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  Only BJP can stop infiltration; Mamata's secularism fake: Amit Shah

  April 17, 2021 19:18 IST

   Speaking at public rallies at Ausgram in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district and Chapra in Nadia district, the senior BJP leader alleged that infiltrators serve as the votebank of the TMC.

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  Mamata claims her phone is being tapped, to order CID probe

  April 17, 2021 16:57 IST

  A day after a purported audio tape in which she is heard proposing a rally with the bodies of Cooch Behar firing victims- surfaced, West Bengal ChiefMinister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that her phone is being tapped and said she will order a CID probe into it.

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  Bengal polls: EC puts off Jangipur seat voting following RSP candidate's death

  April 17, 2021 14:28 IST

  The Election Commission would announce a fresh poll schedule for the seat in the coming days, officials said.

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  BJP urges EC to scan 'Mamata audio clip' on rally with Cooch Behar victims' bodies

  April 17, 2021 13:53 IST

  Four persons died near a booth in the Sitalkuchi constituency of Cooch Behar district as central forces opened fire allegedly after coming under attack from locals, who "attempted to snatch their rifles, amid the voting exercise for the fourth phase of elections on April 10.

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  Voting underway for Pandharpur-Mangalvedha assembly bypoll in Maharashtra

  April 17, 2021 11:20 IST

  The ruling NCP and opposition BJP are in a direct fight in this bypoll, which was necessitated following the death NCP legislator Bharat Bhalke due to post-COVID complications. 

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  Polling underway for Telangana's Nagarjunasagar Assembly bypoll

  April 17, 2021 10:45 IST

  Officials said polling is being held at 346 centres in the constituency in Nalgonda district.

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  Voting underway for bypolls to 1 Lok Sabha, 2 assembly seats in Karnataka

  April 17, 2021 10:20 IST

  Among voters from all three segments, over 11.37 lakh are men and over 11.22 lakh are women.

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  FIR registered against Mamata Banerjee for instigating Sitalkuchi violence

  April 17, 2021 8:23 IST

  The complainant attached a statement made by the Chief Minister where she said: "The people and women of the area, be ready to pounce upon the paramilitary forces will your brooms, ladles, sticks and spuds. One team should surround the forces, another team should vote."

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  Bengal records 78% voter turnout till 5 pm in fifth phase

  April 17, 2021 20:54 IST

  The polling for the fifth phase of West Bengal assembly elections across 45 assembly segments concluded on Saturday amid tight security.

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  Bengal election phase 5 voting on 45 seats today, 342 candidates in fray

  April 17, 2021 0:08 IST

  Over one crore voters in West Bengal will decide the political fate of 342 candidates today (April 17), when 45 assembly constituencies go to polls in the fifth phase, amid a raging second wave of COVID-19.

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  Mamata's purported conversation with TMC nominee after Sitalkuchi firing stirs row

  April 16, 2021 20:33 IST

  The TMC described the audio clip as "bogus" claiming such a conversation never took place. 

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  No poll campaign between 7pm-10am, election silence extended to 3 days in remaining Bengal phases

  April 16, 2021 20:09 IST

  In view of the pandemic, the Election Commission (EC) has curtailed the timing of the campaign up to 7 PM. It also said there shall not be any campaign between 7 PM and 10 AM on campaign day. The silence period extended from 48 hours to 72 hours in each of the remaining three phases in West Bengal.

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  Mamata blames BJP for Covid surge in state, says will ask EC to stop outsiders entry during campaign

  April 16, 2021 18:06 IST

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday she will call upon the Election Commission to stop the BJP from bringing "outsiders" during campaigning, squarely blaming the saffron party for exacerbating the COVID-19 situation in the state.

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  EC bans Dilip Ghosh from campaigning for 24 hours over Sitalkuchi remarks

  April 15, 2021 19:36 IST

  BJP West Bengal chief Dilip Ghosh banned from campaigning for 24 hours starting 7 pm Thursday over his Sitalkuchi remarks.

