The West Bengal Panchayat election took place after a long legal battle in the Calcutta High Court and the Supreme Court by the ruling TMC and opposition parties.
The repolls in these booths were held following reports of widespread violence during the panchayat polls on Monday which had claimed at least 12 lives.
West Bengal Panchayat Polls | Around 1,500 security personnel from Assam, Odisha, Sikkim and Andhra Pradesh are in the state to reinforce security arrangements for the polls.
Telugu Desam Party (TDP), YSR Congress, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPIM) and Congress have given separate notices of no-confidence against the BJP-led central government in the Lok Sabha.
The CPI(M)-led Left Front was dethroned by the BJP-IPFT coalition after nearly 25 years in power on March 3.
The Tripura Assembly election results were a "blow" to the Left Front, which was expecting to retain power in the north-eastern state, at least with a thin majority, CPI general secretary Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy said today.
"I thank brothers and sisters of Tripura for their massive support to BJP. This is the victory of PM @narendramodi’s politics of development and his commitment to the welfare of North-Eastern region of India," tweets the BJP president.
The BJP has emerged as the main challenger to the ruling Left Front, which has been in power in the state for the last 25 years.
Polling would be held in 59 of the total 60 seats. Voting in Charilam Assembly constituency would be held on March 12 due to the death of the CPI(M) candidate for the seat, Ramendra Narayan Deb Barma, five days ago.
Polling would be held in 59 of the total 60 seats. Voting in Charilam Assembly constituency would be held on March 12 due to the death of the CPI(M) candidate for the seat, Ramendra Narayan Deb Barma, five days ago.
The 60-seat assembly will see a direct contest between ruling Left and new entrant BJP, as the main Opposition party of the state Congress gasps for funds, leadership and volunteers.
Without naming Rahul Gandhi, he alleged that the Congress chief had put up candidates as 'vote-katva' (cutting into others' votes) to help the CPI(M) government headed by Chief Minister Manik Sarkar to come back to power.
Meanwhile, as a precautionary measure the government has declared holiday for schools. Elaborate security arrangements have been made to prevent any untoward incident.
As many as 72 civilians and 201 security personnel were killed in terrorist violence in Jammu and Kashmir in 2015-17, he said in written reply to a question.
Manmohan Singh asked the Left parties to cooperate with the Congress leadership to fight together against the "divisive" policies of the BJP-led Union government.
Various students bodies, including the the NSUI and the ABVP, today staged protests across the country against the lathi-charge on students in BHU.
Prakash Ambedkar, former Lok Sabha member from Akola in Maharashtra and grandson of B R Ambedkar, is emerging as the top choice of Left parties for the presidential election. He is also the leader of Bharip Bahujan Mahasangh.
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