Apr 10, 2024, at 07:43 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded former Union Minister S.S. Ahluwalia from West Bengal's Asansol for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Pawan Singh takes U-turn, says he will contest Lok Sabha polls
Mar 13, 2024, at 08:49 pm
Bhojpuri actor Pawan Singh on Wednesday took a U-turn and said he will contest the Lok Sabha polls, days after he backed out as BJP's candidate from the Asansol seat.
Mar 03, 2024, at 11:03 pm
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday received a jolt after its candidate from West Bengal's politically crucial Asansol seat, Pawan Singh, opted out of Lok Sabha polls, just a day after his name was announced in the saffron brigade's first list.
Mar 03, 2024, at 07:34 pm
Bharatiya Janata Party's Asansol candidate Pawan Singh on Sunday said he will not be able to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Apr 17, 2022, at 01:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: For the first time in 24 years since its inception, the Trinamool Congress (TMC), spearheaded by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Saturday managed to win the Asansol Lok Sabha seat with veteran Bollywood actor Shatrughan Sinha as its candidate.
Public's verdict will be accepted, says Agnimitra Paul after Asansol seat defeat
Apr 16, 2022, at 10:43 pm
Asansol: BJP leader Agnimitra Paul on Saturday said people's verdict on the Asansol by-poll result is accepted by her.
Accept people's mandate: BJP's Asansol candidate Agnimitra Paul after massive defeat
Apr 16, 2022, at 08:36 pm
Asansol/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from West Bengal's Asansol Lok Sabha constituency, which went to bypolls on Apr 12, has accepted her massive defeat in the hands of veteran Bollywood actor Shatrughan Sinha who had contested on a Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate.
Shubho Nababarsho gift to us: Mamata Banerjee after TMC's win in Bengal bypolls
Apr 16, 2022, at 08:26 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has termed her party Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s win in two byelections in the state as a Nababarsho or the Bengali New Year "gift" to the outfit's organisation.
Bengal: TMC set to break Asansol jinx with Shatrughan Sinha
Apr 16, 2022, at 06:00 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Battling the 'outsider' jibe, veteran Bollywood actor Shatrughan Sinha is all set to earn Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) its maiden win in West Bengal's one of the biggest cities, Asansol, where parliamentary byelection was held on Apr 12.
West Bengal by-polls: Babul Supriyo leading in Ballygunge seat
Apr 16, 2022, at 03:30 pm
Kolkata: Counting of votes for the by-polls to one Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal’s Asansol and a Assembly seat in Ballygunge are currently underway on Saturday.
Bengal: Voting in Asansol and Ballygunge assembly constituencies underway
Apr 12, 2022, at 05:01 pm
Kolkata/UNI: By-election to West Bengal's Asansol Parliament seat in Bardhaman district and Ballygunge assembly seat in the city is underway on Tuesday peacefully so far and an estimated 8 percent voters have cast their franchise in the first two hours, official sources said.
Apr 02, 2022, at 07:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty, who had joined the saffron camp ahead of 2021 West Bengal assembly elections, on Saturday urged people in Asansol to vote in favour of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Agnimitra Paul in the upcoming byelections to the seat.
Bengal bypolls: CPI-M fields Naseeruddin Shah's niece Saira Shah Halim from Ballygunge constituency
Mar 17, 2022, at 04:39 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Left Front has fielded veteran Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah's niece Saira Shah Halim as the Communist Party of India-Marxist or CPI-M candidate for the upcoming bypolls in the Ballygunge assembly constituency of West Bengal.
Mar 13, 2022, at 07:51 pm
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Sunday announced the names of erstwhile BJP leaders Shatrughan Sinha and Babul Supriyo as candidates for bypolls to Asansol Lok Sabha seat and Ballygunge assembly seat respectively.
Mar 13, 2022, at 01:10 am
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India Saturday announced the schedule of by-elections to one parliamentary constituency in West Bengal and four assembly constituencies in Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Maharashtra, and West Bengal.
West Bengal: TMC set to sweep four civic polls; BJP, Left lose more grounds
Feb 14, 2022, at 04:02 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Further consolidating its hold in West Bengal, the state's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) is set for a sweeping victory in four municipal elections, which were held in Asansol, Bidhannagar, Chandernagore and Siliguri late last week, as the results are coming out on Monday.
Apr 17, 2021, at 09:13 pm
Asansol/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday slammed TMC supremo Mamata Banejree's leaked audio-tape conversations, in which she allegedly had planned to take out rally with dead bodies of Sitalkuchi, and said her politics was not limited to just "protests, but it has crossed a dangerous limit of vengeance".
