A woman BJP worker from the Scheduled Caste community was killed in Nandigram on Wednesday night, triggering large-scale protests by saffron party activists there, police said. The region, considered to be the backyard of Suvendu Adhikari, is scheduled to vote on May 25.
BJP has fielded Priyanka Tibrewal, a lawyer by profession as its candidate in the upcoming Bhabanipur bypolls pitting her against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on September 30.
Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday said the BJP lost because of several leaders' overconfidence that the party would get over 170 seats.
As per the result declared by the Election Commission, Suvendu Adhikari defeated Mamata Banerjee by a margin of 1,956 votes.
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday reserved the judgment on a plea of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee challenging Nandigram election results.
In a surprise development, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to the Calcutta High Court, urging that her petition challenging the election of BJP's Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram be re-assigned to a different judge.
Suvendu Adhikari had defeated Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram by 1736 votes in the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly elections
West Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee moves an Election Petition before the Calcutta High Court challenging Suvendu Adhikary's election win from Nandigram in Bengal polls 2021.
BJP's Suvendu Adhikari had defeated Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram seat by 1736 votes in the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly elections.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari has been elected as the Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
Union Minister V Muraleedharan tweeted, "TMC goons attacked my convoy in West Midnapore, broken windows, attacked personal staff. Cutting short my trip."
Mamata Banerjee will approach the court over alleged 'mischief' in Nandigram where she lost elections to her ex-aide Suvendu Adhikari.
BJP's IT cell chief Amit Malviya tweeted, "After results for West Bengal assembly came in, TMC goons burnt down BJP's party office in Arambagh... Is this what Bengal will have to suffer for the next 5 years?"
The BJP on Sunday alleged that one of its party offices in Hooghly district was set on fire, and some of its leaders, including Suvendu Adhikari, were heckled by TMC activists in other parts of the state after the poll results showed that the Mamata Banerjee camp was setto retain power in Bengal.
Mamata Banerjee steamrolled the BJP election war machine as she powered the TMC to a two-thirds majority in the assembly elections and secured a third straight term in office in West Bengal, the longest-standing opposition fortress in the country.
In a major development, the Trinamool Congress on Sunday approached state Chief Electoral Officer Ariz Aftab demanding recounting of votes in Nandigram after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost from there against her one-time aide and BJP candidate Suvendu Adhkari in the ‘battle of prestige in East Midnapore district.
Mamata Banerjee lost the election against BJP's Suvendu Adhikari in an election nail-bitter in Nandigram constituency.
West Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost the election against BJP's Suvendu Adhikari in an election nail-bitter in Nandigram constituency.
West Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost the election against BJP's Suvendu Adhikari in an election nail-bitter in Nandigram constituency.
Nandigram Assembly Election Result: Suvendu Adhikari has defeated Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram by 1,700 votes, Election Commission declares.
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