Suvendu Adhikari is one of the most talked-about leaders in West Bengal as he quit the TMC after an almost two-decade association and joined the BJP last year as he apparently felt sidelined
Banerjee, the indomitable fighter is a writer, poet and painter who had ended the decades-long rule of the Left Front but after two successive terms faces a major challenge to her political career
Elections to the 294-member West Bengal Assembly is being conducted in eight phases
Banerjee, who has been seeking votes sitting on a wheelchair following a foot injury on March 10, got back on her feet to sing the national anthem as campaigning comes to an end for Nandigram
The final day of the campaigning saw hectic canvassing for the Nandigram seat in Purba Medinipur district
All eyes are on battleground Nandigram, where Mamata Banerjee has locked horns with her protege-turned-rival Adhikari. Stay tuned for LIVE updates as we track poll campaigns of political parties
Modi visited Bangladesh from March 26 to 27 to attend the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the country's independence
She also said why the BJP engages in hooliganism as they know they are facing a defeat in the ongoing assembly elections
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker from Nimta, Gopal Majumdar's 85-year-old mother, Shobha Majumdar, who was allegedly beaten up by Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers last month in the North 24 Parganas district, died in the wee hours of Monday.Taking to Twitter, BJP National President JP Nadda said: "I wish peace to Nimta's old mother Shobha Majumdar's soul. She had to sacrifice her life for her son Gopal Majumdar being in BJP. BJP will always remember her sacrifice. She was Bengal's 'mother' as well as its 'daughter'. BJP will always fight for the safety of Bengal's mothers and daughters."Union Home Minister Amit Shah also condoled the death of the octagenarian mother of the BJP candidate, saying her death will haunt West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for long."Anguished over the demise of Bengal's daughter Shova Majumdar ji, who was brutally beaten by TMC goons. The pain & wounds of her family will haunt Mamata didi for long. Bengal will fight for a violence-free ...
The Phase 1 of polling is expected to witness a tight contest between the saffron party BJP and the ruling TMC
The first phase of elections in high-stakes poll battle in West Bengal will be held on Saturday with both the ruling TMC and BJP seeking to outdo each other in poll promises and campaign rhetoric
TMC MP Mahua Moitra slammed Amit Shah for his remark of infiltrators eating up the rights and rations of West Bengal and said that Bangladesh residents get both rations and rights back home
Hitting out at the ruling Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal, Defence Minister Rajanath Singh said the state is living in the 19th century because of decades of misrule by TMC and Left parties
Even the Congress, Left parties and Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers will feel safe if the Bharatiya Janata Party forms the government in West Bengal, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday.
Rajnath Singh further accused Banerjee of not fulfilling her promise of putting an end to water crisis in the state
Union Home Minister Amit Shah also promised to build an AIIMS in the Junglemahal area
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
Lashing out at the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Union Minister Piyush Goyal said time has come to give a befitting reply to Chief Minister Banerjee-led government, which is involved in "toll bazi"
Amid intense poll battle in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Sougata Roy on Sunday termed the BJP's manifesto and promises as "hollow" and "jumlas" respectively
The BJP's manifesto for Bengal emphasises on women's safety, infra development and healthcare