Kolkata/Chennai, April 23 (IANS) The voter turnout in the West Bengal Assembly elections was recorded at 18.76 per cent, and in Tamil Nadu, at 17.69 per cent as of 9 a.m. on Thursday, according to data shared by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Polling began for 152 assembly constituencies scattered over 16 districts of West Bengal from 7 a.m. on Thursday in the first phase of the two-phase crucial Assembly polls. Voter enthusiasm for the elections appeared to be quite high this time, as …
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Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday accused the BJP of politicising deaths after alleging that the party failed to keep its promise of looking after the families of its deceased workers.Addressing an election rally in Balarampur in Purulia district, Banerjee said Union Home Minister Amit Shah had promised the families of deceased BJP workers Trilochan Mahato and Dulal Kumar that one member from each family would be given a job. Even eight yea…
Purulia (West Bengal), April 19 (IANS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Sunday to address a public rally ahead of the April 23 and April 29 Assembly elections, he was greeted with a crowd of supporters who have been waiting for hours in the blistering heat to catch a glimpse of the Prime Minister.Sharing a video of the crowd’s enthusiasm on social media platform X, PM Modi said, “Scorching Sunday afternoon in Purulia but the enthusiasm is record high!”He noted that the video was f…
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) Amid campaigning for the forthcoming two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address four rallies in the state on Sunday, all in tribal-dominated constituencies.A state committee member from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said that the Prime Minister, in his speeches at all four rallies, is likely to focus mainly on two points: the first being the issues of the people of the tribal communities in the state and how the Trinamool Co…
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) Expert videographers on Saturday were specially appointed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to video-record the poll proceedings from the beginning to the end at the polling booths coming under ‘shadow zones’ for the crucial two-phase Assembly polls in West Bengal scheduled later this month. As per the ECI’s definition, the “shadow zones” have been identified due to poor mobile network and Internet connectivity, which at times makes it extremely difficult for the…
Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) Coming as a respite from the sweltering heat in West Bengal, the Regional Meteorological Centre, Alipore, on Thursday predicted Nor’wester over Kolkata and south Bengal districts later in the day and on Friday.There is a high probability of thunderstorms with lightning and rain, locally known as ‘Kal baisakhi’. Scattered rains are likely to occur in all districts of West Bengal, including Kolkata.A yellow alert has already been issued in Howrah and South 24 Parganas di…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) BJP candidate from West Bengal’s Kharagpur Assembly, Dilip Ghosh, on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the election machinery in the state, alleging police inaction and widespread malpractice during the ongoing Assembly poll campaign.He claimed, “Police is still not helping the commission in the elections. There are many police officers in Kharagpur who are still scaring our voters to vote for TMC.” Ghosh further alleged that voter sentiment was being influenced …
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) Amid the crucial two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal later this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, will address three campaign rallies each in the state on Saturday. On the other hand, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will also be addressing four campaign rallies during the day.As per the revised schedule of the Prime Minister, provided by the West Bengal unit of the BJP, the first rally will be at Purbasthali (Dakshin) Assembly …
Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) Kolendranath Mandi, a Trinamool member of the Purulia Zilla Parishad, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday. He formally joined the opposition at the state Bharatiya Janata Party’s Salt Lake office in Kolkata in the presence of the party’s state president, Samik Bhattacharya, and Purulia Member of Parliament, who also serves as the state Bharatiya Janata Party’s General Secretary, Jyotirmay Singh Mahato.A well-known figure in Santali literature, Kole…
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) Congress and All India Secular Front (AISF) are likely to publish their respective candidate lists on Monday.The Congress party is likely to publish its first list of 100 candidates for the 294-seat West Bengal Assembly. The AISF, which will have a seat-sharing arrangement with the CPI(M)-led Left Front, is expected to publish its candidates for all 33 seats which it will contest.Congress has, this time, decided to sever its seat-sharing arrangement with the Left Front, …