West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: Mamata under pressure, BJP on the rise, SIR in focus – Ten charts explained
Suvendu Official; Mamata Banerjee Bengal is full of politics. Take a stroll through the streets of Howrah, Kolkata or any town in the state and you will find tea stalls outhouse (The uncles) debated ideologies, leaders and the future as if every…
Mamata’s big test: Can Didi brand work again in Bangladesh?
New Delhi: When centralized leadership and national narratives dominate politics, Mamata Banerjee As one of the strongest regional governors to resist national trends. She has ruled West Bengal for the past 15 years, defeating her opponents time and time…
West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: Can Mamata Banerjee win without Prashant Kishor’s playbook
New Delhi: On the face of it, the 2026 Assembly elections in West Bengal are proceeding along familiar lines. Mamata Banerjee Once again at the center of fiercely polarized competition, bjpdetermined to turn the 2021 surge into momentum. The themes are…
The Missing Competition: Why the 2026 Election Isn’t About PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi
Archive photos Nearly 174 million voters are preparing to vote in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and pondicherry In the weeks that followed, the familiar outlines of a campaign were clearly visible — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s high-decibel…
‘BJP will take Lakshmi Bandar’s money’: CM Mamata to Bengal women voters
New Delhi: Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee The BJP on Saturday accused the BJP of trying to mislead women voters and warned them not to share bank details, claiming it could lead to financial fraud.Addressing a public rally, Banerjee…
Voting for eight parliamentary seats will take place on April 9 and April 4. twenty three
New Delhi: Polling for eight assembly seats – two each in Maharashtra and Karnataka and one each in Goa, Gujarat, Nagaland and Tripura – will be held on April 9 and April 23. European Community CEC Gyanesh Kumar said bypoll voting in Goa,…
Bengali citizen injured in clashes between BJP workers and TMC cadres
KOLKATA: Bengal Minister Shashi Panja was injured on Saturday during a clash between Trinamool and Trinamool workers near her home in Girish Park. bjp Supporters coming to attend Prime Minister ModiGather here. At least eight policemen and several…
Battle of the rolls: How Mamata vs EC over SIR has set stage for 2026 Bengal assembly elections
The publication of West Bengal’s final electoral rolls on February 28 almost closes the chapter on one of the most acrimonious Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercises in the state’s recent political history. Now remains the aftermath of the political…
Two titans, two models: How Jyoti Basu & Mamata Banerjee defined Bengal politics
This image is used for representation purpose only (AI-generated) On 20 May 2011, it was a humid summer afternoon in Kolkata. Crowds gathered outside Raj Bhavan as Mamata Banerjee took oath as the first woman chief minister of West Bengal. The moment…
‘No Hindu refugee will lose citizenship’: West Bengal’s Amit Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah No “Hindu” refugee will lose his citizenship in West Bengal, he said on Monday while criticizing the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government for opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The state is…