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  BJP candidate Pranat Tudu attacked in Bengal's Jhargram by miscreants during 6th phase voting

  May 25, 2024 20:30 IST

  A BJP candidate in West Bengal was attacked allegedly by miscreants when he tried to visit an election booth in Monlapota.after reports that some BJP voters were not allowed to vote.

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  ECI refutes TMC's allegations of EVM tampering in West Bengal polls

  May 25, 2024 16:26 IST

  The Election Commission of India swiftly denied the Trinamool Congress's allegations of EVM tampering in Bankura's Raghunathpur. The Chief Electoral Office of West Bengal clarified that all ECI norms were followed and the process was conducted under CCTV coverage.

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  B'desh MP 'honey trapped' before murder by illegal immigrant in Kolkata, body skinned and chopped

  May 24, 2024 14:59 IST

  Jihad Hawladar, an illegal immigrant from Mumbai, has been apprehended by authorities, after which he reportedly confessed to his involvement in the murder of the Bangladeshi MP. Anwarul Azim was smothered to death, his body skinned and chopped to pieces before being disposed of in Kolkata.

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  Wengal Governor criticises Mamata over Nandigram violence, directs her to submit action-taken report

  May 24, 2024 12:45 IST

  A woman BJP worker from the Scheduled Caste community was killed in Nandigram on Wednesday night, triggering large-scale protests by saffron party activists there, police said. The region, considered to be the backyard of Suvendu Adhikari, is scheduled to vote on May 25.

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  TMC complaints EC against Bengal Governor for wearing BJP logo at Kolkata event amid MCC

  May 23, 2024 18:33 IST

  Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission against West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose, accusing him of canvassing for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and violating constitutional norms.

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  Calcutta HC cancels all OBC certificates issued by Bengal govt after 2010, Mamata reacts

  May 22, 2024 16:43 IST

  In her first reaction after Calcutta High Court's decision, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that they would not accept this order and added these are games before the elections.

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  Mamata Banerjee assures visits during Election Campaign, says 'I will visit Sandeshkhali too'

  May 21, 2024 16:26 IST

  Mamata Banerjee accused BJP of orchestrating conspiracy in Sandeshkhali, which falls under the Basirhat seat in North 24 Parganas district. Referring to social media videos, she claimed that a local BJP leader made women sign blank papers that were later used as false complaints against TMC leaders.

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  Abhijit Gangopadhyay, BJP's Tamluk candidate, barred from campaigning for 24 hours from May 21

  May 21, 2024 14:30 IST

  Abhijit Gangopadhyay barred from campaigning: The poll panel acted on a complaint by the Trinamool Congress against Gangopadhyay for his remarks against Banerjee while addressing a public meeting held on May 15 in Haldia.

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  'I was and I am member of RSS,' says Calcutta HC judge Chitta Ranjan Dash in his farewell speech

  May 21, 2024 8:41 IST

  Justice Dash said that he had distanced himself from the organisation for about 37 years because of the work he undertook.

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  Calcutta High Court criticises Election Commission for inaction on TMC complaints

  May 20, 2024 23:30 IST

  TMC had accused the BJP of circulating offensive advertisements that violated electoral guidelines. Despite multiple complaints, the Election Commission did not take timely or appropriate action, according to the court.

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  Congress will snatch properties and give to those involved in 'Vote Jihad': PM Modi at Bengal rally

  May 20, 2024 17:18 IST

  While addressing a rally on April 29, Samajwadi Party (SP) functionary and Congress leader Salman Khurshid's niece, Maria Alam, called for "Vote Jihad" in favour of the I.N.D.I.A bloc candidate from the Farrukhabad Lok Sabha seat, Naval Kishore Shakya.

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  'TMC's agent': Kharge's posters defaced in front of WB Congress HQ after Adhir snubbed over Mamata

  May 20, 2024 7:54 IST

  Mallikarjun Kharge's posters were defaced in front of the West Bengal Congress headquarters in Kolkata and "TMC's agent" was written. This comes after Kharge snubbed Adhir over his remarks on Mamata Banerjee's loyalty to the Opposition's I.N.D.I.A bloc.

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  Jhargram MP Kunar Hembram, who recently resigned from BJP, joins TMC

  May 19, 2024 19:05 IST

  Significantly, contesting on a BJP ticket for the first time in 2019, Hembram secured the victory for the party. He defeated the TMC’s Birbaha Soren by a margin of 11,767 votes, however, but was not nominated by the party this year.

