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  Bengal polls 2021: Mamata Banerjee will lose, claims Suvendu Adhikari after casting vote

  April 01, 2021 10:52 IST

  Speaking to reporters, he said that he was confident that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is contesting the elections against him from the Nandigram seat, will lose the polls.

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  80% voting in West Bengal, 73% in Assam in second phase, says EC

  April 03, 2021 7:49 IST

  Polling is underway in the second phase of Assembly elections in Assam and West Bengal amid tight security. Polling is being held for 39 seats in Assam and 30 seats in Bengal.

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  Bengal, Assam set for second phase polling today, all eyes on Nandigram

  April 01, 2021 0:03 IST

  Polling for the second phase of West Bengal and Assam assembly elections in 30 and 39 seats respectively will be held today (April 1). Among many key contests, all eyes will be on high profile Nandigram constituency where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is pitted against her aide turned adversary Suvendu Adhikari.

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  Assam polls second phase: Polling in 39 constituencies on April 1. Check list

  March 31, 2021 21:19 IST

  The stage is all set for the second phase of Assembly elections in Assam on Thursday for 39 of the 126 Assembly constituencies where the electoral fate of 345 candidates, including 26 women aspirants, will be decided.

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  BJP vs TMC war witnesses entry of Rohingya, 'demons' after Mamata's 'Shandilya gotra' remark

  March 31, 2021 20:03 IST

  Mamata Banerjee is now wearing her Hindu identity interspersed with Bengali pride into the business leg of the campaign.

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  'Kaan khol kar sunlo Ajmal...': Won't allow Assam become infiltrators hub again, says Amit Shah

  March 31, 2021 19:44 IST

  Addressing a poll rally in Assam's Sonapur, Amit Shah said that if there is a government of Congress and Badruddin Ajmal, there will be no stop to infiltration

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  Bengal polls second phase: Mamata vs Suvendu in Nandigram and other key contests on April 1

  March 31, 2021 18:29 IST

  Bengal polls second phase will be held on Thursday (April 1) that will witness the most awaited contest in the 8-phased assembly election. Out of 30 constituencies where polling is scheduled, Nandigram is going to be the prime focus.

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  Bengal polls second phase: Polling in 30 constituencies including Nandigram on April 1. Check list

  March 31, 2021 17:06 IST

  Polling for the second phase of West Bengal elections 2021 on 30 assembly constituencies will take place on Thursday (April 1). Earlier, polling on 30 seats in the first phase of Bengal polls was held on Saturday (March 27).

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  'Time has come to unite against BJP': Mamata writes to Sonia, Pawar and others

  March 31, 2021 23:48 IST

  TMC supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in a letter to the heads of other political outfits, senior leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Sharad Pawar, MK Stalin, Tejashwi Yadav, Uddhav Thackeray, Arvind Kejriwal, Naveen Patnaik, saying that the time has come for a united and effective struggle against BJP's attack on democracy and constitution.

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  ‘Unprincipled and insulting’: Owaisi slams Mamata Banerjee’s 'gotra' remark at Nandigram rally

  March 31, 2021 13:39 IST

  Mamata is facing one of the most difficult political challenges of her life. She is facing a stiff challenge from BJP in the poll after helming West Bengal for a decade. 

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  Rahul Gandhi visits Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, targets BJP

  March 31, 2021 13:00 IST

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday visited the famed Kamakhya temple in Guwahati and offered puja.

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  ‘Mamata Banerjee scared of losing’: Giriraj Singh hits back at TMC supremo over 'Gotra' remarks

  March 31, 2021 10:47 IST

  Giriraj Singh has hit back at TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee over her 'gotra' remark made in Nandigram just ahead of the polling.

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  EC orders transfer of two West Bengal police officers

  March 31, 2021 9:47 IST

  In separate letters to the chief secretary and the chief electoral officer of West Bengal on Tuesday, the EC said SDPO, Haldia, Barun Baidya should be replaced by Uttam Mitra. Similarly, Circle Inspector, Mahishadal, Bichitra Bikas Roy should be replaced by Inspector, Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench, Sirshendu Das.

