TMC promises better drainage, traffic management at Jadavpur
Jadavpur, once considered a stronghold of the Left, the CPI-M has fielded former Kolkata Mayor Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya.
Jadavpur, once considered a stronghold of the Left, the CPI-M has fielded former Kolkata Mayor Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya.
The CPI-M has also fielded Sabina Yasmin, the mother of Class V student Tamanna Sheikh, who was killed allegedly during a bypoll victory celebration last year, from Kaliganj in Nadia.
The Left Front on Thursday announced its second list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly election in West Bengal, taking its total tally of declared nominees to 234 out of 294 seats.
Allegations of assault on a CPI-M worker have been levelled against the Trinamul Congress, as unrest erupted once again over wall writing campaigns.
During a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar earlier this week, majority of players, including the BJP, Congress and CPI(M), reportedly demanded that the polls be held in one or two phases.
Senior Congress leader said if his statement is genuine, Pinarayi Vijayan would not have allowed the police to beat up protestors holding march against the BJP move.
The Kerala High Court granted interim stay on its verdict cancelling the election of CPI-M candidate A Raja from Devikulam constituency.
The court ruling came on a plea filed against the inclusion of local leaders of the CPI-M and the DYFI in the Kalikavu temple management committee under the Malabar Devaswom Board.
It was on Friday at the CPI-M state secretariat meeting that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was asked for the date of swearing in of Cherian.
The party secretariat has taken the stance that since the allegations were raised at the state committee, Jayarajan will give his reply at the state committee meeting later.
