Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) Former West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday finally changed the political identity displayed on her social media profiles. Notably, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari took oath as the new Chief Minister of West Bengal earlier in the day.At the same time, Suvendu Adhikari also updated his social media profiles, adding the designation of ‘Chief Minister’ to his name.However, Mamata Banerjee has so far avoided using the description…
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Kolkata, May 8 (IANS) Mamata Banerjee is officially now a “former Chief Minister” of West Bengal, following Governor R.N. Ravi’s announcement of the dissolution of the state Legislative Assembly, which also means the automatic end of the previous state Cabinet led by her.The Governor announced this on Thursday evening. However, in her official social media handles (both X and Facebook), she continues to retain the ‘Chief Minister of West Bengal’ information.A click on the about section of bo…
Patna, May 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has scripted a historic victory in West Bengal, winning 206 seats, will be forming the government in the state for the first time. The incumbent All India Trinamool Congress was reduced to 81 seats. Reacting sharply to the outcome, Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, questioned the credibility of the electoral process and alleged irregularities.He claimed that the BJP’s victory was the result of a conspirac…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) As the BJP secured a major victory, party leader Nitin Nabin on Tuesday congratulated the people of West Bengal and other states that went to the polls, expressing confidence in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership. Nabin made the remarks after visiting a temple and offering prayers following what he described as a historic victory in the West Bengal Assembly elections.Speaking to reporters, he said, “I congratulate the people of West Bengal and all other states …
Lucknow, May 5 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister, Brajesh Pathak, on Tuesday said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP has expanded its footprint across the country, with the “lotus blooming” from West Bengal to the southern states. Speaking to reporters, Pathak referred to West Bengal’s cultural legacy and paid tributes to prominent figures such as Swami Vivekananda, Subhas Chandra Bose, Rabindranath Tagore, and Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. He said they …
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) BJP leader and winning candidate from Kharagpur, West Bengal, Dilip Ghosh, on Tuesday, said the mandate reflected the will of the people and not the influence of any institution.Speaking to reporters on his party’s sweeping victory in the state, Ghosh said, “When the Congress was in power, they used to win. Was the Election Commission responsible for winning? Victory and defeat are in the hands of the people. People are the ultimate decision-makers.”He added that po…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Trinamool MP, Saayoni Ghosh, on Tuesday responded to the party’s defeat in West Bengal, saying, “I humbly accept the mandate of the people of Bengal in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party,” as the BJP secured a decisive victory in the state election.Taking to social media platform X, she wrote: “I humbly accept the mandate of the people of Bengal in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party. I thank the Maa Maati Manush of Bengal who stood beside us through thick and …
Guwahati, May 4 (IANS) Several prominent faces emerged as key winners and losers in the Assam Assembly elections, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and a host of BJP leaders registering emphatic victories, while senior Congress figures and opposition candidates suffered notable defeats in a largely one-sided contest.Among the biggest winners, Sarma retained his Jalukbari seat with a margin of 89,434 votes, reinforcing his stronghold in the state.Senior BJP leaders Pradyut Bordoloi (Dispur)…
Guwahati, May 4 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Jitendra Singh Alwar on Monday resigned from his post as the party’s General Secretary in-charge of Assam, taking responsibility for the party’s poor performance in the recently concluded Assembly elections, in which the BJP registered a sweeping victory.In a letter addressed to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Singh said he was stepping down with immediate effect, acknowledging that the outcome of the polls was “deeply disappointing”.H…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) In a special Saturday sitting ahead of the May 4 vote count for the West Bengal Assembly elections, the Supreme Court declined to interfere with the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to appoint Central government and Central Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) employees as counting supervisors and assistants, while directing that the poll panel’s own circular providing for state government nominees must be followed “in letter and spirit.”A Bench of Justice…