Kolkata, March 30 (IANS) At a time when the majority of the 294 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal, which are going to polls in two phases next month, are set to witness four-cornered contests, the three hill constituencies of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, and Kurseong are headed for a five-cornered contest.In most Assembly constituencies, the four principal contenders are the Trinamool Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the CPI-M-led Left Front and All India Secular Front (AISF) alliance, and…
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Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) The Bimal Gurung-founded Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) on Friday announced unconditional support for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates in all seven Assembly constituencies in Darjeeling district for the forthcoming two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal next month.Of the seven constituencies in Darjeeling district — Darjeeling, Kalimpong, and Kurseong are located in the hills, while Matigara-Naxalbari, Phansidewa, Siliguri, and Dabgram-Fulbari fall in the …
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday announced its second list of candidates for the upcoming two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal, naming nominees for 111 more constituencies.With this, the party has announced a total of 255 candidates for the 294-member House. The first list, released on March 14, contained the names of candidates for 144 constituencies. The remaining 39 candidates are yet to be announced.However, it is not yet clear whether the BJP will…