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Political Showdown In Bengal Over Ram Navami Ahead Of 2026 Assembly Polls
Incidents of violence against Hindus in adjoining Bangladesh and the 2026 assembly elections in West Bengal have significantly amplified the scale and political significance of Ram Navami celebrations in the state this year.
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Poll Body Plans To Find 'Ghost' Voters Through New Software Amid Allegations
Amid the Trinamool Congress raising the issue of 'fake voters', the Election Commission has decided to introduce a new option in its software for the detection of 'ghost' electors, an official said.
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Students Gherao Bengal Education Minister, Damage Car Over Election Demand
Members of CPI(M) students wing SFI and Naxalite AISA gheraoed West Bengal Education minister Bratya Basu and damaged the windscreen of his vehicle in the Jadavpur University campus on Saturday.
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'Like Delhi, Maharashtra...': Mamata Banerjee's Big Poll Charge Against BJP
Setting the stage for next year's 2026 assembly elections, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday set an ambitious target of winning over 215 of the 294 assembly seats to secure a fourth consecutive term in power.
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Rajiv Kumar's Term Ends, New Election Body Chief To Be Named Soon: Sources
The selection of a new Chief Election Commissioner - who will oversee the conduct of elections in Bihar and, probably next year's Bengal and Tamil Nadu polls also, as well as in Assam and Kerala - will begin in a few days, sources told NDTV Friday.
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West Bengal Government Tables Rs 3.89 Lakh Crore Budget In Pre-Poll Year
The TMC government of West Bengal on Wednesday tabled a Rs 3.89-lakh crore budget for 2025-26.
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"Congress Has Nothing In Bengal, Will Fight Alone In 2026": Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Monday, informed party legislators, that Trinamool Congress will be contesting alone in the Bengal Assembly elections in 2026 without having any understanding with another party including Congress.
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"2026 Mein Bengal Ki Baari": Mamata Banerjee Warned After BJP's Delhi Win
Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, boosted by his party's remarkable win in the 2025 Delhi Assembly election - fired a warning at Mamata Banerjee Saturday evening - 'look out, you're next'.
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Bypoll Election Results 2024 Highlights: Debutant Priyanka Gandhi Wins In Wayanad With Over 6.2 Lakh Votes
Bypoll Assembly Election Results 2024 Live: Debutant Priyanka Gandhi wins from Wayanad in Kerala with over 6.22 lakh votes.
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Raids Conducted In Jharkhand, Bengal In Case Linked To Alleged Bangladeshi Infiltration
The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday raided multiple locations in poll-bound Jharkhand apart from West Bengal in a money laundering investigation linked to alleged illegal infiltration of Bangladeshi nationals, official sources said.
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By-Polls In 6 Seats Of Bengal, Opposition Hopes For RG Kar Effect
The coming by-polls in West Bengal are expected to be bellwether for which way the political winds are blowing in Mamata Banerjee's West Bengal after the massive protests over the rape-murder of a Kolkata doctor.
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Wife Of Murdered Bengal Congress Leader Died Of Poisoning: Autopsy Report
The wife of a murdered Congress councillor in West Bengal died due to poisoning, according to the autopsy report. Purnima Kandu, the wife of Tapan Kandu, was elected a municipal councillor in Bengal's Jhalda after he was murdered in March 2022.
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151 MPs, MLAs Face Cases Of Crimes Against Women, 16 With Rape
As many as 151 sitting MPs and MLAs have declared cases related to crimes against women in their election affidavits, with West Bengal having the highest number of lawmakers facing such cases, according to a recent report by a poll rights body.
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Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, The Man Who Tried To Undo Bengal Mess, But Too Late
On February 4, 2019, gloom settled over the iconic Brigade Parade grounds in the heart of Kolkata. Kanhaiya Kumar, then a firebrand Left leader known for his rousing speeches, had cancelled his visit to a rally just before the Lok Sabha election
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Bengal Governor Meets Voters Not 'Allowed To Vote' In Recent Key Polls
Around 100 voters who were allegedly not allowed to vote by Trinamool Congress workers in the recent elections in West Bengal called on Governor CV Ananda Bose and sought his intervention on the matter.
