New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) As vote counting continues in West Bengal, BJP MP Dr. Mahesh Sharma expressed strong confidence over emerging trends, suggesting that the party is moving towards forming the government in the state and credited the party’s central leadership, workers and voters for the performance as counting progresses.Sharma said the early trends reflect the efforts of the party leadership and cadre on the ground. He stated that the BJP expects to form the government and bring develop…
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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…
Ayodhya, May 4 (IANS) As counting for the West Bengal Assembly elections continues, Samajawadi Party’s Ayodhya MP Awadhesh Prasad on Monday expressed confidence that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress will emerge victorious. Speaking to IANS, Prasad alleged that the BJP made strong attempts to undermine democratic values.“In the Bengal elections, the BJP tried its best to weaken democracy and the rights given by B. R. Ambedkar. Despite heavy deployment of central forces,…
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) The ruling Trinamool Congress and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were in a neck and neck battle in West Bengal with the latter slightly ahead after the first two hours of counting of votes.As of 10 a.m., the trends for 176 of 293 assembly constituencies in the state were available.The BJP’s initial lead was in 90 seats, followed by the Trinamool Congress at 82. Congress and CPI-M candidates were leading in two seats each. The two assembly constituencies where…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Amid escalating political tensions over voting in West Bengal’s Falta Assembly constituency, BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Sunday asserted that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) stands no chance of victory, alleging that recent actions are aimed at boosting the morale of its cadre.“There is no possibility of TMC winning. They are doing all this to give mental support to their workers…” Ghosh told IANS while reacting to developments around polling in the constituency.He fur…
Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) BJP leaders in West Bengal on Saturday welcomed the apex court’s refusal 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 hearing a plea filed by the Trinamool Congress challenging a Calcutta High Court order. The Supreme Court, however, directed that the poll panel’s own circular providing for state government nominees, mu…
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs on Friday claimed that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has “panicked” before the Assembly election results on May 4 and is looking for an “excuse” for defeat.The response came after the Bengal CM, on Thursday night, stormed the Sakhawat Memorial Government Girls High School, the venue for a strong-room storing the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) for the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in South Kolkata and stayed there past midn…
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) The new body language of the personnel of West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police, which was evident in the two phases of state Assembly polls on April 23 and April 29, gives a clear indication of the inevitable change of regime in the state this time, said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s former national vice-president and the former state president Dilip Ghosh on Thursday.“In both the phases of polls, especially in the second phase on Wednesday, the central forces have…
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) As the second phase of the West Bengal polls is underway, BJP candidate from Kharagpur Sadar, Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday said that people are fully prepared to step out and exercise their right to vote. He further noted that while voter turnout in Kolkata and nearby areas earlier hovered around 60 to 65 per cent, it is expected to rise to 85-90 per cent this time. Speaking to reporters, Ghosh said, “People are fully prepared to go out and vote this time. Earlier, voting …
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Senior BJP leaders on Friday hailed the record voter turnout in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, calling it a strong indicator of public anger and a desire for change.Speaking to IANS, BJP leader Ram Kripal Yadav said, “Record-breaking voting turnout has been seen in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, and this reflects a vote for change. People are deeply angry and frustrated with their respective governments. In a democracy, voting is the only means to remove…