Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) The Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, will be filing his nomination from the Bhabanipur constituency in South Kolkata as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate on Thursday in the presence of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah.HM Shah had arrived in Kolkata on Wednesday night. He will be participating in a mega roadshow within the Bhabanipur constituency along with Adhikari before the latter files his nomination.“HM Shah and Adhikari wi…
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New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) In West Bengal, the April-end state election is more than a political contest at the hustings; it is now a fierce struggle for identity and dominance between the Chief Minister and her former aide, currently the Leader of Opposition in State Assembly. It is battleground Bhabanipur Assembly seat.Politics turned personal in 2021, when Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee chose to challenge her long-time lieutenant Suvendu Adhikari at the latter’s b…
Nandigram, March 31 (IANS) Ahead of the highly-anticipated West Bengal Assembly polls, locals from Nandigram on Tuesday said that this time the BJP will come to power with a huge majority, and the Trinamool Congress government, which has been accused of corruption, will be completely swept away. IANS spoke to several residents of Nandigram to gauge public sentiment.One local said, “The Bharatiya Janata Party will surge this time. The Trinamool Congress government, accused of corruption, will b…
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President and Rajya Sabha MP, Samik Bhattacharya, on Sunday, alleged that democratic rights are being systematically suppressed in West Bengal under the Trinamool Congress-led state government. Addressing a press conference at the state BJP headquarters at 6 Muralidhar Sen Lane in Kolkata, Bhattacharya said that the right to dissent is the cornerstone of any democracy, yet the Opposition is being denied this constitutional right i…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan visited Nandigram in West Bengal on Sunday and interacted with dedicated Bharatiya Janata Party workers in the constituency represented by senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari. During his interaction, Pradhan described Nandigram not just as an Assembly constituency but as a powerful symbol of the spirit of change in the state. He expressed strong confidence that the local pe…
Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, said here on Thursday, “Even the pillars of state administration in West Bengal have now started realising that a change in the political ambit of the state is inevitable and hence they have started behaving more responsibly.”“We will fight against the Trinamool Congress on the ground. Last night, the local police tried to seize some bamboo meant for the construction of a political dais of our party. I have ma…
Kolkata, March 25 (IANS) Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday attacked BJP leader and Nandigram candidate Suvendu Adhikari, accusing him of betraying the people of his constituency and “surrendering” before those who insult Bengalis.Addressing a workers’ meeting of the Trinamool Congress in Nandigram Assembly constituency in East Midnapore district, Banerjee said: “The public does not tolerate the politics of betrayal. In a bid to safeguard his per…
Kolkata, March 25 (IANS) Trinamool Congress, on Wednesday, approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) seeking the immediate removal of the new returning officer (RO), appointed for Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in South Kolkata, where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, a Trinamool Congress candidate, is pitted against Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate.On March 23, the ECI ordered the replacement of as many…
Bhabanipur, March 24 (IANS) As the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections approach, Bhabanipur has emerged as one of the most closely watched constituencies, set for a high-voltage contest between Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief supremo Mamata Banerjee and BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari, making it a prestige battle that hinges heavily on public sentiment. While the BJP continues its outreach through the ‘Parivartan Yatra’, many residents of Bhabanipur appear largely satisfied with Banerjee’s …
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday asked party workers to remain vigilant in the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency, expressing concerns over the conduct of the poll process and urging them to stay alert even after voting concludes.CM Banerjee made the remarks while addressing a meeting with party leaders and workers at Chetla in south Kolkata ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. Special focus was laid on Bhabanipur, fr…