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WB polls phase six: PM Modi urges voters to exercise their franchise

As voting began for the sixth phase of West Bengal assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged the voters to exercise their franchise

WB elections: 6th phase of polling to decide fate of 306 candidates begins

Polling began on Thursday morning for the sixth phase of the ongoing assembly elections in West Bengal

Assembly elections: West Bengal gears up for sixth phase of polls today

In this phase, election will be conducted in nine constituencies each in North Dinajpur and Nadia districts, 17 in North 24 Parganas and eight in East Burdwan

Not feasible to club remaining phases of West Bengal assembly polls: EC

EC on Wednesday told TMC leader Derek O'Brien that it is not feasible to club the remaining three phases of the ongoing West Bengal assembly elections amid the Covid-19 pandemic

Suburban train services hit in WB: 90 drivers, guards test Covid positive

Eastern Railway on Tuesday said it has so far cancelled 56 local trains in the Sealdah section after around 90 drivers and guards tested positive for Covid-19

Bengal polls: Mamata cancels all big rallies in Kolkata amid Covid-19 surge

Considering the steep rise of Covid cases in the city, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has cancelled all 'big rallies' in Kolkata and has slashed the timing of the rallies in the districts

Covid-19 surge: Rahul announces cancellation of poll rallies in Bengal

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday cancelled all his public rallies in poll-bound West Bengal following a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases in the country. He also advised all other politicians to think about the consequences of holding large public rallies. "In view of the COVID situation, I am suspending all my public rallies in West Bengal. I would advise all political leaders to think deeply about the consequences of holding large public rallies under the current circumstances," he said on Twitter. "One has seen such a crowd of the sick and the dead for the first time," he said in another tweet in Hindi, apparently referring to the large crowds at Bengal rallies of BJP leaders. The Congress has been critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for holding political rallies amid the rise in coronavirus cases in the country. Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has accused the prime minister of shocking callousness for holding big political rallies in ...

West Bengal assembly elections: 78.36% voter turnout until 5 pm

The fifth phase of the polls took place on Saturday

Didi will exit Bengal on May 2, BJP will win over 200 seats: Amit Shah

The fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly elections took place on Saturday

Bengal polls: Central forces allegedly open fire in Deganga constituency

The fifth phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections took place on Saturday

EC seeks report on claims central forces opened fire in Bengal district

The Election Commission on Saturday sought a report from poll observers

TMC broken, Mamata Banerjee playing politics with the dead, says PM

Modi asserted that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew would be vanquished by the end of polling in the state

My phone is being tapped, will order CID probe: Mamata Banerjee

This comes a day after a purported audio tape in which she is heard proposing a rally with the bodies of Cooch Behar firing victims surfaced

BJP urges EC to scan 'Mamata audio clip' on rally with Cooch Behar victims

A BJP delegation on Sunday urged Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Ariz Aftab to take note of the purported audio clip

West Bengal registers record one-day spike of 6,910 new Covid-19 cases

The Covid-19 tally in West Bengal mounted to 6,43,795 on Friday after the highest- single-day spike of 6,910 new cases was reported in the state, the health department said in a bulletin.

Mamata's purported chat with TMC nominee after Sitalkuchi firing stirs row

The BJP released an audio clip

Covid: EC bans rallies, public meetings in West Bengal from 7 pm to 10 am

This comes against the backdrop of rising Covid-19 cases

TMC seeks merging of last three phases of polls at all-party meet

This comes amid a rise in Covid cases in the state and across the country

BJP responsible for Covid surge in Bengal, says CM Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee said on Friday she will call upon the Election Commission to stop the BJP from bringing "outsiders" during campaigning

West Bengal elections: 45 constituencies to go to polls in fifth phase

The voters in the state will decide the political fate of 342 candidates on Saturday