Bengal Actors In Elections

Actor Shatrughan Sinha will contest the Lok Sabha polls from West Bengal's Asansol on a Trinamool Congress ticket. Mr Sinha, a three-time MP, won by over three lakh votes in the 2022 by-election after Babul Supriyo resigned and joined Trinamool.

Actor-turned-TMC MP Dipak Adhikary has resigned from committees of three state-run bodies in his constituency, ahead of the announcement of the dates of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, triggering speculation on whether he will be in the fray or not thi

Ahead of the 2022 assembly polls, Bollywood actress Nafisa Ali and Mrinalini Deshprabhu on Friday joined Trinamool Congress (TMC) in presence of West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee.

Actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty was questioned by the police in Bengal today in a controversy over one of his speeches during the Bengal election campaign.

Veteran BJP leader Tathagata Roy, known for his controversial comments, triggered fresh row Tuesday for his tweet that some actor-turned-BJP candidates who never had anything to do with politics were fielded by the party only to concede electoral de

The tradition of celebrities, including actors and cricketers, joining politics and contesting polls has a fair bit of history in Indian politics.

From Kamal Haasan to Khushbu Sundar, several film stars and celebrities contested the recently-concluded Assembly Elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry and Assam.

Assembly Polls 2021: In the 8th phase of Assembly polls in West Bengal, actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty casts his vote. He thanked security personnel for peaceful polls

TMC claimed on Saturday that BJP leaders Dilip Ghosh and actor Mithun Chakraborty have violated COVID-19 protocols by organising public meetings that were attended by more than 500 people, and said a complaint has been filed with the EC in the matter

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today went on a door-to-door electioneering drive around Kolkata's Bhabanipur Assembly constituency - considered to be West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's backyard.

Mamata Banerjee's Bengal re-election bid will receive a high-profile shot in the arm on Monday, when veteran actor and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan campaigns for the Chief Minister's Trinamool Congress during the ongoing Assembly election

Amid an intense poll battle in West Bengal, actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty hit out at the ruling Trinamool Congress government over its "poribortan" slogan, stating that there has been "no change in the state and the slogan was just a lie".

It's not for West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress nor is it for the Left-Congress combine and yet the six-minute song released two days before the state goes to vote leaves little doubt who and what it is against.

The West Bengal BJP on Tuesday released what could be its final list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls. It has 13 names - but no Mithun Chakraborty. From Rashbbehari, the seat many believed was reserved for the 'Dada' of Bengali cinema, the party has fielded retired Lieutenant General Subrata Saha, who was in charge of Kashmir during cr...

Actor and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Dev on Sunday claimed that the work done by the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal is unparalleled, asserting that the chief minister can score 10 goals in the upcoming elections even with a broken leg.

Actor Shatrughan Sinha will contest the Lok Sabha polls from West Bengal's Asansol on a Trinamool Congress ticket. Mr Sinha, a three-time MP, won by over three lakh votes in the 2022 by-election after Babul Supriyo resigned and joined Trinamool.

Actor-turned-TMC MP Dipak Adhikary has resigned from committees of three state-run bodies in his constituency, ahead of the announcement of the dates of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, triggering speculation on whether he will be in the fray or not thi

Ahead of the 2022 assembly polls, Bollywood actress Nafisa Ali and Mrinalini Deshprabhu on Friday joined Trinamool Congress (TMC) in presence of West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee.

Actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty was questioned by the police in Bengal today in a controversy over one of his speeches during the Bengal election campaign.

Veteran BJP leader Tathagata Roy, known for his controversial comments, triggered fresh row Tuesday for his tweet that some actor-turned-BJP candidates who never had anything to do with politics were fielded by the party only to concede electoral de

The tradition of celebrities, including actors and cricketers, joining politics and contesting polls has a fair bit of history in Indian politics.

From Kamal Haasan to Khushbu Sundar, several film stars and celebrities contested the recently-concluded Assembly Elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry and Assam.

Assembly Polls 2021: In the 8th phase of Assembly polls in West Bengal, actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty casts his vote. He thanked security personnel for peaceful polls

TMC claimed on Saturday that BJP leaders Dilip Ghosh and actor Mithun Chakraborty have violated COVID-19 protocols by organising public meetings that were attended by more than 500 people, and said a complaint has been filed with the EC in the matter

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today went on a door-to-door electioneering drive around Kolkata's Bhabanipur Assembly constituency - considered to be West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's backyard.

Mamata Banerjee's Bengal re-election bid will receive a high-profile shot in the arm on Monday, when veteran actor and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan campaigns for the Chief Minister's Trinamool Congress during the ongoing Assembly election

Amid an intense poll battle in West Bengal, actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty hit out at the ruling Trinamool Congress government over its "poribortan" slogan, stating that there has been "no change in the state and the slogan was just a lie".

It's not for West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress nor is it for the Left-Congress combine and yet the six-minute song released two days before the state goes to vote leaves little doubt who and what it is against.

The West Bengal BJP on Tuesday released what could be its final list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls. It has 13 names - but no Mithun Chakraborty. From Rashbbehari, the seat many believed was reserved for the 'Dada' of Bengali cinema, the party has fielded retired Lieutenant General Subrata Saha, who was in charge of Kashmir during cr...

Actor and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Dev on Sunday claimed that the work done by the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal is unparalleled, asserting that the chief minister can score 10 goals in the upcoming elections even with a broken leg.