Page 20 - West Bengal Assembly Polls

Mamata steps up efforts to win over voters before Nandigram campaign ends

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee intensified efforts to woo voters before campaigning for the second phase of the assembly poll ends in Nandigram on Tuesday evening

West Bengal polls: BJP faces stiff opposition over choice of candidates

Altercations over candidate selection affect the party's last-mile connectivity in West Bengal, writes Radhika Ramaseshan

West Bengal hospitality sector gets a boost in election season

Election season in West Bengal is contributing to the revival of the states hospitality sector

West Bengal elections: Crude bombs, country-made firearms seized

A large number of crude bombs and several country-made firearms were seized in different poll-bound areas in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, police said on Sunday.

Mamata derides Shah's claim of winning 26 of 30 seats in first phase

Mamata Banerjee said that "the people's verdict will be evident after votes are counted."

TMC urges EC to revert to earlier rule on appointment of polling agents

The Trinamool Congress has written to the Election Commission urging it to withdraw a recent order that relaxed a rule on the appointment of polling agents

BJP to win 26 of 30 seats in Bengal, 37 seats in Assam in 1st phase: Shah

Amit Shah said according to the feedback received from the ground, the saffron party will win 26 of the 30 seats that went to polls in the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly election

Bengal records 84.13% polling in first phase of assembly elections

Voting percentage in 30 assembly seats that went to polls during the first phase of West Bengal elections was 84.13 per cent, according to an updated report of the Election Commission.

Bengal elections: Mamata, Amit Shah's rallies to intensify Nandigram battle

Bengal elections: Mamata, Amit Shah's rallies to intensify Nandigram battle

Under the shadow of violence, 79.8% turn up to vote in Bengal elections

Sporadic incidents of violence were reported from various places that went to polls on Saturday during the first phase of Bengal assembly polls

West Bengal Election 2021 LIVE: 80% polling recorded till 6 pm, says ECI

The Phase 1 of polling is expected to witness a tight contest between the saffron party BJP and the ruling TMC

West Bengal election: Activists of BJP, TMC clash in Nandigram, 3 injured

A clash broke out on Saturday between activists of the BJP and the TMC in Purba Medinipur's Nandigram constituency

Mamata's audio clip seeking help from BJP leader stirs row in Bengal

A huge controversy erupted on Sunday amid the polling for 30 assembly seats in West Bengal

Mamata accuses BJP of threatening railway workers, promises to protect them

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday accused the rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of threatening railway workers, adding that it is selling the railways and wiping out jobs.

Confront BJP-hired goons with ladla and spatula, Mamata tells women

Mamata alleged that the BJP was bringing in goons from outside to stop people from exercising their franchise in Bengal

BJP trying to alter system of polling agents in Bengal: TMC complains to EC

TMC on Saturday alleged that the BJP was trying to change the process of polling agents in West Bengal, as the polling for the first phase of state assembly elections is underway

West Bengal elections: 36.09% polling in first 5 hours amid skirmishes

Voters in West Bengal were found queuing up in large numbers outside polling stations across the 30 assembly constituencies with 36.09 polling recorded in the first five hours on Saturday

West Bengal polls: Dilip Ghosh rubbishes TMC's poll rigging allegations

BJP)president Dilip Ghosh on Saturday rubbished the allegations of poll rigging made by Trinamool Congress (TMC) and said Mamata Banerjee's party is losing and therefore it is making false charges.

Sporadic violence marks first phase of Bengal polls, 36% turnout till 11 am

Sporadic incidents of violence were reported from some areas in the first phase of assembly elections, even as the overall poll situation was peaceful with 36.09 per cent turnout recorded till 11 am

WB polls: CPM leader Sushanta Ghosh attacked by unknown miscreants

During the first phase of West Bengal assembly elections, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate for the Salboni constituency, Sushanta Ghosh, was attacked by unknown miscreants.