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  West Bengal Panchayat Chunav Violence: Violence erupts on counting day

  News | July 11, 2023 11:34 IST

  West Bengal Panchayat Chunav Violence: Violence erupts on counting day

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  Bengal Panchayat Election: Democracy 'blood stained'... why silent anti-Modi?

  News | July 08, 2023 17:58 IST

  Before the final battle of 2024, a big political battle is being fought in Bengal today

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  Aaj Ki Baat: Why is bad situation in West Bengal before panchayat elections?

  Aaj Ki Baat | July 07, 2023 23:54 IST

  Voting is to be held for panchayat elections in Bengal tomorrow….and before voting even today there were reports of violence from many districts of Bengal….a Congress worker has been murdered in Murshidabad…in Coochbehar Firing happened.

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  West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee likely to undergo knee surgery ahead of panchayat polls

  July 06, 2023 13:57 IST

  Mamata Banerjee knee surgery: The TMC supremo is scheduled to visit the state-run SSKM Hospital in the city on Thursday, July 6.

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  West Bengal panchayat polls 2023: "BJP only gives assurance...," says CM Mamata Banerjee

  June 28, 2023 8:48 IST

  West Bengal panchayat polls 2023: Hitting out at the BJP, Mamata said, "Before the Lok Sabha polls BJP assured you that it will reopen all closed tea gardens, but they did not. We will give you patta, land rights in the tea garden areas."

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  822 companies of central forces for West Bengal Panchayat polls, SEC tells Calcutta High Court

  India | June 23, 2023 19:52 IST

  The State Election Commission (SEC) on Friday (June 23) told the Calcutta High Court that a total of 822 companies of central forces have been requisitioned for the July 8 panchayat polls in West Bengal.

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  OPINION | BHAGWANT MANN IN 'AAP KI ADALAT'

  India | June 19, 2023 6:31 IST

  Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, who is the guest this weekend in 'Aap Ki Adalat' spoke on a wide range of questions relating to his second marriage, his alcoholic bouts and the gruesome murder of singer Siddhu Moosewala among other issues.

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  WB Panchayat Results : TMC wins 19,394 gram panchayat seats; BJP distant second with 5,050 seats

  Elections | May 18, 2018 7:32 IST

  On Wednesday, around 68 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the repolls held in 572 booths across the state amid tight security.

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  West Bengal panchayat election 2018 results: Counting of votes for violence-hit polls to begin at 7 am

  Elections | May 17, 2018 0:01 IST

  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.

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  WB panchayat repolls: 68% turnout, voting more or less peaceful

  Elections | May 16, 2018 23:49 IST

  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.

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  West Bengal panchayat elections: Ballot boxes stolen in Malda during repolling

  Elections | May 16, 2018 17:03 IST

  Following sporadic violence during the West Bengal panchayat elections on May 14, 568 booths in the state are undergoing repolling today.

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  West Bengal Panchayat Elections: Bombs and bullets overshadow ballots, leave 12 dead; 73% voter turnout recorded

  Elections | May 14, 2018 23:56 IST

  Polling booths were mainly targeted during the violence after clashes broke out between Trinamool Congress supporters and opposition party workers. Crude bombs were also hurled near several polling stations.

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  West Bengal panchayat elections: 12 killed in violence; 72.5% voter turnout recorded

  Elections | May 14, 2018 19:49 IST

  Sporadic violence and clashes between opposing political groups marred the West Bengal panchayat polls on Monday.

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  Stage set for West Bengal panchayat polls on Monday, massive security plan in place

  Elections | May 13, 2018 23:45 IST

  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.

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  WB Panchayat Polls: Violence-hit campaign ends, voting tomorrow

  Elections | May 13, 2018 7:09 IST

  The panchayat polls witnessed an acrimonious campaign with the opposition accusing the ruling TMC of unleashing a reign of terror during the nomination process for the polls.

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  West Bengal government will have to compensate any panchayat poll violence victims, directs Calcutta High Court

  Elections | May 10, 2018 17:28 IST

  The court's direction came after hearing the petitioners and respondents and taking stock of the deployment of armed forces on the polling day by the state government.  

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  WB panchayat polls: CPI-M denies report on joining hands with BJP, blames TMC for spreading rumours

  Elections | May 09, 2018 10:22 IST

  "Utter lies and rumours spread by TMC to distract from the violence it has unleashed on the Left Front cadres. We categorically deny any such understanding and remain opposed to both the BJP and TMC," Yechury tweeted.

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  WB panchayat polls: Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress wins one-third seats uncontested

  Elections | April 30, 2018 23:09 IST

  The TMC had filed more nominations than the number of seats in all the three tiers.

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  West Bengal panchayat elections to be held on May 14, counting on May 17

  Elections | April 26, 2018 19:27 IST

  The West Bengal State Election Commission on Thursday announced that the panchayat election in the state will be held on a single day on May 14.

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  West Bengal panchayat polls: Accept nominations on WhatsApp, Calcutta HC tells State Election Commission

  Elections | April 25, 2018 8:26 IST

  Justice Subrata Talukdar even directed the SEC secretary to treat the nominations of the nine candidates as valid and said that no fuzziness would be accepted by the court over technicalities.