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Mamata Banerjee told defeated leaders to quit if they want to: TMC leaders

KOLKATA, May 16 -- Defeated Trinamool Congress leaders found themselves in a difficult position on Friday after party chief Mamata Banerjee said those wanting to leave were free to do so, while the Bh... Read More


Suvendu Adhikari takes oath as Bhabanipur MLA; Nandigram to head to a bypoll

KOLKATA, May 13 -- West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday took his oath as the legislator for Kolkata's Bhabanipur, announcing that Nandigram-the East Midnapore seat he has held sinc... Read More


Now Bengal CEO Manoj Kumar Agarwal appointed state chief secretary

KOLKATA, May 11 -- West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday appointed the state's chief electoral officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal as the Bengal chief secretary, the state's top post for... Read More


Suvendu Adhikari to be Bengal's first BJP CM; elected legislature party chief

KOLKATA, May 8 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday declared Suvendu Adhikari as the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) legislature party in West Bengal at a meeting of the party's 207... Read More


Modi slams TMC over 'anarchy' at Jadavpur Univ; Mamata says it's democracy

KOLKATA, April 24 -- A war of words erupted on Friday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticised the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for the state-run Jadavpur University (JU) falling into "anarchy", lead... Read More


Fiery speeches by Amit Shah, Mamata Banerjee mark end of campaign for Bengal voting

KOLKATA, April 21 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Trinamool Congress (TMC) ended their campaign for the April 23 first-phase Bengal polls for 152 seats on Tuesday, exchanging sharp verbal atta... Read More


ECI can appoint Bengal college professors as presiding officers of polling booths: Calcutta HC

KOLKATA, April 21 -- The Calcutta high court on Tuesday allowed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to post assistant and associate professors from government colleges as presiding officers in poll... Read More


PM Modi steps up attack on TMC in Bengal rally blitz, says BJP will form govt

KOLKATA, April 20 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday stepped up attacks on the Trinamool Congress (TMC), asserting that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will form the government in West Bengal,... Read More


TMC candidate gets NIA summons, told to appear for questioning in 2022 case

KOLKATA, April 1 -- A Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate from East Midnapore district on Wednesday said he was summoned to appear for questioning by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a 2022 c... Read More


Empowered to shift officers for fair polls: ECI tells Calcutta HC on 79 transfers

KOLKATA, March 25 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) told the Calcutta high court on Wednesday that it possesses residuary powers under the Constitution to transfer and post officers in any sta... Read More