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Political Showdown In Bengal Over Ram Navami Ahead Of 2026 Assembly Polls
Incidents of violence against Hindus in adjoining Bangladesh and the 2026 assembly elections in West Bengal have significantly amplified the scale and political significance of Ram Navami celebrations in the state this year.
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Poll Body Plans To Find 'Ghost' Voters Through New Software Amid Allegations
Amid the Trinamool Congress raising the issue of 'fake voters', the Election Commission has decided to introduce a new option in its software for the detection of 'ghost' electors, an official said.
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Students Gherao Bengal Education Minister, Damage Car Over Election Demand
Members of CPI(M) students wing SFI and Naxalite AISA gheraoed West Bengal Education minister Bratya Basu and damaged the windscreen of his vehicle in the Jadavpur University campus on Saturday.
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'Like Delhi, Maharashtra...': Mamata Banerjee's Big Poll Charge Against BJP
Setting the stage for next year's 2026 assembly elections, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday set an ambitious target of winning over 215 of the 294 assembly seats to secure a fourth consecutive term in power.
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Rajiv Kumar's Term Ends, New Election Body Chief To Be Named Soon: Sources
The selection of a new Chief Election Commissioner - who will oversee the conduct of elections in Bihar and, probably next year's Bengal and Tamil Nadu polls also, as well as in Assam and Kerala - will begin in a few days, sources told NDTV Friday.
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West Bengal Government Tables Rs 3.89 Lakh Crore Budget In Pre-Poll Year
The TMC government of West Bengal on Wednesday tabled a Rs 3.89-lakh crore budget for 2025-26.
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"Congress Has Nothing In Bengal, Will Fight Alone In 2026": Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Monday, informed party legislators, that Trinamool Congress will be contesting alone in the Bengal Assembly elections in 2026 without having any understanding with another party including Congress.
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"2026 Mein Bengal Ki Baari": Mamata Banerjee Warned After BJP's Delhi Win
Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, boosted by his party's remarkable win in the 2025 Delhi Assembly election - fired a warning at Mamata Banerjee Saturday evening - 'look out, you're next'.
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Bypoll Election Results 2024 Highlights: Debutant Priyanka Gandhi Wins In Wayanad With Over 6.2 Lakh Votes
Bypoll Assembly Election Results 2024 Live: Debutant Priyanka Gandhi wins from Wayanad in Kerala with over 6.22 lakh votes.
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Raids Conducted In Jharkhand, Bengal In Case Linked To Alleged Bangladeshi Infiltration
The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday raided multiple locations in poll-bound Jharkhand apart from West Bengal in a money laundering investigation linked to alleged illegal infiltration of Bangladeshi nationals, official sources said.
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By-Polls In 6 Seats Of Bengal, Opposition Hopes For RG Kar Effect
The coming by-polls in West Bengal are expected to be bellwether for which way the political winds are blowing in Mamata Banerjee's West Bengal after the massive protests over the rape-murder of a Kolkata doctor.
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Wife Of Murdered Bengal Congress Leader Died Of Poisoning: Autopsy Report
The wife of a murdered Congress councillor in West Bengal died due to poisoning, according to the autopsy report. Purnima Kandu, the wife of Tapan Kandu, was elected a municipal councillor in Bengal's Jhalda after he was murdered in March 2022.
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151 MPs, MLAs Face Cases Of Crimes Against Women, 16 With Rape
As many as 151 sitting MPs and MLAs have declared cases related to crimes against women in their election affidavits, with West Bengal having the highest number of lawmakers facing such cases, according to a recent report by a poll rights body.
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Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, The Man Who Tried To Undo Bengal Mess, But Too Late
On February 4, 2019, gloom settled over the iconic Brigade Parade grounds in the heart of Kolkata. Kanhaiya Kumar, then a firebrand Left leader known for his rousing speeches, had cancelled his visit to a rally just before the Lok Sabha election
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Bengal Governor Meets Voters Not 'Allowed To Vote' In Recent Key Polls
Around 100 voters who were allegedly not allowed to vote by Trinamool Congress workers in the recent elections in West Bengal called on Governor CV Ananda Bose and sought his intervention on the matter.
