Page 18 - West Bengal Assembly Polls

West Bengal Assembly polls: Ruckus ensues near polling booth in Debra

After Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Mandal President of Debra, Mohan Singh, was detained by the police ruckus took place near a polling booth in West Bengal's Debra constituency on Thursday

Nandigram poll: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to stay for whole day

Banerjee decided to stay at her war room during the polls in the Nandigram assembly constituency where she is locked in a fierce prestige battle with confidante-turned-adversary Suvendu Adhikari

West Bengal Assembly polls: 15.72% voting in 3 hours during second phase

Voter turnout for the second phase of polling in West Bengal notched as much as 15.72 per cent in about three hours as over 7,500,000 electorate began voting in 30 Assembly seats on Thursday

Adhikari calls Mamata Banerjee 'aunty', asks not to indulge in hooliganism

"She (Mamata Banerjee) should show some restraint as she is the Chief Minister. She uses filthy language for the Prime Minister. She is 66-year-old aunty," said the CM's-protege-turned-rival Adhikari

West Bengal Assembly polls: 13.14% voter turnout till 9 am in second phase

A voter turnout of 13.14 per cent was recorded till 9 am on Thursday in the second phase of the assembly elections in West Bengal

Vote in record numbers while following Covid-19 norms, says Nadda

JP Nadda appealed to the voters of West Bengal and Assam to participate in the "festival of democracy" by exercising their right to vote in record numbers in the second phase of assembly elections

Bengal polls: Mamata Banerjee will lose, says Suvendu after casting vote

BJP's heavyweight Nandigram candidate Suvendu Adhikary cast his vote soon after polling began on Thursday morning

Amit Shah appeals to people of Bengal, Assam to vote in large numbers

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday appealed to the people of West Bengal and Assam to vote in large numbers in the second phase of polling for the Assembly elections.

Assembly polls: PM urges people of Bengal, Assam to vote in record numbers

With polling getting underway for the second phase of assembly elections in West Bengal and Assam on Thursday morning, Modi urged voters of both states to exercise their franchise in record numbers

After being sidelined in TMC and joining BJP, Suvendu set to take on Mamata

Suvendu Adhikari is one of the most talked-about leaders in West Bengal as he quit the TMC after an almost two-decade association and joined the BJP last year as he apparently felt sidelined

Mamata Banerjee, chief minister, painter and fighter, faces tough polls

Banerjee, the indomitable fighter is a writer, poet and painter who had ended the decades-long rule of the Left Front but after two successive terms faces a major challenge to her political career

Polling begins for 30 seats in second phase of West Bengal elections

Polling began at 7 am on Thursday for 30 constituencies, including the high-profile Nandigram seat, in the second phase of the West Bengal assembly elections amid tight security, officials said

West Bengal Assembly polls: Mamata Banerjee alleges BJP distributing money

Banerjee alleged that BJP leaders were distributing large sums of money running into crores to influence electoral outcomes besides bringing in "hired goons" and asked for action by the EC

Facing imminent defeat in WB polls, Mamata remembers her gotra: BJP

The BJP mocked Trinamool Congress supremo for publicly speaking about her gotra and termed it as a desperate bid by her to regain lost ground in Bengal where her party is facing an imminent defeat

West Bengal polls: Countdown begins for high-voltage 'Khela' in Phase-II

The countdown is set to begin for the high-voltage 'Khela' (game) of power in West Bengal with the second phase of polling commencing Thursday

All eyes on Nandigram in second phase of West Bengal Assembly elections

All eyes will be on Nandigram on Thursday where TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee is locked in a fierce prestige battle with confidante-turned- adversary Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP

BJP leaders distributing large sums of money, alleges Mamata

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that BJP leaders were distributing large sums of money running into crores of rupees to influence electoral outcome

West Bengal polls 2021 phase two voting: Check schedule, seats, and timings

Elections to the 294-member West Bengal Assembly is being conducted in eight phases

West Bengal: Prohibitory orders imposed in Nandigram ahead of polling

The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC in Nandigram assembly constituency in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district

Goons from other states have entered Nandigram: Mamata urges EC for action

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged the Election Commission to take action, alleging that goons from other states have come to Nandigram to foment trouble and intimidate the voters