Calling the BJP the most corrupt, oppressive and autocratic party, Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee asked the people of Jhargram to not vote for the saffron party that she said is holding up Bengal’s dues from the Centre deliberately.
Amidst recent political debates in the state, an MLA from the BJP in Bankura has 'leaked' that 59,000 government employees will lose their jobs on 30 April, for sure, which has further kicked off fresh controversy, since last evening.
Another Sharmila Sarkar has joined the fray against Dr Sharmila Sarkar, the Trinamul Congress candidate from Bardhaman Purba seat.
Barring stray incidents, the second phase of polling to three Lok Sabha constituencies went off peacefully, today.
Raja Das, a worker with a steel plant here is a diehard CITU cadre but is impressed by Dilip Ghosh, BJP candidate for Bardhaman Durgapur as Ghosh takes on the ruling Trinamul Congress in state.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has many 'Alpsankhyak Morcha' (minority cells), has been hesitant in fielding minority candidates from the 200 assembly seats in the northern state.
Speaking from poll-going Madhya Pradesh, he told people their votes will serve as "trishakti"-- ensure BJP's victory in the state, help Modi to stay in power in Delhi, and the 'corrupt' Congress will be thrown out.
Former Uttar Pradesh minister and BJP MLA Ashutosh Tandon alias Gopalji died here on Thursday after a prolonged illness. He was 63.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi on Thursday greeted people of Uttarakhand on its Foundation Day.
Amid the ongoing controversy over Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's birth control remark, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) Spokesperson Clyde Crasto attacked BJP leaders
