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  West Bengal: TMC worker suffers burns injuries after miscreants try to set him afire

  July 17, 2023 23:27 IST

  The incident once again highlighted that political violence is growing unabatedly in the state despite severe criticism over the law and order situation in Bengal.

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  West Bengal: BJP predicts Mamata govt's collapse in near future, TMC reacts sharply

  July 16, 2023 18:20 IST

  BJP MP Shantanu Thakur said the TMC government will not last beyond five months.

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  ​Bengal panchayat polls: After TMC's massive victory, BJP alleges 'loot' at counting centres

  July 13, 2023 17:06 IST

  The ruling TMC secured victory on all 20 Zila Parishads in the three-tier panchayat system, winning 880 seats, while the BJP emerged as its closest rival which won 31 seats out of the total 928. The Congress-Left Front alliance secured 15 seats while others won the remaining two seats.

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  'Where was BJP's fact-finding team when Manipur was burning?' Mamata Banerjee attacks

  July 12, 2023 18:21 IST

  West Bengal: A BJP fact-finding team arrived in West Bengal on Wednesday to visit areas hit by poll violence. The team said that they will also speak to victims to assess the ground situation.

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  'You have shamed democracy': BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad targets Mamata Banerjee on poll violence

  July 12, 2023 17:04 IST

  BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad, who heads the party's fact-finding delegation, slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on poll violence in just concluded panchayat elections.

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  West Bengal panchayat elections result 2023: Landslide victory for TMC; BJP distant second

  July 12, 2023 20:34 IST

  West Bengal panchayat elections result: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who had suffered an injury during campaigning, extended her gratitude to people for reposing trust in her party.

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  Bengal panchayat polls: State BJP chief sits on dharna, accuses ruling TMC of 'fabricating results'

  July 12, 2023 8:30 IST

  West Bengal panchayat polls: Accusing the ruling TMC of manipulating the results, state BJP president Sukanta Majumdar warned that he will be opting for legal action in the matter.

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  Violence, corruption enemies of Bengal, says Governor CV Ananda Bose

  July 11, 2023 19:31 IST

  West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose's statement has come in the wake of the violence which took place during the recently concluded Panchayat elections in the state.

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  Mamata says TMC resides in hearts of people after big win in panchayat polls; BJP distant second

  July 12, 2023 6:49 IST

  The ruling TMC has won in 30,391 gram panchayat seats, besides leading in 1,767 seats, according to the SEC. Its nearest rival BJP has won 8,239 seats and is leading in 447 seats.

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  West Bengal: 35 crude bombs recovered in Murshidabad on re-polling day of panchayat elections

  July 10, 2023 18:03 IST

  West Bengal: On the re-polling day of the Panchayat elections, 35 crude bombs were recovered from a pond and a field in the Beldanga area of Murshidabad.

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  BJP constitutes four-member fact-finding committee to visit violence-affected areas in Bengal

  July 10, 2023 17:25 IST

  As many as 15 people have been killed in separate violent incidents that took place on Saturday during the panchayat elections in West Bengal.

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  'Darkest hour is just before dawn...'- Bengal Governor after meeting Amit Shah on poll violence

  July 10, 2023 19:40 IST

  15 people have lost their lives in violent incidents that took place in several districts during voting in panchayat elections.

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  Setback for TMC's Abhishek Banerjee as SC refuses to stay probe in West Bengal recruitment scam

  July 10, 2023 14:24 IST

  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) summoned Abhishek Banerjee last month over its investigation in the teacher recruitment scam. Abhishek declined to comply citing political responsibilities.

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  West Bengal panchayat elections HIGHLIGHTS: 70 per cent voter turnout in re-polling at 697 booths

  July 10, 2023 19:46 IST

  West Bengal panchayat elections: The repolling held till 5 pm amid tight security with four central forces personnel deployed in each of those booths.

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  West Bengal SEC orders repolling on Monday in booths where voting declared 'void'

  July 10, 2023 6:26 IST

  West Bengal Panchayat Polls Violence: At least 15 people were killed in violence during polling in West Bengal on Saturday.

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  Bengal panchayat poll: BJP alleges central forces 'deliberately' not deployed in sensitive areas

  July 09, 2023 17:46 IST

  BJP national vice president Dilip Ghosh said had the central forces been deployed in sensitive areas, there would not have been so much violence. TMC hit back and said there is no guarantee that doing so would have prevented the violence.

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  Bengal panchayat elections: Death toll in poll day violence rises to 18 as TMC govt faces criticism

  July 09, 2023 11:47 IST

  Instances of ballot box theft, bloodshed and stone-pelting were reported from across West Bengal on polling day. TMC, BJP, CPI-M and Congress traded blame for the violence in the state.

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  Bengal Panchayat election: Violence, bloodshed mark poll day's end; death toll climbs | 10 Points

  July 09, 2023 0:02 IST

  West Bengal Panchayat poll was held on Saturday, however, the reports of violence and deaths dominated the headlines the entire day. Political parties including the TMC, BJP, and Congress said that they lost their supporters in the violence.

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  West Bengal panchayat poll violence: 'Murders are its guarantee to power', Anurag Thakur slams TMC

  July 08, 2023 19:17 IST

  Anurag Thakur slammed Mamata Banerjee over the violence during the polling of the panchayat election and alleged that TMC considers ‘murders its guarantee to power’.

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  West Bengal panchayat election: Parties condemn violence on poll day, BJP demands President’s Rule

  July 08, 2023 16:21 IST

  The ruling TMC, which said that it lost six of its supporters in the violence, accused the opposition of instigating violence and hit out at the central forces for their failure to provide security to the voters.

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  West Bengal Panchayat election: Man elopes with ballot box, caught on camera | WATCH

  July 08, 2023 12:47 IST

  The polling for the panchayat poll elections is underway.

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  Violence rocks Bengal's panchayat polls, 12 dead amidst allegations of strong-arm tactics

  July 08, 2023 23:59 IST

  West Bengal Panchayat Election HIGHLIGHTS: Violence rocked Bengal's rural polls as voting ended on Saturday leaving 12 people dead, ballot boxes vandalized and bombs thrown at rivals in a number of villages.

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  Panchayat elections in West Bengal today; pre-poll violence puts security in spotlight | Top Points

  July 08, 2023 0:02 IST

  The panchayat elections in West Bengal, which witnessed pre-poll violence leading to deaths, will be held today amid tight security. The Governor has appealed to the people to come out in large numbers and cast their votes.

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  Bengal panchayat polls: CPI(M) demands history sheeters be taken into custody to avoid unrest

  July 07, 2023 19:05 IST

  CPI(M) demanded that the history sheeters be taken into custody to percent the from creating any chaos during voting in the West Bengal panchayat polls on July 8.

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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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  After 'destroying' Kashmir, Manipur, BJP instigating divisive forces in Bengal: Mamata

  July 03, 2023 17:33 IST

  Mamata Banerjee alleged that the BJP is attempting to divide Bengal using 'divisive forces', after 'destroying' Kashmir and Manipur.

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  Congress appears to be serious about fighting BJP at Centre, not in West Bengal: TMC

  July 02, 2023 22:12 IST

  TMC has alleged that West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has never uttered a single word against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

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  West Bengal panchayat polls: Violence continues in the state as TMC worker shot dead

  July 02, 2023 20:58 IST

  Molla was a youth Trinamool activist from Khirishkhali village in Ramachandrakhali panchayat, as per information provided by sources in the victim's family and police.