Bengal: Will try to ensure that no Trinamool leader comes to BJP, says Asansol MP Babul Supriyo
Dec 18, 2020, at 05:25 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Asansol Lok Sabha MP from West Bengal, Babul Supriyo, on Thursday said he would ensure that no Trinamool Congress leader from his constituency enters into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in a reaction to the rumours that his arch-rival and former ruling party member Jitendra Tiwari might join the saffron camp.
Ahead of meeting with Mamata, rebel Trinamool MLA Jitendra Tiwari resigns as AMC chairman
Dec 17, 2020, at 10:08 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A day ahead of his scheduled meeting with his party supremo Mamata Banerjee, rebel Trinamool Congress MLA Jitendra Tiwari on Thursday resigned as the chairman of the board of administrators of Asansol Municipal Corporation, media reports said.
Dec 14, 2020, at 06:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a fresh trouble for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the chairman of Asansol Municipal Corporation (AMC)'s board of administrators, Jitendra Tiwari, on Monday accused the state government, run by his own party, of denying the Centre's Smart City Project to the populous city.
Jun 18, 2020, at 09:37 pm
Kolkata/Asansol/IBNS: In a rather hilarious incident, some Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers from West Bengal's Asansol, who were quite-justifiably angry upon China over the recent deadly face-off with the Indian soldiers in eastern Ladakh, took out a protest rally against Beijing but got confused North Korea leader Kim Jong-un with the "Chinese Prime Minister."
Unaware of violence: TMC leader Moon Moon Sen
Apr 29, 2019, at 06:12 pm
Kolkata, Apr 29 (UNI) Actor-turned-Trinamool Congress MP Moon Moon Sen today said she was unaware of clashes in her Asansol constituency as she had “woken up late”.
Got bed tea very late, unaware of Asansol violence: TMC candidate Moon Moon Sen
Apr 29, 2019, at 01:23 pm
Asansol, Apr 29 (IBNS): Trinamool Congress candidate from Asansol, Moon Moon Sen, said she was unaware of the Asansol Lok Sabha poll violence as she woke up late for delayed bed tea.
TMC men influencing voters by standing near EVM, alleges BJP's Babul Supriyo
Apr 29, 2019, at 11:02 am
Asansol, Apr 29 (IBNS): Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Asansol candidate from West Bengal has alleged that the Trinamool Congress men are influencing voters by standing near the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in Jamuria as the fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls is underway on Monday.
Lok Sabha polls: BJP MP Babul Supriyo's car vandalised, violence reported from Asansol in Bengal
Apr 29, 2019, at 09:59 am
Asansol, Apr 29 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Minister Babul Supriyo's car has been vandalised in Asansol area of West Bengal on a day when several constituencies in the state are voting in the Lok Sabha polls.
Babul Supriyo reacts cautiously on Moon Moon Sen being named candidate from Asansol
Mar 12, 2019, at 05:28 pm
New Delhi, Mar 12 (UNI) Union Minister and BJP lawmaker from Asansol in West Bengal Babul Supriyo on Tuesday reacted cautiously and in a mild manner to Trinamool Congress' decision to field senior actress Moon Moon Sen from his constituency Asansol.
Babul Supriyo threatens man to break his legs at an event for differently-abled, triggers row
Sep 19, 2018, at 10:49 am
Asansol, Sept 19 (IBNS): Union Minister Babul Supriyo has triggered a row by threatening a man to break his legs at an event which was organised for differently-abled people in West Bengal's Asansol on Tuesday, media reports said.
Ram Navami violence: BJP delegation visits Asansol
Apr 02, 2018, at 04:29 am
Kolkata, Apr 1 (IBNS): A four-member central BJP delegation visited Asansol on Sunday.
WB Governor KN Tripathi in Asansol to assess situation after Ram Navami violence
Mar 31, 2018, at 08:36 pm
Asansol/Kolkata, Mar 31 (IBNS): West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi, on Saturday, met senior police and administrative officials in violence-hit Asansol and Raniganj, according to media reports.
West Bengal: Amit Shah appointed panel to visit Asansol and report on the disruptive situation
Mar 30, 2018, at 08:19 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata, Mar 30 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party president, Amit Shah, on Friday announced that a four-member team will visit conflict-riddled Asansol in West Bengal to report on the prevailing situation, according to media reports.