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Situation Conducive For Bypolls In West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said her government has informed the Election Commission that the state was prepared to hold the pending by-elections to seven assembly seats.
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"Didi Vs All": Sena Says Won't Fight In Bengal, Will Back Mamata Banerjee
The Shiv Sena today declared its backing for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the upcoming state Assembly election. Calling her the "real Bengal tigress", the Maharashtra-based party's senior leader and Rajya Sabha member, Sanjay Raut, today said it will not be contesting what appears to be a "Didi Vs All" fight this time. The West Ben...
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Trinamool's Dinesh Trivedi Quits As MP, BJP Says He's Welcome
Trinamool Congress leader Dinesh Trivedi announced his resignation in parliament today, adding to a series of dramatic exits from Mamata Banerjee's party ahead of the Bengal election due by May. He said he felt helpless about the political violence in his state.
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PM Praises Citizenship Bill As He Launches BJP's Poll Campaign In Bengal
From a packed ground in West Bengal's Thakurnagar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today kick started the BJP's campaign in the state for the Lok Sabha elections, due by May. In a short address, PM Modi spoke about the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, and urged the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government to support it in Rajya Sabha.
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For Rajya Sabha Deputy Post, Congress Accepts Mamata Banerjee's Lead
Sukhendu Shekhar Roy, from Mamata Banerjee's party - Trinamool Congress - is likely to be the opposition candidate for the post of Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson, which is set for a contest, if the government decides to field a candidate.
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Rajya Sabha Elections 2018: CPM's Allegations Of Age Discrepancy Defamatory, Says Abhishek Manu Singhvi
Congress Rajya Sabha candidate from West Bengal Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Thursday termed CPM's allegations of inconsistency in his age mentioned in the affidavits for the coming polls, as malicious and unfounded and alleged that they are demanding to scrap his candidature, to avoid obvious defeat.
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In Offer For Congress, Mamata Banerjee's Plan To Tackle BJP, Isolate Left
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls due next year, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has sent a clear hint to the Congress for a possible tie-up. The Trinamool Congress chief today announced that her party would support Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi in Rajya Sabha elections from the state.
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Mamata Banerjee Extends Support To Congress Candidate For Rajya Sabha Polls
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today extended her party's support to Congress candidate Pradip Bhattacharya for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.
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Mamata Banerjee, Winning 5 Bengal Rajya Sabha Seats, Suggests Meira Kumar For The 6th
From one of the most predictable elections of all, one out of six seats from West Bengal to the Upper House of parliament has suddenly put several political parties in a spin. The Bihar drama is only adding to the confusion over that seat. The other five are virtually in the bag for the Trinamool, given its huge majority in the state Assembly.
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Trinamool Congress wins four Rajya Sabha seats in West Bengal; Congress bags two in Assam, three in Andhra Pradesh
Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress bagged four of the five Rajya Sabha seats that were up for grab from West Bengal in an election marred by allegations of horsetrading, and even abduction. The fifth seat was won by the CPM.
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Congress asks its candidate to withdraw Rajya Sabha nomination from West Bengal
Apparently under pressure from Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee, the Congress today asked its candidate Abdul Mannan to withdraw from the Rajya Sabha elections in West Bengal.
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Trinamool won't back Congress for Rajya Sabha polls
The Trinamool Congress has decided not to support the Congress nominee in West Bengal for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls, state Congress chief Pradip Bhattacharya on Tuesday said. On March 30, five Rajya Sabha members from the state would be elected to fill up vacancies arising on April 2.
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Situation Conducive For Bypolls In West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said her government has informed the Election Commission that the state was prepared to hold the pending by-elections to seven assembly seats.
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"Didi Vs All": Sena Says Won't Fight In Bengal, Will Back Mamata Banerjee
The Shiv Sena today declared its backing for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the upcoming state Assembly election. Calling her the "real Bengal tigress", the Maharashtra-based party's senior leader and Rajya Sabha member, Sanjay Raut, today said it will not be contesting what appears to be a "Didi Vs All" fight this time. The West Ben...
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Trinamool's Dinesh Trivedi Quits As MP, BJP Says He's Welcome
Trinamool Congress leader Dinesh Trivedi announced his resignation in parliament today, adding to a series of dramatic exits from Mamata Banerjee's party ahead of the Bengal election due by May. He said he felt helpless about the political violence in his state.
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PM Praises Citizenship Bill As He Launches BJP's Poll Campaign In Bengal
From a packed ground in West Bengal's Thakurnagar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today kick started the BJP's campaign in the state for the Lok Sabha elections, due by May. In a short address, PM Modi spoke about the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, and urged the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government to support it in Rajya Sabha.
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For Rajya Sabha Deputy Post, Congress Accepts Mamata Banerjee's Lead
Sukhendu Shekhar Roy, from Mamata Banerjee's party - Trinamool Congress - is likely to be the opposition candidate for the post of Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson, which is set for a contest, if the government decides to field a candidate.
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Rajya Sabha Elections 2018: CPM's Allegations Of Age Discrepancy Defamatory, Says Abhishek Manu Singhvi
Congress Rajya Sabha candidate from West Bengal Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Thursday termed CPM's allegations of inconsistency in his age mentioned in the affidavits for the coming polls, as malicious and unfounded and alleged that they are demanding to scrap his candidature, to avoid obvious defeat.
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In Offer For Congress, Mamata Banerjee's Plan To Tackle BJP, Isolate Left
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls due next year, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has sent a clear hint to the Congress for a possible tie-up. The Trinamool Congress chief today announced that her party would support Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi in Rajya Sabha elections from the state.
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Mamata Banerjee Extends Support To Congress Candidate For Rajya Sabha Polls
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today extended her party's support to Congress candidate Pradip Bhattacharya for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.
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Mamata Banerjee, Winning 5 Bengal Rajya Sabha Seats, Suggests Meira Kumar For The 6th
From one of the most predictable elections of all, one out of six seats from West Bengal to the Upper House of parliament has suddenly put several political parties in a spin. The Bihar drama is only adding to the confusion over that seat. The other five are virtually in the bag for the Trinamool, given its huge majority in the state Assembly.
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Trinamool Congress wins four Rajya Sabha seats in West Bengal; Congress bags two in Assam, three in Andhra Pradesh
Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress bagged four of the five Rajya Sabha seats that were up for grab from West Bengal in an election marred by allegations of horsetrading, and even abduction. The fifth seat was won by the CPM.
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Congress asks its candidate to withdraw Rajya Sabha nomination from West Bengal
Apparently under pressure from Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee, the Congress today asked its candidate Abdul Mannan to withdraw from the Rajya Sabha elections in West Bengal.
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Trinamool won't back Congress for Rajya Sabha polls
The Trinamool Congress has decided not to support the Congress nominee in West Bengal for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls, state Congress chief Pradip Bhattacharya on Tuesday said. On March 30, five Rajya Sabha members from the state would be elected to fill up vacancies arising on April 2.
