Storm Modi sweeps Bengal
According to data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the BJP had won 176 seats and was leading in nearly 32 constituencies as counting progressed across 293 Assembly segments till 9.30 p.m.
According to data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the BJP had won 176 seats and was leading in nearly 32 constituencies as counting progressed across 293 Assembly segments till 9.30 p.m.
Tensions escalated in South 24-Parganas ahead of the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, as Trinamul Congress (TMC) candidate Jahangir Khan and police observer Ajay Pal Sharma came face to face on Tuesday amid protests by ruling party supporters.
Ridiculing the BJP’s claim that a Bengali-speaking person would become Chief Minister if it forms the government in West Bengal, Trinamul Congress leader Bratya Basu says the saffron outfit lacks a credible face and will have to import someone if such a situation ever arises in the state.
Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress (TMC) national general secretary today launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Pandua, Tushar Majumdar, alleging that he had falsely claimed to be a doctor and was involved in corruption.
Coming down heavily on the BJP, Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee said the saffron party has converted the election, a festival of democracy, into a festival of atrocity.
There is nothing wrong if the Congress begins from zero, said Chowdhury, also the leader of the Congress party in Parliament.
The governor said that he is scheduled for a meeting with a delegation of ruling party members on 28 June at 11.30 am at Raj Bhavan.
He also condemned the state government and chief minister Mamata Banerjee for not allowing the central government health scheme Ayushman Bharat in Bengal.
The Karmadhyaksha, PWD in Galsi 1, Fazila Begum visited the premises of a number of the 144 chosen schools for physical verification of the 'works'.
TMC leaders have kept the office of the Raiganj panchayat samity under lock and key 18 days ago after a scuffle between their two groups on a tender issue.
