Writers’ Building, Kolkata: Also known as Mahakaran, it was originally built to provide offices for junior clerks of the British East India Company. KOLKATA: Kolkata’s Writers Building and several other Bengal government offices will turn orange after dusk on Saturday to mark the inauguration day of the first BJP government.The lighting trial took place on … Read more
The Bharatiya Janata Party has chosen Suwendu official As leader of the West Bengal Legislative Party, he will now become the party leader in the state First Chief Minister of the Bharatiya Janata Party. With support from VCK, CPI and CPI(M), Vijay’s TVK has secured a seat to form the Tamil Nadu government and will … Read more
New Delhi: Suvendu Adhikari has been elected as the BJP’s West Bengal chief minister after years of positioning himself as the most powerful anti-Mamata Banerjee face of the BJP in the state. From defeating the Trinamool Congress supremo in his own den to leading the BJP’s aggressive Hindutva-driven campaign, Adhikari has steadily emerged as the … Read more
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari New Delhi: Will Suvendu Adhikari become the next chief minister of West Bengal? The issue gained attention after the long-serving chief suffered a dramatic electoral setback. Mamata Banerjeethe BJP is far ahead in the assembly polls.The Bharatiya Janata Party clearly outperformed Trinamool Congressbecoming the new center of power in … Read more
US President Donald Trump congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his “historic” electoral victory, a White House spokesman said on Tuesday, in an apparent response to the recent round of assembly elections in which the Bharatiya Janata Party swept to victory in West Bengal.White House spokesman Khush Desai spoke of Trump’s enthusiasm for Modi, noting … Read more
In West Bengal’s Natabari constituency, BJP’s Girija Shankar Ray defeated TMC’s Sailen Barma by 34,613 votes. Ray got 1,26,911 votes while Barma got 92,298 votes.Natabari is a general (unreserved) constituency in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal. Candidates for 2026 include Sailen Barma of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Girija Shankar Ray of the Bharatiya Janata … Read more
New Delhi: Tensions rise at vote counting center under West Bengal Chief Minister Bhowanipur Mamata BanerjeeA day before the counting of votes, her TMC claimed that two vehicles flying the BJP flag were allowed to enter a secure place where EVMs were kept.Banerjee’s main opponent in Bhowanipore is Suvendu Adhikari, leader of the Bharatiya Janata … Read more
West Bengal Opposition Leader Suvendu Adhikari expressed concern over the deployment of contract and temporary workers for vote counting in two constituencies, saying it posed a threat to the integrity of the democratic process.Adhikari, who is also the BJP candidate from Bhowanipur, called the move “gravely concerning and a direct attack on the sanctity of … Read more
KHARAGPUR: BJP candidate from Kharagpur Sadar assembly constituency Dilip Ghosh Expressing confidence in the party’s victory in the West Bengal polls, the ruling party Trinamool Congress“Guaranteed Departure”. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Dilip Ghosh said, “It’s time for the TMC to leave… Now Mamata Banerjee has nothing in her hands. Their departure is a certainty”.Ghosh … Read more
Dinesh Trivedi (PTI Photo) New Delhi: India has proposed the appointment of West Bengal BJP functionary Dinesh Trivedi as the next High Commissioner to Bangladesh. According to official sources, the political appointment is awaiting Dhaka’s approval, which is rare in the region. Trivedi (75) has served as a member of the Lok Sabha and the … Read more