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  Mamata abusing Hindu organisations to appease Muslim fundamentalists: PM Modi at West Bengal rally

  May 19, 2024 17:12 IST

  Amid the campaigning for the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reached Bishnupur in West Bengal. Earlier he addressed a public rally in Purulia. Both the constituencies will go to polls on May 25.

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  TMC pointing fingers at women suffering atrocities, opposing CAA to appease vote bank: PM Modi

  May 19, 2024 14:02 IST

  PM Narendra Modi addressed an election rally in West Bengal's Purulia on Sunday. He slammed the TMC and Congress terming both parties as two sides of the same coin.

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  West Bengal: Sandeshkhali TMC worker detained for 'molesting' minor girl

  May 19, 2024 10:14 IST

  The girl, a Class-8 student, managed to escape and started shouting for help as family members and neighbours came out, police said, quoting the complaint.

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  Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 'BJP will not even cross 200 seats', says Mamata Banerjee

  May 19, 2024 10:00 IST

  Lok Sabha Elections 2024: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee claimed that some monks of a monastic order in Asansol had asked their devotees to vote for one particular party.

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  EC censures TMC's Humayun Kabir for statements on religious lines

  May 18, 2024 22:36 IST

  Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Earlier this month, the TMC legislator during his speech allegedly threatened voters and rival parties while addressing an election rally in West Bengal's Murshidabad.

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  EC issues show-cause notice to BJP's Bengal chief Sukanta Majumdar over advertisements targeting TMC

  May 18, 2024 20:20 IST

  The development has come on the day when the campaign for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections has ended. In the upcoming phase, 49 seats across 8 States, UTs are going for polls.

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  Kolkata Police books three Raj Bhavan staffers in molestation case against Governor CV Ananda Bose

  May 18, 2024 14:47 IST

  Last week, Governor Bose launched an initiative enabling any citizen of the state, with the exceptions of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the state police, to access the CCTV footage of the incident on sending him an email or making a call to the Raj Bhavan.

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  CBI sets up temporary camp in Dhamakhali to address Sandeshkhali violence complaints

  May 17, 2024 23:42 IST

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has set up a temporary camp office in Dhamakhali to handle complaints and expedite investigations related to the prolonged unrest in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal.

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  Mamata supporting INDIA bloc to maintain her relevance in national politics: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

  May 16, 2024 23:43 IST

  Congress Bengal chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's remark follows Banerjee's May 15 announcement that her party will extend support to the opposition I.N.D.I.A bloc from outside to form the government at the Centre.

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  West Bengal: 12 including two minors die after lightning strikes Malda, two others injured

  May 16, 2024 21:11 IST

  The deceased in the horrific lightening strike incident include two minors and a couple. the district administration has announced a compensation of Rs. 2 lakh each for the families of deceased.

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  'Will support I.N.D.I.A bloc from outside to form govt': Mamata Banerjee reveals her plan

  May 15, 2024 17:36 IST

  Earlier, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee in January announced that her party would contest the Lok Sabha polls in the state "alone", but would continue to be part of the I.N.D.I.A bloc at the national level.

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  Amit Shah slams Opposition in Bengal, asserts 'PoK belongs to India and we will take it' | VIDEO

  May 15, 2024 14:07 IST

  During an election campaign in West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a blistering attack on the Opposition. He also reiterated that India will take back Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

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  'After 4 phases of polling, I can say PM Modi has already won 270 seats,' affirms Shah in Bengal

  May 14, 2024 17:27 IST

  Union Home Minister Amit Shah also asserted that India's journey of development and glory will continue uninterrupted under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and people of Varanasi will bless him with a record margin of victory again.

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  TMC writes to EC over poll code violation, says 'MCC is now Modi Code of Conduct'

  May 14, 2024 17:16 IST

  TMC's Rajya Sabha MPs Saket Gokhale and Sagarika Ghose claimed that PM Modi was not being held accountable for the violations of the Model Code of Conducts.

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  BJP-TMC workers clashed during voting in West Bengal, Dilip Ghosh's car vandalised

  May 13, 2024 23:56 IST

  In the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections, 8 of total 42 Lok Sabha seats of West Bengal went to poll on May 13. These constituencies included, Baharampur, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat, Bardhaman – Purba, Bardhaman – Durgapur, Asansol, Bolpur, Birbhum.