Page 7 - West Bengal Assembly Polls

Best of BS Opinion: Mamata wins, climate change, corporate sector, and more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Monday

Winning ways

Neglecting Covid for polls has been costly for BJP

Counting on smoothly, but website slow due to server overload: EC

The Election Commission on Sunday said the counting process for the five assemblies was going on "smoothly", but its website was slow in displaying trends and results due to server overload

Cong 'lost' elections but not its 'morale or resolve' to be people's voice

The Congress on Sunday said it has "lost" elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry and West Bengal but has not "lost its morale or resolve" to continue to be people's voice in these tough times

Mamata Banerjee says combatting Covid-19 will be her top priority

This is victory of Bengal and only Bengal can do it , she said in her brief message to party workers.

West Bengal Assembly polls: Mamata Banerjee wins from Nandigram

Striving to prove that 'Bangla nijer meyekei chaye' (Bengal wants its own daughter), West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has won from the Nandigram constituency by a narrow margin of 1,200 votes

Prashant Kishor: Seasoned poll strategist who revived Mamata's fortunes

Barring occasional interviews with the news media, he works rather quietly in his election war room or is seated obscurely among throngs of party workers and leaders listening intently to them

'Quitting this space', says Prashant Kishor, calls EC 'extension of BJP'

Election strategist Prashant Kishor, who guided the TMC to what is likely to be a spectacular victory, announced Sunday he is "quitting this space", accusing EC of being an "extension of BJP".

West Bengal polls: Sena calls Mamata 'Tigress of Bengal' as TMC leads

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday hailed Mamata Banerjee as the "Tigress of Bengal", as her party TMC looks set to retain power in West Bengal after bitterly fought Assembly election against BJP

Orders on victory processions being flouted: EC tells political parties

The Election Commission on Sunday told political parties that its ban on victory processions during and after counting of votes is being flouted.

Mamata Banerjee behind TMC's astounding performance : Vijayvargiya

BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Sunday credited Mamata Banerjee for the TMC's astounding performance in Bengal elections, and said his party would introspect the poll results

EC orders FIR over celebratory congregation in anticipation of poll victory

The Election Commission Sunday said it has taken a stern view of reports of congregation of people to celebrate anticipated victory

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Need aggressive lockdowns, says AIIMS chief

Key Covid-19 task force members urge national lockdown, TMC got most EC notices for violating virus protocols in Bengal polls, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

WB polls result: Mamata trailing, big lead for other Trinamool heavyweights

The trends after the fourth round of counting show that the other Trinamool Congress heavyweights are leading in their respective Assembly constituencies.

Congress not to participate in TV debates on election on counting day

The Congress on Saturday decided that it will not participate in election debates on television on Sunday when the results for assembly polls for five states are out. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said in view of the serious coronavirus situation in the country, the party's spokespersons will not participate on the TV debates after poll results are out. The results for assembly elections in states of Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala would be declared on May 2. "At a time when Nation is facing an unprecedented crisis, when Govt under PM Modi has collapsed, we find it unacceptable to not hold them accountable and instead discuss election wins and losses. We @INCIndia have decided to withdraw our spokespersons from election debates," he said on Twitter. "We shall remain available for any comment that media friends want. We may win, we may lose, but at a time when people are looking for oxygen, beds, medicines, ventilators; our duty tells us to stan

Assembly polls: TMC surges ahead in West Bengal, edge for DMK in Tamil Nadu

The ruling Trinamool Congress was ahead of the BJP in the keenly watched state of West Bengal while the saffron party-led NDA was leading in Assam and the DMK in Tamil Nadu

WB polls result: TMC consolidates lead, trends hint victory by wide margins

The ruling TMC looks set to retain power in West Bengal with its candidates leading in 187 of the state's 292 seats that went to poll against BJP's 85, as trends were available for 275 seats.

Suvendu Adhikari leads Mamata Banerjee in high-stakes battle of Nandigram

Many analysts had predicted that Nandigram will be one of the most-watched electoral battles in the state's history

Early trends not real indicator of Bengal poll outcome: BJP's VIjayvargiya

BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Sunday exuded confidence that his party will form the next government in West Bengal.

Assembly polls result: TMC ahead in West Bengal, LDF leads in Kerala

Trends show DMK had an edge in Tamil Nadu as counting of votes in the high-stakes assembly elections in four states and a union territory started on May 2