Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) The West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday approached the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing the Trinamool Congress of systematically disseminating defamatory, manipulated and artificial intelligence (AI)-generated video content targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.The BJP alleged that the content of the videos was fabricated, distorted and deliberately structured to create false impressions, with th…
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New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The ECI on Thursday began the commissioning of EVMs and VVPATs for Assembly constituencies, including those in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, going to polls on April 23, an official said. Voting will take place on 234 Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu and 152 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal next week, along with bye-elections in Gujarat and Maharashtra.The commission of EVM-VVPATs for the Phase one elections in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal started in the presence of…
Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) The Election Commission has directed District Magistrates, Police Commissioners, and Police Superintendents in West Bengal to visit violence-prone areas in the state and submit a detailed report by 5 p.m. on April 16, an official of the Commission said on Wednesday.In addition, the ECI also asked them to set up mobile, satellite, and wireless communication systems in each polling station.The instructions require senior district and police officials to inspect booths and …
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday warned people of Jhargram to remain vigilant as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would try to bring in outsiders from neighbouring Jharkhand to influence the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal. Addressing an election rally in Jhargram, Chief Minister Banerjee sent a message to the Trinamool Congress to be more careful before the upcoming state elections. She gave instructions to the Trinamool Congress workers…
Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) The Maharashtra Chief Electoral Office (CEO) on Friday issued a clarification over reports regarding the inspection of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the Chandivali Assembly constituency of Mumbai Suburban district.The clarification follows claims by former Congress minister Naseem Khan, who cited directives of the Bombay High Court to state that, for the first time in India’s electoral history, a court had permitted checking and inspection of EVMs in Chandivali, …
Dispur, April 9 (IANS) As the Assembly elections in Assam are underway, Sri Lankan delegates on Thursday planted a sapling during their visit to a polling station in Kamrup district to witness the electoral process under the International Election Visitors’ Programme (IEVP). The Election Commission of India (ECI) took to the social media platform X to share the development, stating, “Planting a sapling by a Srilankan delegate during his visit to a polling station in Kamrup district, Assam, t…
Bengaluru, April 7 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and opposition leader in the Karnataka Assembly, R. Ashoka, said that the forthcoming bye-election will witness a contest between the poor and the rich, and the Congress will lose. Speaking at a press conference in Bengaluru, he said that in Davanagere and Bagalkot, the election is being fought between the poor and the rich. Since Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said “Make the poor win,” the BJP has fielded poor candidates. It can be noted that the…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from West Bengal’s Kharagpur Assembly constituency, Dilip Ghosh, on Tuesday accused the Trinamool Congress of using intimidation and suppressing opposition forces to secure electoral victories, saying the party will gradually disappear from the ground.Addressing the upcoming Assembly elections, Ghosh said, “The TMC has always won elections by intimidating people and suppressing the opposition. They were trying to move forward in …
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday launched a sharp attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her remarks questioning Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), alleging that her statements reflect “frustration” amid electoral pressure.Reacting to Banerjee’s comments, Prasad said, “Mamata Banerjee is losing and is frustrated. She has won twice through EVMs, right? How did she become Chief Minister, through EVMs, isn’t it? Yes, in gram panc…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Bihar Minister Ram Kripal Yadav on Sunday lashed out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, asserting that the public sentiment in the state is turning against her.Commenting on the Chief Minister’s recent statements about potential election boycotts, Yadav said, “People have already given up on her. Mamata Banerjee has realised the public sentiment is against her. That is why she is talking about boycotting the vote and stepping back from the battlefield. A…