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  EC notice to DMK leader A Raja for derogatory remarks against Tamil Nadu CM

  March 30, 2021 23:22 IST

  The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to DMK leader A Raja for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami during an election campaign.  

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  High-octane electoral campaign for 2nd phase of Bengal, Assam polls ends; stage set for voting

  March 30, 2021 23:13 IST

  A high-octane electoral campaign for the second phase of West Bengal and Assam assembly polls ended Tuesday evening, setting the stage for the voting on April 1.

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  In Tamil Nadu, PM Modi dubs A Raja 'outdated 2G missile', slams Cong-DMK for 'anti-women' mindset

  March 30, 2021 18:32 IST

  While NDA's agenda is development, the Congress and DMK have their own 'dynasty agenda,' PM Modi said addressing a rally in Dharapuram.

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  Who will be CM of Bengal if BJP wins? Dilip Ghosh drops big hint

  March 30, 2021 17:31 IST

  Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi heaped praise on Dilip Ghosh saying that a state president like him is the pride of the party as he had sacrificed a lot in his personal life to work for the party.

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  UP: 1 killed in pre-Panchayat poll violence

  March 30, 2021 14:37 IST

  Pre-Panchayat poll violence has begun in Uttar Pradesh, where the elections are scheduled to be held from April 15.

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  UP Panchayat Polls: How Kejriwal's AAP is aiming to build up its brand in hinterlands

  March 30, 2021 14:35 IST

  AAP leaders in the state are optimistic that the party would get a good response from the people.  

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  Didi will face big defeat in Nandigram, says Amit Shah as he holds mega roadshow | EXCLUSIVE

  March 30, 2021 14:11 IST

  Suvendu Adhikari will win in Nandigram with a massive margin. Didi (Mamata Banerjee) will face big defeat, Amit Shah told India TV.

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  'Like Judas betrayed Jesus Christ...': PM Modi attacks Vijayan govt over gold smuggling case

  March 30, 2021 12:54 IST

  PM Modi, who addressed a rally in Palakkad while campaigning for BJP candidate 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan, said that people of Kerala are aware of the 'match-fixing' between the LDF and UDF.

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  ECI issues notices to Assam newspapers over BJP advertisement

  March 30, 2021 7:51 IST

  The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued notices to eight newspapers of Assam which carried an advertisement of the BJP in the form of a headline claiming that the party will win all 47 seats where elections were held in the first phase on Saturday.

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  PM Narendra Modi to address election rally in Puducherry

  March 30, 2021 6:32 IST

  This is the Prime Minister's second visit to Puducherry to campaign for the NDA candidates after having addressed a poll rally on February 25 after unveiling several centrally sponsored development projects that day.

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  BJP's Suvendu Adhikari harbouring criminals to create violence during phase 2 of Bengal polls: TMC

  March 29, 2021 23:24 IST

  The Trinamool Congress on Monday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission, alleging that Nandigram BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari is harbouring criminals and putting them up in different hotels and guest houses of West Bengal.

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  Bitter war of words between Mamata Banerjee, Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram: Who said what

  March 29, 2021 23:27 IST

  The poll campaigning at Nandigram reached its crescendo and there was a bitter war of words Monday between the main rivals - Trinamool Congress' Mamata Banerjee and BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, her close follower-turned-political foe.

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  BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari's convoy allegedly blocked by TMC workers in Bengal

  March 29, 2021 20:32 IST

  ​BJP candidate from Nandigram, Suvendu Adhikari's convoy was allegedly blocked by workers of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the Asadtala area of the constituency on Monday.

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  'They attacked me...but I'm a Royal Bengal tiger': Mamata Banerjee's diatribe against BJP

  March 29, 2021 17:51 IST

  Mamata, who was addressing a rally in Nandigram, said that she would respond like a Royal Bengal tiger.

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  Ahead of high-stakes phase II Bengal polls, Mamata Banerjee holds roadshow in Nandigram

  March 29, 2021 12:26 IST

  Nandigram will witness the most high-profile contest in the second phase of the state assembly elections to be held on April 1 with the Chief Minister taking on her former ministerial colleague Suvendu Adhikari, who had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in December last year.