Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday evening rubbished the allegations raised earlier in the day by outgoing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that her defeat from Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in South by BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari was result of counting misappropriation within the Sakhawat Memorial Government Girls College in South Kolkata, where the counting for Bhabanipur was being conducted don Monday. Just a couple of hours after Mamata Baner…
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Washington, May 5 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on what the White House described as a “historic, and decisive election victory” in West Bengal, where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has secured a breakthrough win. “Just last month on their phone call, President Trump expressed to Prime Minister Modi his admiration and how lucky India is to have him as its leader. The President congratulates Prime Minister Modi on this recent, historic, an…
Hyderabad, May 5 (IANS) AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi said on Tuesday that Muslims in India should develop their independent political leadership to become citizens with rights, instead of being mere voters for “so-called secular parties”.Reacting to the results of the Assembly elections, especially in West Bengal and Assam, the Hyderabad MP told media persons here that the “so-called secular parties” have failed to stop the BJP.“I want to reiterate that Muslims should try to create their o…
Lucknow, May 5 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh State Women Commission Chairperson Babita Singh Chauhan on Tuesday rejected allegations made by outgoing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee regarding misconduct during the election process, calling them baseless and politically motivated, while crediting the BJP for strengthening women’s safety and empowerment.Reacting to Banerjee’s claims regarding alleged physical assault on women during the elections, Chauhan said such statements were an attempt…
Lucknow, May 5 (IANS) Leaders of the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Tuesday questioned the outcome of the West Bengal Assembly elections, alleging electoral malpractice, while asserting that the party is gearing up strongly for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh polls.SP MP Krishna Devi Patel alleged that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) was poised to win but was defeated due to irregularities.”The Trinamool Congress could have won and formed the government, but the BJP has engaged in vote rigging and won through frau…
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) A day after Trinamool Congress witnessed a major defeat in West Bengal Assembly elections after 15 years of uninterrupted rule in the state, the outgoing Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, on Tuesday, stressed on the necessity of strengthening the INDIA Bloc to organise a movement nationally against the BJP and the NDA-ruled Centre. She also ruled out the possibility of voluntarily tendering her resignation to the Governor as the outgoing Chief Minister.According to her, the …
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) CPI General Secretary, D. Raja, on Tuesday claimed that there were several “apprehensions” in the way the Election Commission functioned during the Assembly polls. However, he said that West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, should present “facts” to prove her allegations against the polling agency.Speaking to IANS, he alleged: “There were several apprehensions the way the Election Commission has been working. It has been favouring the BJP.”Referring to Prime Minist…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Politics of polarisation has been a part of the larger battle on the ground in several constituencies where Assembly elections were held recently, with Muslim candidates put up by the Congress and its allies having triumphed in minority-influenced areas. In Assam, where polls were held across 126 seats in the state, Monday’s results show that 18 out of 19 Assembly seats that the Congress won are by Muslims.Only one among the 79 non-Muslim candidates fielded by the party…
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday submitted a preliminary report on the Beldanga riots. The report was submitted to the Division Bench of Calcutta High Court Chief Justice, Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen. The court will take its decision after examining the report.The next hearing of the case will be held after two weeks. However, the Calcutta High Court has said that there is no obstacle to the NIA’s investigation into the Beldanga case.Unrest e…
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) A day after the BJP’s decisive win in West Bengal, state BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya on Tuesday warned party workers against indulging in post-violence to avoid expulsion. He said the BJP won’t repeat the acts of the Trinamool Congress government.With 206 seats, the BJP registered a comfortable victory in the state Assembly polls, while the Trinamool Congress managed just 81. The Congress won two seats, the CPI-M one, while the AISF and the Aam Janata Unnayan Party secured…