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Withdrawing from repoll as CM promised special package for Falta: TMC’s Jahangir Khan
Falta: TMC’s Falta candidate Jahangir Khan on Tuesday, May 19 announced he was withdrawing from the May 21 re-election in the assembly segment, stating that Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari‘s promise of a…
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West Bengal govt clears prosecution of ex-RG Kar principal
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Monday, May 18, sanctioned the prosecution of former R G Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh in connection with a case of financial irregularities…
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Suvendu Adhikari PA’s death case: 3 sharpshooters arrested in UP
Kolkata: Three persons were arrested from Uttar Pradesh in connection with the killing of Chandranath Rath, an aide of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, police said on Monday, May 11. The…
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TMC says its panchayat member found dead in Hooghly, BJP denies role
Kolkata: The body of a man was found in Hooghly district on Sunday, May 10, with the TMC claiming that he was a party panchayat member and alleging that the number of…
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Bengal Muslims weigh first BJP govt amid caution, pragmatism
Kolkata: As dusk settled over Metiabruz in southwest Kolkata on Saturday May 9, television screens inside crowded restaurants replayed visuals of Suvendu Adhikari taking oath as West Bengal’s first BJP chief minister,…
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TMC faces existential crisis after BJP’s Bengal breakthrough
Kolkata: On a humid Saturday evening, barely hours after Suvendu Adhikari took oath as West Bengal’s first BJP chief minister at the Brigade Parade Grounds, the mood at several TMC offices across…
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BJP supporters flood Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Grounds for CM oath ceremony
Kolkata: Jubilant scenes unfolded at the Brigade Parade Grounds in Kolkata on Saturday, May 9, as thousands gathered for the swearing-in ceremony of West Bengal’s first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, with…
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Mamata updates bio on X, Facebook after Bengal poll defeat
Kolkata: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday, May 9, updated her profile on social media platforms X and Facebook and described herself as “Founder Chairperson, All India Trinamool Congress.…
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Suvendu Adhikari to take oath as West Bengal’s first BJP CM today
New Delhi: Suvendu Adhikari is set to be sworn in on Saturday, May 9, as West Bengal’s first BJP Chief Minister at a ceremony to be held at Brigade Parade Ground. Prime…
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Who is Suvendu Adhikari, set to become Bengal’s first BJP Chief Minister
Kolkata: Having served as the Leader of Opposition and the Leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari is all set to swear in as the…
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More anti-Muslim attacks reported in West Bengal after BJP win
It has been four days since the far-right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party won the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections. As the previous Cabinet led by Mamata Banerjee has officially been dissolved as of Thursday,…
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Bengal Assembly dissolved, Mamata Banerjee maintains CM tag on social media
Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee is officially now a “former Chief Minister” of West Bengal, following Governor R.N. Ravi’s announcement of the dissolution of the state Legislative Assembly, which also means the automatic end…
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BJP MLAs meet to elect new West Bengal CM, Suvendu Adhikari to grab spot
Kolkata: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislature party is scheduled to meet in Kolkata on Friday, May 8, in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to formally elect its leader,…
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I heard groans, then gunshots: BJP MLA recounts final call with Suvendu aide
Kolkata: BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh on Thursday claimed he heard gunshots during a phone conversation with Chandranath Rath, a close aide of Suvendu Adhikari, moments before the latter was shot dead near…
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After twin wins, Adhikari to drop one seat; BJP to decide which
Kolkata: Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, who defeated outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in her Bhabanipur seat while retaining Nandigram in one of Bengal’s most politically significant electoral victories, on Wednesday said…
