Page 17 - West Bengal Assembly Polls

WB polls: Jyotiraditya Scindia in BJP's star campaigners list for phase 4

The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) has released its list of 30-star campaigners for the fourth phase of the assembly polls to be held on April 10 in West Bengal

WB: Mithun Chakraborty campaigns for BJP's Chatterjee in Hugli-Chuchura

Actor-turned-politician and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty campaigned for party candidate Locket Chatterjee who is contesting the Chunchura assembly seat in the ongoing West Bengal elections

BJP will win all 30 seats in phase 2 of WB polls as well: Vijayvargiya

BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya on Thursday said that the party would win all the 30 seats in the second phase of the West Bengal assembly election

West Bengal: Mamata alleges Central forces helping BJP at Shah's behest

A large voter turnout of more than 80 per cent despite sporadic incidents of violence and allegations of vote fraud on Thursday marked the second phase of West Bengal assembly polls.

Rate cut on small savings: Elections, WEF report linked to fastest recall

West Bengal leads the annual state wise table of contribution to small savings at 15.09 per cent. For the year FY18, Tamil Nadu is fifth in the small savings pecking order at 4.8 per cent

PM Modi makes strong Hindutva pitch in West Bengal, slams TMC leaders

PM also said a BJP wave was blowing across West Bengal where the party will win over 200 of the state's 294 assembly seats

West Bengal polls: Mamata Banerjee's anti-BJP front bid gets tepid response

Banerjee said the time had come for a "united and effective" struggle against the BJP's 'attacks' on democracy and the Constitution

Second phase assembly polls: 80.53% turnout in Bengal, 73.03% in Assam

Assam recorded a voter turnout of 73.03 per cent on Thursday, while the figure stood at 80.53 per cent for West Bengal in the second phase of assembly polls in the two states.

West Bengal Polls LIVE: Chaos, violence cloud voting; 80% turnout till 5 pm

West Bengal election 2021 LIVE updates: 72 per cent voter turnout recorded till 5 pm. TMC and BJP are contesting in all the 30 seats. Stay tuned for LIVE updates on West Bengal election 2021 Phase 2

TMC writes to EC, alleges CRPF men misbehaved with Nandigram women voters

The TMC urged the Election Commission to take immediate action against the offenders.

West Bengal polls phase 2: Voter turnout of 80.43% recorded till 5.30 pm

A media vehicle was vandalised in Nandigram by unidentified miscreants

Complaint filed in Bihar court against Mamata for 'goons from Bihar' remark

The matter is likely to come up for hearing on April 8

EC seeks report over violence during polling in West Bengal's Nandigram

As soon as Banerjee reached Boyal, BJP supporters started chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' slogans

'Locals not being allowed to vote': Mamata dials WB Governor from Nandigram

Voting in Nandigram is underway amid multiple allegations of disruptions by the Trinamool Congress

Top headlines: GST collections at record high; chaos mars polling in Bengal

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Bengal phase 2 polls: Voting amidst sporadic violence, Mamata slams EC

In the Boyal area in Nandigram, villagers alleged that BJP supporters had stopped them from going to the polling booths

West Bengal polls: Voter turnout reaches 60.97% till 3:10 pm, says EC

Voting for the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly election began at 7 am on Thursday

Mamata's letter to non-BJP leaders symbolises her 'despair': Javadekar

Javadekar refused to answer another question on West Bengal polls, saying the press meet was for the Dadasaheb Phalke award

Mahua Moitra alleges over 150 EVMs malfunctioned in Bengal phase 2 polls

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday alleged that over 150 Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) are malfunctioning since the second phase of the West Bengal elections began on Thursday

Bengal polls: Amid violence, voter turnout reaches 37.42% till 11:31 am

Amid violence between political parties in West Bengal, the voter turnout for the second phase of state Assembly polls reached 37.42 per cent till 11