BJP national president JP Nadda has said that the people of West Bengal are eager to oust the Trinamool Congress-government led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with 'state lock, stock and barrel'
The BJP's rise shows two things: first, it is better at winning elections than at governance; and second, it remains intent on pushing its trademark social and political agenda, writes T N Ninan
Shah on Friday claimed that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has clearly lost the poll battle in West Bengal
Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said, poll percentage of over 84 per cent in this phase is commendable
Banerjee also lashed out at the BJP for promising a separate board for tea workers
Banerjee on Friday alleged that Union Home Minister Amit Shah was actually managing the ongoing elections in the state, instead of the Election Commission of India (ECI).
Banerjee on Friday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that she does not need his "suggestion" on contesting from any other seat.
Amit Shah lashed out at Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of running the TMC government in the state on the 3T model of 'Tolabaji' (extortion), 'Tanashahi' (dictatorship) and 'Tushtikaran' (appeasement)
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.
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
Banerjee said the time had come for a "united and effective" struggle against the BJP's 'attacks' on democracy and the Constitution
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
A media vehicle was vandalised in Nandigram by unidentified miscreants
The matter is likely to come up for hearing on April 8
As soon as Banerjee reached Boyal, BJP supporters started chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' slogans
Voting in Nandigram is underway amid multiple allegations of disruptions by the Trinamool Congress
In the Boyal area in Nandigram, villagers alleged that BJP supporters had stopped them from going to the polling booths
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
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
"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