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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

Illogic of EC logistics

The rest of WB elections should have been clubbed

EC sets 24-hour campaign ban on BJP's Sayantan Basu, TMC's Sujata Mondal

The Election Commission imposed a 24-hour campaign ban on BJP leader Sayantan Basu and Sujata Mondal of the Trinamool Congress

Will not hold any major rally amid rise in Covid-19 cases: Bengal minister

Days after the Left Front said it would not hold any large-scale public meetings in Bengal amid the steep hike in COVID-19 cases, state minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, fielded by the TMC from the prized Bhawanipur seat, said on Sunday that he, too, would desist from organising any major rally. Chattopadhyay, who has been entrusted with the job of retaining the Bhawanipur seat after its sitting MLA and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee decided to contest the polls from Nandigram, is the first candidate from the ruling party to have made such a claim. "With the rise of Covid cases, I have decided not to hold any Central Rally in Bhawanipur AC for upcoming Election Campaign, which I have always held in previous elections. Requesting everyone to Wear Mask & stay safe," he tweeted. Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has also cancelled his public rallies in West Bengal in view of the worsening COVID-19 situation. Taking to Twitter, he wrote, "In view of the Covid situation, I

West Bengal Polls LIVE: Huge turnout of women, says EC as polling ends

West Bengal election 2021 LIVE: Phase 5 is crucial for Mamata Banerjee, since these are the regions where BJP gained a foothold in 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Stay tuned for Bengal election LIVE updates

Darjeeling polls: Parties stir bitter brew of tourism, tea & tap water

Political observers believe that memories of the 2017 statehood agitation by GJM, which was crushed by West Bengal's TMC, will play a part in the upcoming election

Election Commission working as BJP wing, black day for democracy: TMC

The TMC claimed that the poll panel was behaving like a "wing of the BJP" and its decision smacks of authoritarianism

TMC spreading lies about NRC, it will have no impact on Gorkhas: Amit Shah

Shah asserted on Monday that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) will have no impact on the Gorkhas

Bengal Polls LIVE: CRPF opened fire to save lives of voters, says EC

West Bengal election 2021 LIVE updates: Phase 4 voting today in 44 constituencies. Nine of them are in Howrah, 11 in South 24 Parganas, five in Alipurduar, nine in Cooch Behar and ten in Hooghly

Bengal polls: 4 killed as CISF 'opens fire' after coming under attack

Four persons were killed as CISF personnel allegedly opened fire after coming under attack from locals, who "attempted to snatch their rifles", in West Bengal's Cooch Behar

Follow Covid-19 guidelines or we won't hesitate in banning rallies: EC

Amid rising coronavirus cases, the Election Commission has flagged instances of star campaigners and political leaders campaigning without masks, and warned it will not hesitate to ban rallies

Bengal polls: Modi appeals to people to vote in record numbers in phase-IV

As the polling for the fourth phase of the West Bengal assembly elections has started on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to people to cast their votes in record number

West Bengal : Voting begins across 44 constituencies in fourth phase polls

Voting for 44 constituencies in West Bengal's fourth phase Assembly elections began at 7 am on Saturday amid tight security

West Bengal assembly polls: State gears for fourth phase of elections

Considering the incidents of violence during the third phase of polling, the Election Commission has made an extensive arrangement to avoid any kind of untoward incidents

Bengal polls: BJP, TMC workers clash over tearing of posters in Kolkata

A clash broke out between members of TMC and the BJP in Chetla area of Kolkata, considered to be the bastion of senior state minister Firhad Hakim, after posters of a party candidate were found torn

Battle of nerves between TMC, BJP amid changing equations in North Bengal

North Bengal, with its 54 seats, has all the wherewithal to be a game-changer this election, with the BJP striving hard to hold its fort in the region, and the TMC seeking to recover its lost ground

High-stake 'Khela' in WB: Top leaders, celebrities in Phase-IV battleground

From heavyweight leaders to celebrities, stakes are high in the fourth phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections that will be held on Saturday

WB: TMC worker accuses BJP of attacking its candidate from Mathabhanga

Girindra Nath Barman, the TMC candidate from Mathabhanga, was attacked by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers while he was returning from election campaign, alleged TMC workers

WB polls: Take money offered by BJP, vote for TMC, says Abhishek Banerjee

Alleging the BJP was distributing cash to purchase votes, TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee asked people to vote in favour of his party, after having taken the money being offered by the saffron camp

Delhi court grants bail to former TMC MP K D Singh in money laundering case

A Delhi court Tuesday granted bail to former TMC MP K D Singh who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case.