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  Remaining phases of Bengal polls to be clubbed into one? Here's what Election Commission has to say

  April 15, 2021 17:22 IST

  The election commission on Thursday ended all speculations regarding clubbing the remaining phases of the Bengal assembly elections 2021. Elections in the state are taking place in 8 phases out of which polling for the first four phases has already taken place. The counting of votes will be held on May 2.

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  Kerala Polls 2021: Sparks start to fly, fireworks not far behind

  April 15, 2021 15:30 IST

  Incidentally, this is perhaps the first Assembly election in which the ruling government came out with a hashtag that they will become the first government to retain office in the state. The campaign was led by none other than Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan himself.

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  Bengal polls 2021: Rezaul Haque, Congress candidate from Samsherganj, dies of Covid-19

  April 15, 2021 10:58 IST

  Bengal polls 2021: Rezaul Haque, Congress candidate from Samserganj assembly seat in Murshidabad district, has passed away due to Covid-19.

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  UP Panchayat Chunav: Over 61 per cent voting recorded in first phase

  April 15, 2021 21:36 IST

  UP Panchayat Chunav 2021: Four people suffered minor injuries in a clash between two groups at a booth in Agra, but the polling was largely peaceful in the state.

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  Bengal polls: Efforts on to stop me from campaigning, says Mamata after end of ban on canvassing

  April 14, 2021 6:50 IST

  The Election Commission had barred Banerjee from campaigning for 24 hours from Monday 8 pm for her remarks against the central forces and a statement that had alleged religious overtones.

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  Didi frustrated, TMC's defeat in West Bengal imminent: Rajnath Singh | Exclusive

  April 14, 2021 0:00 IST

  Rajnath Singh has said that Mamata Banerjee's decision to question the Election Commission order to ban her from campaigning is not justified.

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  BJP leader Rahul Sinha barred from campaigning, Dilip Ghosh gets EC notice

  April 13, 2021 13:18 IST

  Bengal Polls 2021: Election Commission has banned BJP leader Rahul Sinha from campaigning in any manner for next 48 hours.

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  Mamata Banerjee stages dharna to protest against EC's ban order

  April 13, 2021 16:34 IST

  The Election Commission has barred Mamata Banerjee from any kind of campaigning for 24 hours. Banerjee is protesting against the ECI's ban at the Gandhi Statue in Kolkata.

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  Bengal polls: 14 bombs recovered in Murshidabad ahead of fifth phase polls

  April 13, 2021 7:46 IST

  Polling for the first four phases has been concluded in West Bengal. The fifth and sixth phases of the ongoing elections will take place on April 17 and April 22. The counting of votes will take place on May 2.

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  In letter to EC, TMC seeks strict action against BJP leaders for 'inflammatory' remarks

  April 13, 2021 6:34 IST

  Amid the polling for the fourth phase of assembly elections on Saturday, four persons were killed in Sitalkuchi area of Cooch Behar when CISF personnel opened fire allegedly after coming under attack from locals who had "attempted to snatch their rifles".

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  TMC spreading lies about NRC, it will have no impact on Gorkhas: Amit Shah

  April 12, 2021 20:57 IST

  Amit Shah has alleged that the Trinamool Congress is lying about the possible fallout of NRC on the Gorkhas in order to create fear among them.

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  BJP tweaks Bengal campaign plan, to hold over 2,000 'potho sabhas' in greater Kolkata region

  April 13, 2021 0:01 IST

  Adding a completely new dimension to campaigning for the remaining four phases of polls, the saffron party will be holding 'potho sabhas' (street corner meetings) focusing on 40 constituencies spread across the greater Kolkata region.

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  PM Modi's convoy clears way for 2 ambulances in Bengal

  April 12, 2021 21:53 IST

  Two ambulances carrying patients were allowed to take the same route through which PM Modi's cavalcade was passing.

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  Congress candidate in TN Assembly polls, Madhava Rao dies of COVID-19

  April 11, 2021 14:34 IST

  Congress party's Srivilliputhur constituency candidate in the April 6 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, P S W Madhava Rao died on Sunday due to COVID-19 complications, his family said.