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  When did BJP and TMC contest together in West Bengal Assembly polls and what was the result?

  March 17, 2026 22:00 IST

  In the 2006 West Bengal Assembly elections, the BJP and TMC came together for an unlikely pairing to take on the then Left Front's dominance in the state. The instance remains on the only occasion when these two rival parties contested an election as an alliance.

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  West Bengal's electoral map: A decade of dramatic shifts from 2016 to 2021 to 2026 | EXPLAINED

  March 12, 2026 8:44 IST

  West Bengal electoral map: The 2021 elections triggered a political earthquake, as the BJP surged dramatically to 77 seats riding a Hindutva and NRC wave, making major inroads in Junglemahal (across Paschim Medinipur, Jhargram, Purulia, and Bankura with around 30 seats) and North Bengal.

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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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  Bengal bypolls: Nusrat Jahan, Babul Supriyo not on TMC's campaigners' list; Mamata Banerjee to lead

  India | October 09, 2021 7:07 IST

  Meanwhile, the BJP list of campaigners contains names of Union minister Smriti Irani, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma, MP from Bihar Giriraj Singh as heavyweights from outside the state.

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  BJP delegation meets EC; seeks measures for free, fair polls in Bhabanipur

  India | September 28, 2021 14:09 IST

  Earlier on Monday, Dilip Ghosh alleged that he was attacked and abused by TMC workers while campaigning for the Bhabanipur by-poll.

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  TMC ready to take on BJP at pan-India level: Abhishek Banerjee

  India | September 27, 2021 7:42 IST

  Abhishek Banerjee also said the party would never compromise in its fight against the saffron camp.

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  Kolkata Police directs Mithun Chakraborty to appear for questioning over controversial speech

  India | June 28, 2021 7:33 IST

  Kolkata Police on Sunday asked actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty to appear before it on Monday

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  BJP or TMC - Who will win Battle of Bengal?

  Politics | May 01, 2021 23:20 IST

  The marathon eight-phase assembly elections in West Bengal is over and now all eyes are on May 2 when the votes will be counted. The over month-long elections in Bengal witnessed high-pitched and acerbic campaigning from both the ruling Trinamool Congress and the prime challenger Bharatiya Janata Party.

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  India TV-Peoples Pulse Exit Poll for West Bengal predicted a big win for BJP against TMC

  Elections | April 29, 2021 23:22 IST

  The marathon eight-phase assembly elections in West Bengal is over and now all eyes are on May 2 when the votes will be counted. The over month-long elections in Bengal witnessed high-pitched and acerbic campaigning from both the ruling Trinamool Congress and the prime challenger Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). While top leaders of the BJP, including PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, have repeatedly express confidence of the saffron party winning more than 200 seats, CM Mamata Banerjee has also exuded confidence of retaining power in the state where her TMC had dethroned the Left in 2011 for the first time.

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  India TV-Peoples Pulse Bengal Exit Poll from 292 seats BJP likely to win 173-192 seats

  Elections | April 29, 2021 22:00 IST

  India TV-Peoples Pulse Exit Poll for West Bengal has predicted a big win for the BJP against Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress.

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  Bengal Exit poll: TMC likely to win 10-15 seats in 8th phase of Bengal Election

  Elections | April 29, 2021 21:06 IST

  The marathon eight-phase assembly elections in West Bengal is over and now all eyes are on May 2 when the votes will be counted. The over month-long elections in Bengal witnessed high-pitched and acerbic campaigning from both the ruling Trinamool Congress and the prime challenger Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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  Bengal Exit poll: BJP likely to win 13-16 seats in Seventh Phase

  Elections | April 29, 2021 21:20 IST

  India TV-Pepoles Pulse Exit Poll prediction says BJP may get 13-16 seats, TMC may gain with 14-16, Congress may bag 1-2 seats in the seventh phase. Polling was held on 36 seats.

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  India TV Exit poll: BJP may get 24-25 seats in Bengal polls six phase

  Elections | April 29, 2021 20:53 IST

  In the sixth phase, polling was held on 43 seats. Going by the India TV-Peoples Pulse Exit Poll prediction, BJP may get 24-25 seats, TMC may win 12-17 and Congress 1 seat.

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  India TV Exit poll: BJP likely to win 32-36 seats in Bengal Elections

  Elections | April 29, 2021 21:36 IST

  According to India TV-Peoples Pulse Exit Poll prediction, BJP may win 32-36 seats, TMC may bag 3-8 seats, Congress just one seat in the fifth phase. Polling was held on 45 seats.

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  India TV Exit poll: TMC likely to get 11-13, BJP 25-30 and Other 01 in Fourth Phase

  Elections | April 29, 2021 20:17 IST

  BJP may continue to maintain its lead in fourth phase too with respect to the TMC. The saffron party may bag 25-30 seats, TMC may win 11-13, Congress 1 seat, according to India TV-Peoples Pulse Exit Poll predictions. Polling was held on 44 out of 294 seats in the fourth phase.

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  India TV Exit poll: BJP likely to win 16-19,TMC 10-12 in third phase

  Elections | April 29, 2021 20:20 IST

  According to India TV-Peoples Pulse Exit poll, BJP may win 16-19 seats while TMC may bag 10-12 in the third phase of assembly election. However, Congress, others may not be able to win even a single seat.

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  Bengal Polls 2021: Which way will bengal's ‘bhadralok’ vote swing? watch ground report

  Politics | April 26, 2021 23:08 IST

  The bigger question for the BJP, however, is whether it can breach Mamata’s Kolkata fort this time. The city has 11 assembly constituencies, all of which are going to polls in the last two phases on April 26 and 29.

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  Bengal Polls 2021 | BJP polling agent gets allegedly beaten-up by TMC workers in Bardhman

  Politics | April 17, 2021 9:40 IST

  The BJP polling agent on Saturday got allegedly beaten-up by TM workers in Bardhaman. Polling for the fifth phase of election in West Bengal in underway.

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  Bengal polls: ECI to hold all-party meeting in Kolkata over Covid-19 norms in rallies

  India | April 16, 2021 9:27 IST

  The poll body will meet one representative of every political party today to discuss the implementation of COVID norms for upcoming four phases of election.

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  Mamata Banerjee looks everything through glasses of politics: JP Nadda over her Cooch Behar visit

  News | April 13, 2021 22:20 IST

  While speaking to ANI, BJP chief JP Nadda on April 13 said, "She (Mamata Banerjee) can go (to Cooch Behar), it's democracy but she said nothing about Anand Burman, a 22-yr-old youth who was killed.