Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) Five candidates in the fray for elections to five Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal were declared elected unopposed on Monday. Of the five candidates, four are from the Trinamool Congress and one from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Monday was the last date for the withdrawal of nominations and since the deadline expired without any withdrawal applications, all five candidates in the fray were declared elected unopposed.After being elected, Trinamool Congress candidate …
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Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) The process of filing nominations for four Trinamool Congress candidates and one Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for election to the Rajya Sabha from West Bengal was completed at the state Assembly on Thursday.Incidentally, the total number of Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal going to polls this time is also five. As per the current numerical strength of the Trinamool Congress and the BJP in the Assembly, the ruling party is comfortably placed to secure four seat…
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) Political reactions intensified in West Bengal on Saturday over the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) issue and recent political developments, with leaders from the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the principal opposition BJP trading sharp remarks while expressing faith in the judiciary.West Bengal Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya said the matter relating to SIR has now moved beyond the political arena and is under judicial scrutiny.”The matter has now moved forw…
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT Cell Chief and party’s central observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya, on Saturday, questioned the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress’ decision to nominate Menaka Guruswamy for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in the state. In an X post, Malviya claimed that Chief Minister Banerjee has rewarded Guruswamy for defending the then Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal in the RG Kar rape and murder case.”Mamata Banerjee has rewarded Mena…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The All India Trinamool Congress announced four candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, triggering a wave of reactions from across the political spectrum. The party declared the nominations of Babul Supriyo, Rajeev Kumar, Menaka Guruswamy, and Koel Mallick in a statement on its social media handles, congratulating them and wishing that they continue to uphold the party’s legacy of resilience and commitment to safeguarding the rights and dignity of every Indi…
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Trinamool Congress on Friday night announced the names of its candidates for the vacant Rajya Sabha seats in West Bengal, with lots of surprises in the choice of candidates. The foremost surprise was in the name of Rajeev Kumar, the just retired acting director general of police (DGP) of West Bengal.The second surprise was in the selection of the current West Bengal information technology minister, and singer-cum-actor turned politician, Babul Supriyo, also a former two-ti…