Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) On counting day, Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday asserted that the BJP is set to form the government in the state, while the Trinamool Congress will fall short of the 100-seat mark. Speaking to IANS, Adhikari said, “The BJP is forming the government. The Trinamool Congress will win some seats, but as I have been saying, they will not reach three figures. They may secure a decent number, but not 100. The situation …
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Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari is ahead in the high-profile Bhabanipur constituency in south Kolkata in early trends of West Bengal Assembly elections where he is contesting against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. After two rounds of counting, Adhikari is leading by a margin of 1,558 votes. It may be noted that Adhikari is also leading in Nandigram Assembly constituency by a margin of 7,698 votes in East Midnapore district.Speaking to media persons following the early trends, …
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) After the first hour of counting of votes for the two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal on Monday, the trend is showing a neck-and-neck battle between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with the BJP slightly ahead of Trinamool Congress.As of 9 a.m., the trend for 134 of 293 Assembly constituencies in the state was available.After the first hour of counting, the tally for the BJP’s initial lead was 73, followed by the Trina…
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) Early counting trends in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly election indicate that BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has taken an initial lead over Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the Bhabanipur constituency. The first hour of counting showed Adhikari ahead, setting the tone for a closely watched contest. Adhikari, once a trusted associate of Banerjee in the Trinamool Congress, had delivered a significant setback in the last Assembly polls by defeating her in Nandigram by a narrow m…
Bhabanipur, April 29 (IANS) A brief electoral face-off unfolded in Bhabanipur on Wednesday as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari arrived at Ward No. 73 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Chakraberia at the same time to inspect a polling booth. However, the leaders did not have an interaction.The development came as the voting for the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections was underway on Wednesday morning, with 142 seats across south Benga…
Kolkata, April 25 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the election rally in Hooghly district’s Uttarpara. Launching a scathing attack on both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Chief Minister Banerjee claimed the former sent the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to Nandigram to loot votes.She also alleged that the BJP has brought outsiders to the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in buses on Fr…
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) Barring stray incidents of tension in certain pockets, the polling process in 152 Assembly constituencies in 16 districts of West Bengal has been overall peaceful in the first two hours on Thursday, with 18.76 per cent voting recorded till 9 a.m.District-wise, the highest polling percentage till 9 a.m. has been recorded in West Midnapore at 20.51 per cent and the lowest in Malda at 16.76 per cent, as per the statistics provided by the office of the Chief Electoral Office…
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) With the voting underway in 152 constituencies scattered over 16 districts in West Bengal in the first phase of the Assembly polls, international delegates accompanied by the officials of the Election Commission of India (ECI) visited some polling stations of Darjeeling district on Thursday, and witnessed the ongoing polling process.The polling booths in the Darjeeling district that the international delegates visited included a few in Siliguri and one in Matigara.“The…
Nandigram, April 23 (IANS) Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly, cast his vote during the first phase of the Assembly elections on Thursday, and stated that there is “no chance” that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will win this time. Adhikari is contesting the elections in both the Nandigram and Bhabanipur constituencies on the BJP ticket. CM Mamata Banerjee is also contesting the Bhabanipur seat — her long-standing bastion.Speaking to reporters after…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) As polling began on Thursday across 152 Assembly constituencies spread over 16 districts in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress candidate for the Siliguri Assembly constituency and Mayor of Siliguri Gautam Deb cast his vote and later raised concerns regarding polling arrangements. Speaking to IANS, he said, “I have already cast my vote, and in the late night, we have been informed that several railway employees have been taken off from the reserve duty and have been sent…