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WB Governor calls upon state officials to exhibit 'political neutrality'

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday called upon the state officials to adhere to rule of law and exhibit 'political neutrality' ahead of the Assembly elections.

WB polls: BJP to announce names of 80 candidates today, says Rajib Banerjee

BJP finalised names of candidates for 80 more candidates for the third and fourth phase of West Bengal assembly elections and will announce them on Sunday, said party leader Rajib Banerjee

Injury to Mamata Banerjee was due to accident: Report by poll observers

The incident in Nandigram which caused injury to Mamata Banerjee was an accident and not a planned attack, according to the report of two poll observers submitted to the EC on Saturday

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

BJP MP Locket Chatterjee calls on Trinamool veteran Sisir Adhikari

Chatterjee on Saturday met veteran Trinamool Congress MP Sisir Adhikari, the father of newly-inducted BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari

West Bengal assembly polls: Former Union minister Yashwant Sinha joins TMC

Former Union minister Yashwant Sinha, a bitter critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi regime, on Saturday joined Trinamool Congress days ahead of the high- octane West Bengal assembly polls

West Bengal polls: Indian Secular Front releases first list of 26 seats

Amid an ongoing tussle with Congress over the seat-sharing agreement, Indian Secular Front released the first list of 26 constituencies it will contest

WB polls: Lotus will bloom in every corner of Bengal, says Anurag Thakur

Thakur said that it is natural for Mamata Banerjee to fear her impending defeat and to see all leaders leave one after the other

TMC, BJP leaders ask EC to probe 'attack' on West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

In a related development, Banerjee was discharged from state-run SSKM Hospital on Friday evening after doctors found her recovery to be "satisfactory"

Mamata discharged from hospital after condition improves

Two days after being admitted to state-run SSKM Hospital, Banerjee was discharged from the medical establishment on Friday evening after doctors found her recovery to be "satisfactory"

EC seeks more details from Bengal chief secy on Mamata incident: Report

Following the incident, the EC had sought reports from Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay, special observer Ajay Nayak and special police observer Vivek Dube by Friday evening

Sonia, Rahul to lead Congress campaign in Bengal; G-23 leaders missing

The list of 30-star campaigners includes Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, party leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra among others

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

Nandigram attack: Mamata Banerjee stable, responding well to treatment

Mamata Banerjee, who is nursing injuries suffered during poll campaigning at Nandigram, is stable and her improvement is satisfactory, doctors said on Friday

Six-member TMC delegation to meet EC in Delhi over 'attack' on Mamata

Six TMC MPs from both the Houses of Parliament have flown to the capital to be part of the delegation which will meet the EC at 12 noon

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

Bengal polls: No NEP, industrial growth on Left Front's draft manifesto

The manifesto also promised to fill up vacancies in the state government

Bengal polls: Calcutta HC sets aside EC decision rejecting TMC candidate

The Court passed the order while hearing the matter of rejection of the nomination of TMC candidate from Joypur assembly

EC says TMC letter over Mamata injury 'full of insinuations and averments'

The EC said at the outset, it needs to be stated that injuries sustained by Banerjee at Nandigram "is indeed an unfortunate incident and deserves to be inquired into with promptitude and dispatch."

LIVE: EC says TMC's letter on Mamata is 'full of insinuations & averments'

The Trinamool Congress chief has a slight fever and has been shifted to a special ward at the hospital's VVIP Woodburn Block soon after the MRI at the Bangur Institute of Neurosciences