Supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday celebrated securing a majority in the West Bengal assembly elections in Kolkata. (Ani photo) West Bengal has turned to saffron. Mamata Banerjee15 years of rule has ended, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)bjp) is ready to form the first government of the state.So what prompted a decisive political … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday reprimanded the West Bengal government for sporadically rushing to court on “vague and irrelevant” reasons to delay the completion of particularly intensive revisions of the state electoral roll to hasten election results. SC Judicial officials from Jharkhand and Odisha have been deployed.“Please do not come to the court … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday passed a “special order” directing the Calcutta High Court to appoint current and former judicial officers of West Bengal as Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) to adjudicate claims and objections in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the state’s electoral rolls, Live Law reported.The court said the judicial officers … Read more
New Delhi: Supreme Court The deadline for review of claims and objections in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of West Bengal’s electoral roll was extended on Monday and a personal affidavit of the state’s police chief was sought over allegations that election officials faced threats, violence and obstruction during the elections. A bench comprising Chief … Read more
