Mamata responds to EC show cause notice, stands by her call to Muslims to vote unitedly
Apr 08, 2021, at 11:22 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday stood by her call to Muslims to vote unitedly, in a reaction to the Election Commission (EC)'s show cause notice.
ECI seeks report over Mamata Banerjee's call to 'gherao CRPF' amid Bengal polls
Apr 08, 2021, at 04:32 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Hours after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, during an election campaign in Cooch Behar, had directed the women supporters of her Trinamool Congress (TMC) party to gherao the Central paramilitary forces on election duty if they create nuisance and obstruct voters on the poll day, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday late evening sought a report from the district administration regarding the matter.
Apr 08, 2021, at 03:24 am
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday slapped a notice on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over an alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in her speech during a poll campaign where she had urged the minority community to vote for her party, officials said.
Apr 07, 2021, at 03:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Polling across 475 assembly constituencies in four states and one union territory of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Assam and West Bengal were conducted on Tuesday amid high vigil and live monitoring as well as webcasting of more than 50 pct booths.
BJP workers forcibly occupying polling booths and attacking TMC activists: Mamata Banerjee
Apr 06, 2021, at 10:55 pm
Alipurduar/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed that the BJP workers were forcibly occupying polling booths and attacking TMC activists.
West Bengal voting in third phase of high-voltage assembly polls today
Apr 06, 2021, at 01:48 pm
Kolkata: Voting in the third phase of the crucial Assembly polls in 31 seats in West Bengal is currently underway on Tuesday.
Bengal: Jaya Bachchan holds roadshow for TMC candidate Aroop Biswas in Kolkata
Apr 06, 2021, at 04:05 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Actor-politician Jaya Bachchan held a roadshow for Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s candidate from Tollygunge, Aroop Biswas, here on Monday.
Apr 05, 2021, at 11:32 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Batting for Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee, veteran actor-turned-Samajwadi Party's Rajya Sabha member Jaya Bachchan on Monday opined that the return of the chief minister for the third term would bring more development for West Bengal.
Mamata confident of her win in Bengal assembly polls
Apr 05, 2021, at 08:10 pm
Chinsurah/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday expressed confidence of her win in the Bengal assembly polls.
Jaya Bachchan to campaign for TMC in Kolkata today
Apr 05, 2021, at 05:05 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In an apparent counter to Mithun Chakraborty's campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), actor-politician Jaya Bachchan will be seen holding a roadshow for the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in poll-bound West Bengal on Monday.
High voltage campaign ends for third phase of assembly polls in Bengal
Apr 05, 2021, at 12:49 am
Kolkata/UNI: With the ruling Trinamool Congress facing its toughest challenge to retain power for the third successive term, a high voltage campaign for the third phase of West Bengal assembly polls ended on Sunday evening for thirty-one constituencies in three districts.
Apr 05, 2021, at 12:25 am
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Dismissing Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee's allegations of voter intimidation at a polling booth in Nandigram's Boyal, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday stated that the West Bengal Chief Minister's hand-written complaint was factually incorrect and devoid of substance.
EC to probe Mamata Banerjee's conduct at Nandigram polling booth
Apr 04, 2021, at 06:04 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Election Commission on Sunday said it will probe the complaint against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's conduct at a polling booth in Nandigram last week during the second phase of voting.
Apr 04, 2021, at 02:54 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has filed a complaint with the Election Commission against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly violating the model code of conduct while campaigning for the West Bengal elections.
West Bengal Assembly Polls: PM Narendra Modi describes TMC as 'Taka Mar Company'
Apr 04, 2021, at 12:17 am
Sonarpur/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said people of Bengal has scripted the exit of 'Taka Mar Company' (TMC) from Nabanna.
Will attend oath-taking ceremony of BJP government in Bengal: PM Modi
Apr 03, 2021, at 10:59 pm
Sonarpur: PM Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed confidence when he said his Bharatiya Janata Party will form the government in West Bengal after winning the assembly polls and he will attend the oath-taking ceremony of the new CM.
Mamata Banerjee accuses BJP of playing "divisive" politics
Apr 03, 2021, at 09:35 pm
Raidighi/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of playing "divisive" politics in the state.
Mamata's own people told me she's looking for 2nd seat, says JP Nadda; TMC hits back
Apr 03, 2021, at 07:16 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda made an explosive statement saying West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's own people told him that she was looking for a second seat considering her imminent defeat in state poll epicentre Nandigram.
BJP will win 50 of 60 seats in first two phases of Bengal Assembly polls: Amit Shah
Apr 02, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Sitalkunchi/Kalchini/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday predicted that BJP would win at least 50 seats out of 60 assembly seats which went for polls in the first two phases in West Bengal and also claimed that TMC head and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would face a defeat at Nandigram constituency.
Will Mamata fight PM Modi from Varanasi in 2024? TMC triggers speculation
Apr 02, 2021, at 08:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: After Narendra Modi taunted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her prospects in the Nandigram battle, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has triggered a speculation over its supremo's possible candidature from the Prime Minister's constituency Varanasi in the 2024 General Elections.
You cannot suggest me, I don't belong to your party: Mamata hits back at Modi's Nandigram taunt
Apr 02, 2021, at 08:03 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi who a day ago taunted the former asking whether she would fight from another seat in the Bengal polls knowing her defeat in Nandigram.
Apr 02, 2021, at 03:00 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Polling in 30 seats of West Bengal including the high-voltage Nandigram, which saw a prestige fight between state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her former aide Suvendu Adhikari, concluded on Thursday evening with an overall voters' turnout of 80.43 pct till 5:30 PM.
Trinamool Congress rules out Mamata Banerjee contesting from another seat
Apr 02, 2021, at 01:10 am
Kolkata/UNI: The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday ruled out Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee contesting from another seat.
Nandigram incident shows Didi losing, she might fight from another seat: Modi taunts Mamata
Apr 01, 2021, at 11:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Taunting his political foe Mamata Banerjee who cried foul over voting in one polling booth in Nandigram, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the West Bengal Chief Minister might look for another seat as she was sure of losing to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Suvendu Adhikari.
Not worried about Nandigram but democracy: Mamata Banerjee
Apr 01, 2021, at 10:49 pm
Nandigram/IBNS: After two-hour long standoff in Nandigram's Boyal, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she was worried about democracy and not her chance to win the seat.
Apr 01, 2021, at 01:47 pm
Kolkata: People in thirty constituencies in West Bengal, including the politically crucial Nandigram seat, and 39 in Assam are voting to elect new assemblies on Thursday.
High voltage Nandigram battle between Mamata Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari in Bengal today
Apr 01, 2021, at 06:26 am
Nandigram/IBNS: The much-awaited, high voltage and prestigious fight between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her former lieutenant Suvendu Adhikari will be held in the second phase of West Bengal assembly elections on Thursday.
Time has come to unite against BJP: Mamata Banerjee writes to Sonia Gandhi, other opposition leaders
Apr 01, 2021, at 05:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to ten key opposition leaders including Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi urging all to unite against the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP).
Smriti Irani alleges that Mamata Banerjee and her goons killed the 82-year-old woman
Mar 31, 2021, at 11:08 pm
Guwahati: Politics has erupted over the death of an 82-year-old woman in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district and Union Textiles minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani on Tuesday alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her TMC goons had brutally murdered the 82-year-old woman.
Mamata leaves wheelchair, stands up for national anthem at Nandigram
Mar 31, 2021, at 06:20 am
Nandigram/IBNS: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee left her wheelchair and stood on her feet to join her party members during the national anthem in a public meeting in Nandigram, said a Hindustan Times report.