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West Bengal polls: BJP ministers doling out cash, says Mamata Banerjee

Banerjee is pitted against her one time loyalist-turned- rival Suvendu Adhikari of BJP in the high-profile Nandigram constituency that will go to vote on April 1

West Bengal: Bitter war of words between Banerjee, Adhikaris in Nandigram

The poll campaigning at Nandigram reached its crescendo and there was a bitter war of words Monday between the main rivals - Trinamool Congress' Mamata Banerjee and BJP's Suvendu Adhikari

West Bengal polls: Mamata Banerjee conducts massive roadshow in Nandigram

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday conducted a massive roadshow in Nandigram, where she is pitted against her former lieutenant and BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari

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

Bengal's daughter will defeat Bengal's traitor in Nandigram: Derek O'Brien

In a veiled attack at Suvendu Adhikari, Derek O'Brien on Saturday said "Bengal's daughter (Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee) will defeat Bengal's traitor in Nandigram Assembly seat

West Bengal polls: People stopped from voting in Contai, alleges Adhikari

Soumendu Adhikari, BJP leader and brother of Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday alleged that people were being stopped from voting at a polling centre in Contai."Voters being influenced and stopped from voting at booth number 149. Overall polling is being held peacefully. EVMs are malfunctioning at some locations; it happens in all polls, the EC is looking into it," Soumendu Adhikari told ANI.The BJP leader said there should be free and fair polls and they have approached the Election Commission."We approached the EC that there should be free and fair polls. People will choose whom they want. TMC is scared. We have given the name of one Alauddin to Election Commission, he created disturbance there," Adhikari said.Soumendu Adhikari, a former Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader, joined BJP earlier this year ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections.Polling is underway on 30 seats covering all assembly constituencies in the districts of Purulia and Jhargram and a segment of Bankura, Purba ...

WB polls: TMC writes to EC over harbouring of criminals by Suvendu Adhikari

The Trinamool Congress on Monday wrote to the Election Commission seeking the latter's intervention over the issue of allegedly "harbouring of criminals" by BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram

WB polls: Suvendu Adhikari's father, brother to attend Shah's rally today

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's father and Sisir Adhikari and his brother Dibyendu Adhikari who are Trinamool Congress MPs will remain present at Union Home Minister Amit Shah's election rally in Egra

West Bengal: Adhikari claims attack on BJP worker, demands culprits' arrest

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday demanded the arrest of two persons who allegedly involved in an attack on a party worker Buddhadeb Manna

TMC demands cancellation of Suvendu Adhikari's candidature from Nandigram

Adhikari is pitted against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from Nandigram

Poll battle between Mamata and Adhikari is poetic justice: Laxman Seth

The agrarian backwaters of Nandigram in East Midnapore district has become the centre of the high octane battle for West Bengal this time but its once uncrowned king is missing from action

Suvendu seeks rejection of Mamata's nomination for 'suppressing' info

In his complaint to the EC, Adhikari claims West Bengal CM has suppressed info about five cases filed against her in Assam and another lodged by the CBI in WB

Suvendu, TMC locks horn over legacy of Nandigram movement

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday locked horns with his former party seeking to appropriate the legacy of Nandigram movement just days ahead of the assembly polls

West Bengal polls: Suvendu Adhikari declares net worth of over Rs 80 lakh

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikary, who is pitted against his mentor Mamata Banerjee at Nandigram in the coming state election, has declared net worth of over Rs 80 lakh

WB polls: No question of competition, says Suvendu before filing nomination

The BJP leader filed his nomination from the Nandigram seat for the upcoming polls, the same seat that will be contested by CM Mamata Banerjee

Mamata vs Suvendu: West Bengal prepares for battle royale in Nandigram

Banerjee's stronghold is the 71,000 minority votes. So the task is to cut into the remaining that the BJP is hoping to get a fair share of

Poriborton without change

Mamata faces off against former disciple-turned-defector Adhikari in a very different contest in Nandigram. It's not land acquisition but an ego clash that has acquired, tragically, communal overtones

CPI(M) fields candidate in Nandigram against Mamata, Suvendu

The Congress-Left Front-ISF alliance on Wednesday chose CPI(M) youth wing state president Minakshi Mukherjee to contest from Nandigram seat where a war of titans is on the cards

If TMC comes back to power, Bengal will turn into Kashmir: Suvendu Adhikari

Adhikari, who is contesting against West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee at Nandigram seat in the upcoming Assembly polls said the state will turn into Kashmir if Trinamool Congress comes back to power

Left Front hints at contesting from Nandigram seat with alliance's support

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had earlier announced her decision to contest from Nandigram where she will be pitched against her protegee Suvendu Adhikari who is contesting on the BJP ticket