From Dilip Ghosh to Agni Mitra Paul – What the BJP’s first West Bengal cabinet looked like
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari was sworn in as the chief minister of West Bengal on Saturday.Prime Minister Narendra Modi The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, JP Nadda and…
From red to green to saffron? As Mamata defends her turf, BJP eyes power shift in Bengal
New Delhi: The Bengali ‘manush’ has historically shown deep-rooted political loyalty, often uniting decisively behind a single political force and allowing it to stay in power for long periods of time. In the nearly eight years since…
‘We are forming a Maa, Marti, Manushi government’: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata rejects exit polls giving advantage to BJP
New Delhi: Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee rejected the state’s exit poll projections on Thursday, announced Trinamool Congress A “Government of God, God, and Man” would be formed.Her reaction came after multiple pollsters…
Representatives from 17 countries will witness West Bengal, Tamil Nadu polls under ECI project
ECI concludes second phase of International Election Visitor Program New Delhi: Representatives from 17 countries, including representatives of foreign missions in Delhi, will witness voting in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu on Thursday as part of the…
West Bengal elections 2026: How to vote in the state in 2021—BJP surges in the year
Suvendu Adhikari and Mamata Banerjee (file photo) New Delhi: Trinamool Congress The battle for Bengal has virtually begun as (TMC) and the BJP announce their candidate lists. While the TMC has announced candidates for all 294 seats, the saffron party has…
Bengal in major reshuffle: Election Commission ousts attorney general, Kolkata Communist Party and other top officials a day after poll schedule released
election committee New Delhi: The ruling Trinamool Congress party on Monday walked out of the Union House in protest after the Election Commission (EC) ordered major transfers of top officials in West Bengal. This happened during polling for 37 federal…