Curtain Raiser: Darjeeling, Raiganj, Balurghat sees hectic activities before polls on Friday
People of three parliamentary constituencies in north Bengal will exercise their franchise in the second phase of the 18th Lok Sabha polls on 26 April.
People of three parliamentary constituencies in north Bengal will exercise their franchise in the second phase of the 18th Lok Sabha polls on 26 April.
Cooch Behar, the area became the heart of the Kamata Kingdom in the 12th century, during the British Raj it was ruled by the Koch dynasty until 1949, is highly sensitive politically compared to two other LS seats in northern north Bengal.
The Election Commission of India on Tuesday said 1,625 candidates are in the fray for the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls to be held on April 19.
Now these 91 candidates will try their luck on eight seats where polling will be held on April 26.
Speaking at an election rally, Saha disclosed that as part of the Special Economic Development Package for indigenous people of Tripura, the central government has earmarked Rs 100 crore for the former NLFT members
The TPCC is of the view that if one of the Gandhis contests from Telangana, it would create a wave in the entire state in favour of the Congress.
The on-foot Parivartan Yatra to connect with masses will pass through village to village and city to city in all the districts of the state and make the people of the state aware of the failed policies and ideology of the BJP.
The BSP president said this while reviewing the election preparations with party office bearers and district presidents of UP and Uttarakhand here on Thursday.
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Bhupen Borah also said that tickets will be allocated to those candidates who have shown consistent loyalty to the party.
In Bengaluru on Friday, in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, more than 15 senior leaders and former…