm laws, will hold a Mahapanchayat in West Bengal's Nandigram, where Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee is contesting polls against BJP's Suvendu Adikari.
Will wheelchair bound Mamata fall heavier on BJP or remain optics in Bengal Polls 2021?
Kolkata/IBNS: In Indian politics, optics and emotions often play a major role. Be it the Congress' sweeping victory in 1984 General Elections post Indira Gandhi's assassination or Narendra Modi's resounding win in 2019 amid the nationalist wave after the Balakot airstrike. But simultaneously, the Indian politics is too fluid to be generalised.
Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha joins Trinamool Congress ahead of Bengal Polls
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and an ex-Finance Minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, Yashwant Sinha, on Saturday joined the Trinamool Congress days ahead of the commencement of West Bengal elections.