Balurghat, May 4 (IANS) As early trends in the West Bengal Assembly elections show the BJP taking the lead, Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on Monday said the initial results indicate a major political shift in the state and said that ‘Ram Raj’ is going to be established.Speaking to reporters, Majumdar said, “This is just the beginning. Only two or three rounds have been completed, and postal ballots have also been counted. However, the early trends clearly suggest that a BJP government is lik…
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Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Monday said that the Election Commission of India (ECI) had taken all necessary steps to ensure that polling in the state was conducted in a “free and fair” manner while maintaining law and order throughout the electoral process. Addressing reporters, Agarwal said, “We made all efforts for this election to be free and fair and for maintaining law and order during the voting. We urged the people to take this el…
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) After the first three hours of counting of votes on Monday for the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly elections, the number of constituencies where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates are leading is far more than those where the ruling Trinamool Congress is ahead. Till 11:30 a.m., the trend for 232 of the 293 Assembly constituencies, where counting is on, is available on the Election Commission website. Till the period, BJP candidates are leading in 147 Assembl…
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari is ahead in the high-profile Bhabanipur constituency in south Kolkata in early trends of West Bengal Assembly elections where he is contesting against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. After two rounds of counting, Adhikari is leading by a margin of 1,558 votes. It may be noted that Adhikari is also leading in Nandigram Assembly constituency by a margin of 7,698 votes in East Midnapore district.Speaking to media persons following the early trends, …
Murshidabad, May 4 (IANS) Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) chief Humayun Kabir on Monday said that the counting process for the West Bengal Assembly elections should proceed smoothly and that the Election Commission of India (ECI) should ensure there are no problems. The counting of votes cast in the two-phase Assembly polls in West Bengal began at 8 a.m. on Monday, with postal ballots counted first. Speaking to IANS, Kabir said, “Everything is completely fine at the polling stations. The Electio…
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) The vehicle of Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) legislator-cum-candidate from Asansol (Dakshin) Assembly constituency in West Burdwan district, Agnimitra Paul, was vandalised amid the first phase of voting, allegedly by Trinamool Congress supporters. Annoyed with the incident, Paul remarked that the Trinamool “indulges in violence in every election”.Describing the incident, Paul said, “We had gone to Rahmat Nagar which is a minority area. There we had gone to Rahmat Naga…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Tensions escalated during the first phase of West Bengal Assembly polls after BJP candidate Debashish Ojha’s election agent, Bishwajit Mandal, was allegedly attacked in Birbhum’s Labpur constituency. The incident comes amid reports of sporadic violence and allegations of booth capturing in parts of the state as polling continues.Recounting the incident, Mandal said, “I am an election agent… A few people complained to us that the booth is being captured… On my…
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought a report regarding claims that supporters of the Left were obstructed from voting, as well as concerning a separate incident involving a clash between Trinamool Congress workers and Humayun Kabir, the chairperson of the Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP).According to officials at the Commission, the administration of Murshidabad district has been asked to submit separate reports on these two incidents, which occurred during …
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Tension prevailed outside a polling booth in the Nawada Assembly constituency of West Bengal on Thursday after unrest broke out involving Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) founder, Humayun Kabir, and local Trinamool Congress leaders. The situation turned volatile as Kabir alleged hooliganism by Trinamool workers in what he described as their stronghold, while locals accused him of attempting to create disruption.Amid the chaos, a local resident claimed, “Humayun Kabir …
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) As soon as the 19-minute controversial video came out, Asaduddin Owaisi’s party AIMIM broke its alliance with Humayun Kabir’s party Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP). In the face of controversy, AJUP chairman Humayun Kabir accused Trinamool Congress of making a “deal” against them. He claimed that Trinamool had released a “fake video” in collusion with AIMIM to corner Aam Janata Unnayan Party before the Assembly elections. He also threatened to take this to…