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Malda gherao reflects 'TMC's maha jungleraj', says PM Modi in Cooch Behar

The PM also contrasted the fear of infiltration and settling foreigners in Bengal with the BJP's confidence in stopping infiltration and driving infiltrators out

NIA investigates Malda SP, BDO offices to probe judicial officers' gherao

A major political storm had erupted in West Bengal as seven judicial officers, including three women, were held hostage by villagers in Malda district

TMC seeks removal of Bhabanipur poll official over links with BJP's Suvendu

TMC alleged that the returning officer has a 'documented and close association' with Adhikari, who is contesting from Bhabanipur against CM Mamata Banerjee

WB polls: RG Kar case looms over Panihati as victim's mother enters contest

BJP has fielded the victim doctor's mother, Ratna Debnath, against Tirthankar Ghosh, son of veteran TMC leader and outgoing MLA Nirmal Ghosh

Mamata Banerjee blames AIMIM, ISF for gherao of judicial officers in Malda

Alleging that goons are being brought in from outside to create unrest in poll-bound West Bengal, Banerjee said, "They don't even spare the judges"

EC to continue deployment of 500 CAPF companies in Bengal post elections

One company comprises 90 to 125 personnel

Bengal: EC publishes 8th supplementary list, 5.2 million cases disposed of

Verification and disposal of about 5.2 million cases, which were under adjudication, have been completed till Thursday evening

West Bengal Assembly election 2026: Can Mamata Banerjee's TMC hold off BJP?

The 2026 West Bengal election is shaping up as a sharply polarised contest between the TMC and the BJP, with the Left Front and Congress largely confined to pockets

Shortcut to 'change' lies through Bhabanipur: Shah's challenge to Mamata

Shah said while the BJP would otherwise have to win 170 seats to form the government, a victory for Adhikari in Bhabanipur alone would automatically bring change to the state's politics

West Bengal's existence at stake due to infiltration, says Amit Shah

He also accused the Mamata Banerjee regime of reducing West Bengal to a state of lawlessness when incidents of firing and bombing take place almost every day

WB polls: Shah to join Suvendu Adhikari's nomination filing in Bhabanipur

The roadshow will pass through different parts of Bhabanipur before ending at the Survey Building, where Adhikari will file his nomination papers

EC actions risk disenfranchisement of voters in Bengal: Mamata to CEC

She also alleged that the actions of the EC were undermining the democratic and fundamental rights of the people

Tennis legend Leander Paes joins BJP ahead of West Bengal elections

Olympic medallist Leander Paes joined the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the West Bengal Assembly polls. However, it remains unclear whether he will contest in the upcoming elections

BJP trying to add illegal voters in Bengal electoral rolls, says Mamata

Banerjee also reiterated her plea before the gathering to ignore who the TMC candidates in the state's assembly segments were and consider her as the candidate in all 294 seats

Bengali migrants rush home over voter list fears ahead of West Bengal polls

Earlier on March 24, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee resumed her criticism over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process

Development vs discord: Battle for key north Bengal seats heats up

As the assembly polls dates, April 23 and 29, are approaching, the political mercury in this strategic gateway to the Northeast is rising fast, with every party digging in for a fierce fight

BJP releases list of 13 more candidates for West Bengal Assembly polls

According to the list, Shyamal Hati will contest from Howrah Dakshin, Girija Shankar Roy from Natabari and Ashutosh Barma from Sitai

Mamata vs Suvendu: Bhabanipur contest turns into high-stakes showdown

While the TMC is looking to retain its stronghold in south Kolkata with organisational strength and emotion, the BJP wants to breach the keep by banking on social arithmetic and symbolism

Bengal polls key to national security: Shah releases 'chargesheet' on TMC

Shah alleged that during its 15-year rule, the state had become the country's 'principal corridor for infiltration, appeasement politics and border insecurity'

BJP will lose power by attempting to destroy Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

She made these remarks while addressing a poll rally in Raniganj, West Bengal