Violence continue in parts of Bengal ahead of Assembly election
January 19, 2021 23:03 ISTWith the political heat intensifying in West Bengal ahead of the assembly elections, the state has witnessed a significant rise in political violence as well.
With the political heat intensifying in West Bengal ahead of the assembly elections, the state has witnessed a significant rise in political violence as well.
The West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee had announced that she will contest the upcoming assembly election in the state from Nandigram, the home turf of former TMC leader Suvendu Adhikari.
TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee announced that she would contest West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 from Nandigram. The West Bengal chief minister would contest the upcoming Bengal polls from two seats, the other one being Bhabanipur, an assembly constituency in Kolkata.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday named former Union minister and its national spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain as a candidate for the upcoming MLC elections in Bihar.
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday announced that his party will contest the Assembly Polls in West Bengal. The decision has been taken after consultation with CM Uddhav Thackeray.
Speaking to ANI in Kolkata on January 17, Congress leader in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury spoke about seat sharing.
BJP MP Saumitra Khan claimed that seven to eight TMC MLAs from Howrah can join the BJP. The list includes Forest Minister Rajib Banerjee and TMC leader Arup Roy.
BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya today claimed that 41 MLAs from TMC are willing to joing BJP and if this happens, Mamata government will fall short of the majority.
Ex-TMC Leader Sovan Chatterjee leads BJP roadshow in Kolkata. His partner Baisakhi Banerjee, who is co-convenor of the Kolkata zone, is also present at the roadshow.
On Sunday, in a major controversy, BJP leaders accused Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee of using derogatory remarks against Hindu deity Goddess Sita
While addressing the press conference in Patna on January 10, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav spoke on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's statement over National Democratic Alliance (NDA) alliance for Bihar polls.
In yet another setback to the ruling Trinamool Congress party in West Bengal, minister and former cricketer Laxmiratan Shukla resigned from the Mamata Banerjee cabinet on Tuesday.
In an exclusive talk with IndiaTV Howrah Mayor Rathin Chakravarty said that the corruption in TMC has increased so much that the leader who actually want to work are not able to do it.
Maharashtra Congress president BalasahebThoraton January 05 informed that he is ready to resign as state president if the partyhas someone else to lead and work for the organisation in the state.
Kolkata: Asaduddin Owaisi said that AIMIM will take part in upcoming Vidhan Sabha elections. “Our party will stand with decisions that will be taken by Abbas Siddiqui,” said AIMIM chief.
Despite of the denial by Kolkata Police, BJP is likely to hold a roadshow today. On the other hand, on Sunday, TMC and Suvendu Adhikari's supporters clash in Medinipur, West Bengal.
India joins the league of countries that have approved their own vaccines against coronavirus. The two vaccines that have been granted nod for emergency use are -- AstraZeneca-Oxford and Bharat Biotech.
Despite of the denial by Kolkata Police, BJP is likely to hold a roadshow today. On the other hand, on Sunday, TMC and Suvendu Adhikari's supporters clash in Medinipur, West Bengal.
Suvendu Adhikari hold a mega roadshow in North 24 Parganas days back. There was a muge crowd in support of the rebel TMC leader. This could be enough to show Mamata that BJP is all set to give a tough fight to TMC in West Bengal.
Riding on the success of Bihar polls, the BJP is now confident of bagging Bengal next year. But Mamata Banerjee and her party are not ready to go down without a tooth-and-nail fight.
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