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Bengal Assembly polls: Mamata Banerjee responds to EC show-cause notice

The Trinamool Congress chairperson was given time till Friday morning to respond to the show-cause notice

West Bengal assembly polls: Violence claims one life, 40% votes polled

A CPI(M) activist was killed when bombs were hurled outside the polling booth in Murshidabad district

West Bengal Assembly polls: CPI(M) accuses TMC of unleashing terror, lashes out at EC

A CPI(M) activist was killed today and his body found lying outside a polling booth in Murshidabad

West Bengal assembly polls: PM Modi to address rallies in Howrah, Basirhat

Meanwhile, polling is under way for the third phase for 62 assembly seats in four districts of the state

West Bengal assembly polls: CPI(M) activist killed in violence in Murshidabad district

Officials however said that the murder was not related to the polls

West Bengal assembly polls: Voting for crucial third phase begins today

62 seats are up for grab in today's phase

Bengal poll runners

Association for Democratic Reforms scrutinised the affidavits of candidates contesting the third and fourth phases of Assembly polls in West Bengal to assess criminalisation and financial power

West Bengal assembly polls: With Baichung Bhutia in fray, Siliguri poised for interesting contest

Bhutia will be fighting Siliguri mayor and former minister Ashok Bhattacharya

Trinamool using 'crime and terror' in polls: BJP to EC

The party submitted a memorandum to the EC, in which they also said most of the observers are "neither visible nor available and are completely incommunicado"

West Bengal assembly polls: 38.6% turnout in first four hours of polling

Sporadic incidents of violence were reported from polling booths under Jamuria Assembly constituency in Burdwan

West Bengal assembly polls: CPI(M) agent beaten up, bombs recovered near polling booth

Trinamool Congress worker, Sheikh Shamser, was arrested in connection with the case, said officials

Assembly polls: Second phase of voting in Assam, West Bengal begins today

A total of 525 candidates are in the fray in Assam, while the fate of 163 candidates will be sealed in West Bengal

Assembly polls: EC issues fresh orders on prior clearance of advertisements

The EC directed that no newspaper advertisement will be published on April 10 and 11 in poll-bound Assam and West Bengal without prior clearance

Bengal polls: Asansol North to witness three-cornered fight; BJP has edge

During the run-up to the Lok Sabha poll, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had massively campaigned in the Asansol-Raniganj coal belt

West Bengal assembly polls: CPI(M) state secretary Surya Kanta Mishra faces tough fight

A doctor by training, Mishra, locally known as "daktar babu", is a five-time MLA from Narayangarh since 1991

Bengal government failed to check infiltration: Rajnath Singh

He further added that is BJP was voted to power in the state, the border with Bangladesh will be sealed

BJP will bring development in West Bengal: Rajnath Singh

He further alleged that the TMC failed to fulfill the aspirations of the people of the state

West Bengal assembly polls: More than 45% voter turnout recorded in first 4 hours

So far there has been no reports of any violence or disturbance

West Bengal assembly polls: 23% voter turnout recorded till 9 am

Phase 1 of the election will decide the fate of 133 candidates, including 11 women, fighting from the 18 constituencies

Bengal polls to begin tomorrow with small cluster of 18 seats

133 candidates in fray from constituencies falling under the districts of West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura