West Bengal Assembly Elections: Results, Schedule, News & Polls

BJP Does Not Need Any Ally For Manipur Polls: Assam's Himanta Biswa Sarma

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Thursday February 10, 2022, Guwahati

Assam Chief Minister and the BJP's main strategist for the northeast, Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Wednesday said that the ruling party was confident of forming the next government in Manipur on its own and does not require the support of any ally.

<i>"Khela Hobe"</i> In 2024; Will Defeat BJP In Lok Sabha Polls: Mamata Banerjee

"Khela Hobe" In 2024; Will Defeat BJP In Lok Sabha Polls: Mamata Banerjee

Press Trust of India | Thursday December 16, 2021, Kolkata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday asserted that the BJP will be defeated across the country in the next Lok Sabha polls due in 2024, and claimed that the party would face similar drubbing that it had tasted last time

West Bengal Moves On From Election Bile To "VIP Security" Politics

Written by Neeta Sharma , Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Tuesday May 11, 2021, New Delhi

The West Bengal Assembly elections may be over but the state continues to be roiled by politics of confrontation between the Central and state administrations.

Mamata Banerjee's Cabinet Takes Charge Amid Smoke-Signals Of Trouble

Written by Monideepa Banerjie , Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Monday May 10, 2021, Kolkata

Including Mamata Banerjee, there are nine women ministers in her third government, and 20 new ministers in all, seven of them from the minority community and four each from the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

Tried To Capture Bengal, Nearly Destroyed India: Mamata Banerjee On Modi Government

Press Trust of India | Saturday May 08, 2021, Kolkata

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Satuday that the COVID-19 crisis in the country was the result of the Centre "not doing any work" in the last six months as Union ministers and leaders were visiting Bengal daily to "capture" it.

Newly Elected MLAs Of West Bengal Sworn In

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 06, 2021, Kolkata

The swearing-in ceremony for the newly-elected legislators in West Bengal got underway on Thursday morning, with pro-tem speaker Subrata Mukherjee administering the oath of office and secrecy to the MLAs.

Bengal Post-Poll Violence Delaying New Assam Chief Minister Announcement

Written by Ratnadip Chowdhury , Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Thursday May 06, 2021, Guwahati

The BJP has not yet announced the new Chief Minister for Assam, a state it won decisively in the recently-held Assembly election, because of the post-poll violence reported in West Bengal.

"Mamata Banerjee Is Leader Of Our Country Today": Congress's Kamal Nath

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 06, 2021, Bhopal

Congress leader Kamal Nath on Wednesday described Mamata Banerjee as the leader of the country who defeated all her opponents, including PM Modi and Central agencies like the CBI and the ED, in the recently-held Assembly elections in West Bengal.

PM Calls Bengal Governor, Expresses Concern Over Post-Poll Violence

Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday May 04, 2021

PM Narendra Modi called, expressed concern at law and order situation in Bengal, says Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on post-poll violence

Mamata Banerjee Appeals For Calm After 12 Killed In Post-Poll Violence

Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday May 04, 2021, Kolkata

Within 24 hours of elections results, at least a dozen people have been reported dead in post poll violence in Bengal, a figure that may be higher than the number of those killed during the month-long polls.

"Don't Want To See Them As Zero": Mamata Banerjee On Left In Bengal

Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday May 03, 2021, Kolkata

The Left Front -- all but wiped out in Bengal's political landscape in the current elections -- had sympathy on Monday from a most unexpected quarter.

Mamata Banerjee To Take Oath As West Bengal Chief Minister On May 5

Press Trust of India | Monday May 03, 2021, Kolkata

Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee will be sworn-in as West Bengal chief minister for a third straight term on Wednesday, after she spearheaded her party to a ramarkable victory in the assembly polls.

"Nandigram Official Said Recounting Order May Risk Life": Mamata Banerjee

Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday May 03, 2021

Mamata Banerjee, who has won Bengal but lost the battle for Nandigram to her former aide-turned-BJP rival Suvendu Adhikari, claimed today that the election officer who oversaw counting in the constituency was threatened.

"Spine Is Straight": Mamata Banerjee On Bengal Voters After Poll Victory

Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday May 03, 2021, Kolkata

Bengal's three-time Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who pulled off a stupendous victory yesterday after an all-out fight by the BJP, today declared that the BJP is "not shahenshah" and the people have put them in their place.

The Nerve-Wracking Nandigram Fight That Kept Mamata Banerjee On Edge

Reported by Monideepa Banerjee, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday May 03, 2021, Kolkata

Mamata Banerjee's huge victory in Bengal, even bigger than her 2016 win, has been tempered by her defeat in Nandigram, where results were declared around midnight.