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.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday expressed deep shock and grief over the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a tragic plane crash near Baramati.
Flagging Form-7 as the new flashpoint in the ongoing SIR exercise, Trinamul Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Friday accused the BJP of attempting to manipulate the voters’ list and directed party workers to stage peaceful musical protests ~ marked by Rabindra Sangeet and DJ beats ~ if rival leaders sought to delete names from the rolls.
With the Assembly election just six months away, Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary, today held a meeting to discuss the roadmap for the election.
Coming down heavily on Union home minister Amit Shah for his statement that the BJP will make Bengal a ‘sonar Bangla' if voted to power in 2026, Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary said he should clear dues worth Rs 2 lakh crore to Bengal before making such comments.
In a significant political move ahead of the 2026 Assembly election, the Trinamul Congress (TMC) high command has summoned its councillors from the troubled Krishnagar municipality to the party headquarters in Kolkata on 2 September.
