Elections

Bengal polls: EC rules out malpractice, imposes curbs at strongrooms

Kolkata: A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee spent hours at the EVM strongroom of her Bhabanipur constituency, alleging possibilities of malpractices, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal on Friday,…
TMC–BJP clash at Kolkata counting centre; Mamata monitors strong room

Kolkata: A scuffle broke out between workers of the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) outside the counting centre at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on Thursday, April 30 following…

Day after Bengal polls ends, I-PAC chief gets bail with no objection from ED

Kolkata: A Delhi court on Thursday, April 30, granted Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) co-founder and director Vinesh Chandel bail a day after the West Bengal Assembly elections concluded on Wednesday, April 29.…
Trinamool rejects West Bengal exit polls, cites 2021 miss

Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday, April 29, dismissed exit poll predictions indicating an edge for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the West Bengal Assembly elections, citing past instances where such…
Who will win Bengal, Assam, TN, Kerala, Puducherry? Here’s what exit polls say

With elections coming to a close in West Bengal on Wednesday, April 29, as well as in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry, all eyes are now on exit poll predictions, with…
BJP’s Pravesh Wahi elected Delhi mayor

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillor from Rohini East, Pravesh Wahi, was elected mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Wednesday, April 29. Wahi secured 156 votes, with 14…
Kolkata Port voter drop raises uncertainty for TMC stronghold

Kolkata: A sharp decline in the number of voters following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has injected an element of uncertainty into the Kolkata Port Assembly constituency, considered a…

Bengal polls: Kejriwal urges 27 lakh deleted voters to support TMC

Kolkata: AAP leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday, April 26, alleged that BJP-EC conspiracy led to the deletion of the names of 27 lakh voters from the West…
BJP wiped out Mamata’s govt in the first phase of polls: Amit Shah

Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday, April 26, said the BJP will end “goonda raj” and “syndicate raj” in West Bengal if the party comes to power in the state.…
Bengal polls: Mamata carries out padyatra in Kolkata’s Bhabanipur

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday, April 26, led a ‘padyatra’ in her Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in south Kolkata, accompanied by thousands of party supporters, as the election campaign…
TMC will uproot BJP, come back to power Bengal with 225 seats: Abhishek Banerjee

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday, April 25, asserted that his party will return to power in West Bengal after winning 225-odd seats in the 294-member assembly. Addressing…
ECI rules out re-poll in TN, West Bengal after scrutiny

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Saturday, April 25, said that no re-poll has been recommended in either Tamil Nadu or West Bengal after the completion of scrutiny of the…
Rahul Gandhi to hold West Bengal rallies today after rescheduling dispute

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to address election rallies in West Bengal on Saturday, April 25, with public meetings scheduled in Kolkata and Serampore after an earlier setback when…
No repoll recommended in any of Tamil Nadu’s polling stations

Chennai: No repoll has been recommended in any of the 75,064 polling stations across Tamil Nadu where voting was held on April 23, officials said on Friday, April 24. Sources citing officials…
SC declines relief to 65 Bengal election duty officers whose names were deleted in SIR

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, April 24, refused to entertain pleas filed by several individuals from West Bengal, including 65 persons on election duty, against the deletion of their names…