BJP fields Abhijit Das against TMC's Abhishek Banerjee in Lok Sabha polls
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named Abhijit Das (Bobby) as its candidate to take on West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in Diamond Harbour constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
West Bengal voting in third phase of high-voltage assembly polls today
Kolkata: Voting in the third phase of the crucial Assembly polls in 31 seats in West Bengal is currently underway on Tuesday.
Bengal polls: BJP candidate Deepak Haldar allegedly attacked by TMC, hospitalised
Kolkata/IBNS: Days before the third phase of West Bengal assembly polls, BJP candidate in Diamond Harbour, Deepak Haldar, was allegedly attacked and assaulted by Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers during an election campaign in Parulia's Haridevpur area on Friday morning, reports said.
WB: Diamond Harbour TMC MLA Dipak Haldar resigns from party
Kolkata/IBNS: Two months ahead of West Bengal assembly polls, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA from Diamond Harbour constituency, Dipak Haldar, on Monday resigned from the party, alleging that it did not allow him to work for people. He thus joined a long list of TMC leaders who left the party in the poll-bound state.
TMC goons vandalise BJP candidates vehicles in Jadavpur, Diamond Harbour: Babul Supriyo
Kolkata, May 19 (IBNS): Union Minister and BJP candidate Babul Supriyo on Sunday said that Trinamool Congress 'goons' have attacked BJP candidates' vehicles in areas like Jadavpur and Diamond Harbour in West Bengal.
Diamond Harbour, West Bengal: Attacking West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Avishek Banerjee vehemently at a rally in Diamond Harbour in West Bengal on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the reign of terror and cries of revenge on the BJP would soon be answered with change in power by the state's people.
A day after Kolkata violence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi to campaign in West Bengal today
Kolkata, May 15 (IBNS): A day after violence broke out in North Kolkata during a roadshow by Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah, PM Narendra Modi will visit West Bengal to address rallies in Basirhat and Diamond Harbour.
Two-year-old sexually abused in Kolkata playschool
Kolkata, Jul 5 (IBNS): Adding to the series of incidents of child abuse across the country, a two-year-old boy was allegedly sexually assaulted inside the premises of a playschool in West Bengal's Diamond Harbour area near Kolkata, reports said.