Ayodhya, May 4 (IANS) As counting for the West Bengal Assembly elections continues, Samajawadi Party’s Ayodhya MP Awadhesh Prasad on Monday expressed confidence that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress will emerge victorious. Speaking to IANS, Prasad alleged that the BJP made strong attempts to undermine democratic values.“In the Bengal elections, the BJP tried its best to weaken democracy and the rights given by B. R. Ambedkar. Despite heavy deployment of central forces,…
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Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) The ruling Trinamool Congress and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were in a neck and neck battle in West Bengal with the latter slightly ahead after the first two hours of counting of votes.As of 10 a.m., the trends for 176 of 293 assembly constituencies in the state were available.The BJP’s initial lead was in 90 seats, followed by the Trinamool Congress at 82. Congress and CPI-M candidates were leading in two seats each. The two assembly constituencies where…
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty cast his vote during the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections on Wednesday and expressed confidence that voter turnout could reach 90 per cent. Speaking to reporters, he said, “From what I am seeing, I feel that turnout may go up to 90 per cent today. If that happens, one can understand what it indicates.”Several other BJP candidates, including Ratna Debnath, cast their votes during the ongoing phase of the West B…
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is now making an effort to understand public sentiment ahead of the upcoming state Assembly elections and before finalising its election manifesto. Accordingly, the Bengal BJP, on Saturday, launched the ‘Sankalp Patra Paramarsha Yatra’ (Manifesto Consultation Drive) programme from the party office in Salt Lake area of Kolkata.State BJP President Samik Bhattacharya, former Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta, senior party leader Tapas …