Bjp Rise In Bengal

The death count in the violence during panchayat elections in West Bengal rose to 15 after a person was found dead in South 24 Parganas, and two others succumbed to their injuries, officials said on Sunday.

Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar today urged the State Election Commission to reconsider the date for the four upcoming municipal corporation polls on January 22, 2022, given the rising number of Covid cases in the state.

The Trinamool Congress on Sunday made light of BJP's claims about rise in vote share in West Bengal, contending that it was a desperate bid to ignore the electoral reverses in the state and keep a check on the "quick disintegration" of the party foll

BJP leader Rajib Banerjee on Wednesday requested party colleague and Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, to be on the side of the people affected by the rising prices of petroleum products instead of targeting Trinamoo

Mamata Banerjee has an edge in Bengal and her Trinamool Congress could win 152 of the state's 294 seats with the BJP not far behind at 130 seats, says NDTV's poll of exit polls on state elections that were held alongside a steep rise in Covid cases a

Opposing Mamata Banerjee's demand that remaining four phases of Bengal election be packed into one day of polling, BJP told Election Commission that there was no sign so far that "rise in Covid cases could be attributed to the democratic process".

Amid the rising heat of the West Bengal Assembly poll campaign, The Central Burau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have issued a bunch of notifications to state officials allegedly related to various scams. They have been asked to appear for questioning next week. The ruling Trinamool Congress has called the summoning aut...

Amid rising speculation about political leaders leaving their parties to join opposition camps ahead of the Assembly polls in West Bengal, TMC MP Saugata Roy on Saturday said that he firmly stands with his party and will never join BJP.

Pinning blame on the ruling dispensation for the rise in COVID-19 cases in West Bengal, the state BJP on Thursday alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee along with other Trinamool Congress (TMC) ministers has violated the lockdown norms, thereby encouraging others to follow suit.

West Bengal Congress president Somen Mitra on Saturday blamed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in the state, saying had she not pursued the policy of "blatant minority appeasement", the BJP would not have gained footing in Bengal.

Mamata Banerjee's comments on Eid celebrations on Wednesday carried a sharp political message days after the national election in which the Bengal Chief Minister's Trinamool Congress suffered a huge drop in its tally against a rising BJP in the state.

BJP workers defied the state administration to hold "Vijay Sankalp" rallies across West Bengal today, giving rise to clashes with the police, news agency PTI has reported. Action was taken against the political activists - who took out motorcycle rallies ahead of the Lok Sabha elections - in view of a ban on such events for the duration of the scho...

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee today chalked out a three-point programme to "counter the rise of the BJP-RSS combine" in the state.

BJP national spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi today alleged that violence against women is on the rise under Trinamool Congress regime in West Bengal and she would soon write to the Ministry of Home Affairs on the issue.

The Burdwan blast and its aftermath - arrests and searches at madrasas - have given rise to concerns in the state, prompting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to say criminals must be punished but a community cannot be branded. But as the unease mounted with back-to-back rallies in Burdwan by the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind and the BJP, the city's Muslim prof...

The death count in the violence during panchayat elections in West Bengal rose to 15 after a person was found dead in South 24 Parganas, and two others succumbed to their injuries, officials said on Sunday.

Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar today urged the State Election Commission to reconsider the date for the four upcoming municipal corporation polls on January 22, 2022, given the rising number of Covid cases in the state.

The Trinamool Congress on Sunday made light of BJP's claims about rise in vote share in West Bengal, contending that it was a desperate bid to ignore the electoral reverses in the state and keep a check on the "quick disintegration" of the party foll

BJP leader Rajib Banerjee on Wednesday requested party colleague and Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, to be on the side of the people affected by the rising prices of petroleum products instead of targeting Trinamoo

Mamata Banerjee has an edge in Bengal and her Trinamool Congress could win 152 of the state's 294 seats with the BJP not far behind at 130 seats, says NDTV's poll of exit polls on state elections that were held alongside a steep rise in Covid cases a

Opposing Mamata Banerjee's demand that remaining four phases of Bengal election be packed into one day of polling, BJP told Election Commission that there was no sign so far that "rise in Covid cases could be attributed to the democratic process".

Amid the rising heat of the West Bengal Assembly poll campaign, The Central Burau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have issued a bunch of notifications to state officials allegedly related to various scams. They have been asked to appear for questioning next week. The ruling Trinamool Congress has called the summoning aut...

Amid rising speculation about political leaders leaving their parties to join opposition camps ahead of the Assembly polls in West Bengal, TMC MP Saugata Roy on Saturday said that he firmly stands with his party and will never join BJP.

Pinning blame on the ruling dispensation for the rise in COVID-19 cases in West Bengal, the state BJP on Thursday alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee along with other Trinamool Congress (TMC) ministers has violated the lockdown norms, thereby encouraging others to follow suit.

West Bengal Congress president Somen Mitra on Saturday blamed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in the state, saying had she not pursued the policy of "blatant minority appeasement", the BJP would not have gained footing in Bengal.

Mamata Banerjee's comments on Eid celebrations on Wednesday carried a sharp political message days after the national election in which the Bengal Chief Minister's Trinamool Congress suffered a huge drop in its tally against a rising BJP in the state.

BJP workers defied the state administration to hold "Vijay Sankalp" rallies across West Bengal today, giving rise to clashes with the police, news agency PTI has reported. Action was taken against the political activists - who took out motorcycle rallies ahead of the Lok Sabha elections - in view of a ban on such events for the duration of the scho...

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee today chalked out a three-point programme to "counter the rise of the BJP-RSS combine" in the state.

BJP national spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi today alleged that violence against women is on the rise under Trinamool Congress regime in West Bengal and she would soon write to the Ministry of Home Affairs on the issue.

The Burdwan blast and its aftermath - arrests and searches at madrasas - have given rise to concerns in the state, prompting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to say criminals must be punished but a community cannot be branded. But as the unease mounted with back-to-back rallies in Burdwan by the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind and the BJP, the city's Muslim prof...