With TMC divided into factions, numbers suggest that the three BJP candidates are almost certain to win the by-elections.
The Election Commission of India’s recent announcement of by-elections to three Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal, which fell vacant following the resignations of Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Sushmita Dev and Prakash Chik Baraik — the three Trinamool Congress MPs who stepped down after the party’s debacle in the recent West Bengal Assembly elections — has brought the focus back on the former MPs and the BJP’s plans for them.
In West Bengal, the BJP is set to secure victory in all three Rajya Sabha seats as Trinamool Congress may not be in the race due to internal rebellion
Modi said that institutions established during Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s period laid the foundation for the country’s economic and industrial growth.
The SIT investigating the death of a 12-year-old girl in Baruipur has arrested a second accused after overnight raids and detained three others as police await the autopsy report.
A Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued a notice after the ECI submitted that maintaining order during the SIR becomes difficult unless the Commission is permitted to place the local police under its control.
The Supreme Court today expressed concern over the instances of BLOs being threatened in West Bengal during the SIR drive. It has sought response from the Election Commission over the lack of security for BLOs and reports of non-cooperation by the state governments.
While initiating the discussion on the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram in Lok Sabha yesterday, PM Narendra Modi referred to the national song's composer and iconic Bengali writer Bankim Chandra Chatterjee as "Bankim da". However, after being corrected by Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy, PM Modi stated, "I will say Bankim Babu. Thank you, I respect your sentiments."
In a bid to ensure that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls proceeds without irregularities, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has deputed five senior Joint Secretary rank IAS officers as Special Observers for West Bengal.
A day after laying the foundation stone of controversial new Babri Masjid in his Muslim dominated home district of Murshidabad in West Bengal, suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir on Sunday announced that he will form his new party on December 22 and revert his decision to quit his Bharatpur assembly seat in the district.
