Page 22 - West Bengal Assembly Polls

West Bengal tops in Facebook political ad spend among poll-bound states

Besides West Bengal, Assembly elections will be held in three other states Assam, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and in the Union Territory of Puducherry

No development in 10 yrs, Mamata took Bengal back to 19th century: Rajnath

Rajnath Singh further accused Banerjee of not fulfilling her promise of putting an end to water crisis in the state

Vote for Modi if you want schemes, for TMC if you prefer scams: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah also promised to build an AIIMS in the Junglemahal area

New political party backed by BJP to eat into minority votes: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the BJP of backing a new political party to eat into minority votes during the upcoming assembly polls

BJP gives final push as campaigning for first phase ends in Bengal

Top leaders of the BJP are on the campaign trail in West Bengal on Thursday, the last day of campaigning for the first phase of the Assembly elections, which goes to polls on March 27

Rajnath Singh to address public meetings in poll-bound West Bengal today

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will address public meetings in West Bengal on Thursday to boost the prospects of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates in the upcoming assembly elections.

Assembly polls: Twitter puts in place tech, policies to counter false info

The heightened social media activity ahead of an election, whether local or national, has been of concern for governments across the world

Twitter committed to its values, works with Indian govt: Kathleen Reen

Senior executive of the social media giant speaks to Business Standard about the measures company has taken for Indian elections.

LIVE: India-Bangladesh borders to be sealed to curb infiltration, says Modi

Prime Minister said that India-Bangladesh borders with western Assam's Dhubri have been sealed. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

No postal ballot to overseas Indian voters in upcoming polls: Govt

The Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday

Twitter promises action against fake news ahead of 2021 assembly elections

Twitter announced that it has implemented significant product, policy, and enforcement updates to keep the service safe from attempts to manipulate the platform

Mamata calls PM Modi 'liar', accuses BJP of bringing goons to Bengal

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "liar" and accused the BJP of bringing goons to the state.Speaking at a public rally in Bishnupur, Mamata said: "I used to respect the chair of Prime Minister a lot, it is not like I don't know, but I haven't seen a liar like PM Modi. He only speaks lies. Who are the goons? Today, due to BJP torture, IPS officers in UP are leaving their jobs."She also accused the BJP of bringing goons from Uttar Pradesh to destroy the culture of Bengal.The Trinamool Congress chief also said that farmers have been on the roads for over a year and the Centre has ensured that they are not able to walk on the roads. "This is due to the three syndicates of PM Modi, Amit Shah and Adani. Adani will loot all money and products, only Modi, Shah and Adani will get to eat. The rest of the people can only shed tears," she said.She also lambasted the Centre for the fuel price hike. "He (PM Modi) promised to provide Rs 15 .

No Indian is outsider in Bengal, BJP CM will be son of soil: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that if voted to power, a son of the soil will be made the BJP chief minister of West Bengal

WB polls: BJP lists candidate for 13 seats, brings back Lahiri in poll fray

The BJP brought back former chief economic advisor Ashok Lahiri back in the poll fray by fielding him from the Balurghat seat, even as it announced a list of 13 candidates

West Bengal polls: Meet Ashok Lahiri, a catholic thinker in Hindutva's camp

If the BJP actually gets to form a government, Lahiri's name is at the top of several BJP lists for the post of finance minister

BJP represents true Bengali culture, Mamata anarchy, says Nadda

BJP national president J P Nadda on Wednesday asserted that the people of Bengal have decided to vote for his party, which is all set to put an end to the TMC's "politics of extortion".

Bengal govt showed interest in PM-KISAN just before code of conduct: Tomar

The West Bengal government showed interest to implement the central scheme Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-KISAN) just before the code of conduct

BJP's Nandigram nominee Suvendu Adhikari harbouring criminals: TMC to EC

The Trinamool Congress has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission accusing BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari of "harbouring criminals"

Sunderbans will be made a separate district if BJP comes to power: Shah

Amit Shah that if the BJP came to power in West Bengal, the deltaic Sunderbans region would be declared as a separate district.

CEC, top Election Commission officials visit Bengal ahead of phase-1 polls

The Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and Deputy Election Commissioner Sudip Jain have arrived in Siliguri on Tuesday to review poll preparedness