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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…
- India
West Bengal discontinues aid to imams, starts free buses for women
Kolkata: Signalling a sharp policy shift, the West Bengal cabinet on Monday, May 18, decided to discontinue religion-based assistance to imams and others, roll out the ‘Annapurna’ financial support scheme for women…
- India
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…
- Kolkata
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…
- Kolkata
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.…
- India
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…
- Kolkata
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,…
- India
TMC leaders, newly elected MLAs at Mamata’s home to discuss future strategy
Kolkata: Senior TMC leaders and newly-elected MLAs gathered at outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s residence here on Wednesday evening for a meeting to discuss their strategy and allocation of responsibilities following the…
- India
Following BJP win, 10 anti-Muslim attacks reported in parts of Bengal
West Bengal: Isolated incidents of hate crimes against the Muslim community have been reported from parts of West Bengal since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept the 2026 Assembly elections in the…
- India
Mamata’s decision not to quit part of her protest against Centre, EC: Raut
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday backed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s decision not to quit after her defeat in the assembly polls, calling it a part of…
- Kolkata
I won’t resign, Bengal poll results not people’s mandate: CM Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: Outgoing West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday, May 5, ruled out stepping down after her party’s defeat in the Assembly polls, claiming that the verdict…
- India
SIR, anti-incumbency, corruption: Asaduddin Owaisi on Mamata Banerjee’s loss
Hyderabad: All India Majlis E Ittehad Ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday, May 5, attributed Mamata Banerjee’s electoral setback in West Bengal to strong anti-incumbency and corruption,…
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Assembly elections results: Is disintegration of the Opposition imminent?
Is the INDIA coalition facing fragmentation? What is its current status and what are the prospects for the future? Following a successful outcome in the 2024 elections, will the coalition reconvene in…
- India
Bengal: Split in minority votes fuels BJP surge in Muslim-majority districts
Kolkata: In an election that has upended West Bengal’s entrenched political arithmetic, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) sweeping victory has drawn its decisive momentum not merely from traditional strongholds but from unexpected…
- India
Mandate of 2026 polls: A stronger right, a new south
Historic upsets. Disconcerting and unexpected winners. That’s the 2026 Assembly election results in four states and a Union Territory in a nutshell. Monday, May 4, results mark such a seismic shift in…
