New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) takes the lead in West Bengal according to trends released by the Election Commission of India (ECI), party MP Manoj Tiwari said on Monday that words are not enough to describe the scale of the mandate, calling it “far beyond expression”. Speaking to IANS, Tiwari said, “Words are not enough to describe this mandate. This is a mandate far beyond words. I thank mothers, sisters, daughters, children, and every citizen of West Bengal.”Refer…
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Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) A minor clash broke out between Trinamool Congress and BJP supporters outside a counting centre in Biddhannagar in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, said the police on Sunday.According to police, tension erupted in front of the strongroom on Saturday night due to a quarrel between the workers and supporters of the two parties. Slogans and counter-slogans were raised. After some time, the situation escalated into a clash.A large number of central forces reached the s…
Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday directed the general observers for all the 294 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal to be present at the respective counting centres and the counting halls before the counting of votes at 8 a.m. on May 4 and be present there till the counting is completed and the winning certificates are handed over to the elected candidates. An insider from the office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said that the Commissio…
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Thursday dismissed Trinamool Congress’ allegations of suspicious activities with the electronic voting machine (EVM) strong-rooms at the Khudiram Anushilan Kendra in Kolkata. Soon after Trinamool Congress supporters led by state Minister Shashi Panja and the State Trinamool Congress General Secretary Kunal Ghosh started protesting before the Khudiram Anushilan Kendra, alleging suspicious activities at the E…
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) The Election Commission on Thursday further reduced the number of counting centres in West Bengal ahead of the counting of votes. Two weeks ago, the number had been reduced from 108 to 87. After the two-phase Assembly polls, the Commission has now brought down the number of counting centres in the state to 77.On Thursday, the office of the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) informed that votes for all 294 Assembly constituencies will be counted at 77 centres across the …
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) Poll psephology entity Today’s Chanakya on Thursday released its exit poll projections for the two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal, predicting a clear majority for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) this time, potentially ending the 15-year Trinamool Congress rule in the eastern state since 2011.As per the exit poll predictions of Today’s Chanakya, BJP candidates are expected to win from 192 Assembly constituencies (plus/minus 11) in the 294-seat West Bengal Asse…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) A total of 152 Assembly constituencies across 16 districts of West Bengal go to the polls on Thursday in the first phase of the state elections, marking a crucial start to a tightly watched contest. Around 3.6 crore voters are eligible to cast their ballots, deciding the fate of 1,478 candidates in what is expected to be a high-stakes electoral battle. The constituencies are evenly distributed across north and south Bengal, underscoring the geographical and political d…
Chandigarh, April 20 (IANS) The Punjab Congress on Monday warned against the delimitation of Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies, saying it will reduce the proportionate share of states like Punjab and increase that of states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The party also criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party government for sabotaging the Women’s Reservation Bill and trying to blame the Opposition for it.The party further took a dig at Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s foreign trip…
Guwahati, April 19 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday hit back at the Congress over its criticism of the state’s recent delimitation exercise, accusing the party of misusing the term “gerrymandering” to mislead the public and delegitimise a long-pending electoral correction.In a post on X, CM Sarma asserted that the delimitation carried out in 2023 was “not a conspiracy but a necessary and overdue exercise” aimed at correcting decades of political imbalance.He al…
Chennai, April 17 (IANS) The value of cash, valuables and contraband seized during the ongoing election period in Tamil Nadu has nearly doubled compared to the 2021 Assembly elections, reflecting intensified enforcement measures to curb illegal inducements, according to Election Department officials. During the 2021 polls, enforcement agencies had seized Rs 446.28 crore worth of gifts and precious metals without valid documentation, along with Rs 236.70 crore in unaccounted cash. Officials noted…