BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari will file his nomination papers from Nandigram on Friday. Adhikari, who will be taking on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, is expected to be accompanied by Union Ministers Smriti Irani, Dharmendra Pradhan and actor Mithun Chakraborty.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday was taken to another building of SSKM Hospital for further medical tests. Earlier today, in a video message, the Trinamool Congress supremo urged all her supporters to maintain peace.
A case was registered on Thursday over the attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, following a complaint lodged by TMC leader Sheikh Sufian, police said.
The battle of Bengal has now shifted to the battle for Nandigram, where Didi will face her disciple in the fight of the year.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission has sought a detailed report from the West Bengal Chief Secretary and its special observers in the state Ajay Nayak and Vivek Dubey, in regard to the incident.
After scrutiny of nomination papers filed for 30 constituencies in West Bengal's first phase of the assembly election, the authorities found those of 206 candidates valid.
Preliminary medical tests conducted on Banerjee late on Wednesday night detected severe bone injuries in her left ankle and foot, and injuries in her right shoulder, forearm, and neck.
In a written reply to Rajya Sabha, as per the 2011 census, 4,13,670 beggars including 2,21,673 males and 1,91,997 females are residing in India.
EC should make the video of attack public- Kailash Vijayavargiya on Mamata Banerjee Nandigram accident.
Special Observer for the West Bengal assembly elections Ajay Nayak and Special Police Observer Vivek Dubey on Wednesday met senior state government officials and discussed the issue of law and order ahead of the first phase of polling on March 27, a source in the CEO's office said.
The chief minister alleged that when she was coming out from a temple and going towards her car, four-five people suddenly pushed her car’s door and her right leg got stuck in the door, injuring her right knee and ankle in the process.
The Election Commission has sought a detailed report on the incident in which West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee claimed that she suffered an injury after she was pushed by few people during election campaigning in Nandigram.
A day after reciting 'Chandi' while launching her poll campaign for the Nandigram seat, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee offered prayers at Durga Mandir in Shibrampur village on Wednesday.
Earlier on Tuesday, Mamata arrived in Nandigram on a two-day visit. Addressing the party workers, the TMC supremo proudly exclaimed that she is "a Hindu girl" and recited mantras from the Chandi Path.
Mamata Banerjee Chandi Path: Mamata will cross swords with her former close aide-turned-bete noire Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram. She is contesting from the Nandigram seat for the first time after relinquishing the Bhowanipore seat in Kolkata.
Ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) on Wednesday released the list party's 40-star campaigners for the first phase of polling.
The BJP and ruling Trinamool Congress are spearheading intense election campaign in West Bengal with the saffron party deploying its enviable political machinery to capture power in the state which it has never ruled.
Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, Dr S Jaishankar, and Prahlad Patel reach Parliament to participate in BJP parliamentary party meeting.
Ahead of assembly polls, "political fever" is at its peak in West Bengal. A sweet shop in Siliguri is churning out 'mithaiya' etched with logos of political parties. Sweet lovers are intrigued with shop's unique offering. 8-phased elections in West Bengal will start from March 27.
The CM Mamata Banerjee, while making the announcement of the TMC candidates list, said, "I am going to Nandigram on 9th March.
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