West Bengal Assembly Elections 2016
Left manifesto out- Abhishek, Mukul in joint poll canvass
Abhishek had taken over Mukul's role as the party's minder in West Midnapore after the senior leader distanced himself from the party. The special teams, each led by a chief electoral officer of a particular state, have reportedly observed that the Election Commission norms are not being followed in at least six districts. - Stung TMC sprouts a myriad Madans
Masked party workers are better than tainted leaders - never mind if the masks are that of a tainted leader himself. - Mamata reaches out to people herself in Howrah road show
On any given day chief minister Mamata Banerjee would have completed her pre-poll walkathons in her usual style - walking in brisk pace with hands folded and a smile on her face. - West Bengal elections: Left Front manifesto promises to restore freedom of opinion
The Left Front on Sunday published its election manifesto for the Assembly election in West Bengal, the first phase of which starts on April 4, urging voters to exercise their franchise for UAPA convict and Peoples' Committee against Police Atrocities leader Chhatradhar Mahato's wife Niyoti is likely to contest from Jhargram constituency as a Samajwadi Party candidate. The Election Commission has decided to send five special teams to oversee poll preparations. Maynaguri (Jalpaiguri) The Hills and foothills are turning out to be a chessboard for identity politics. From dawn till late in the day, Mongra Oraon draws 50 buckets of water from a well to irrigate a small patch of the sprawling Bundapani Tea Estate in Birpara in the Dooars. The garden has been shut - Locket swept by star-struck crowd in Birbhum
Uttam Das is a farmer by day and a musician by night who runs the Joy Maa Kali Band Party in Mayureswar. When his band bagged the order to lead the rally for actress-turned-BJP candidate Locket Senior Congress leader Somen Mitra, Deepa Das Munshi and Abdul Mannan are all likely to contest the 2016 assembly polls as the state election committee. Deepa Das Munshi will contest from Bhowanipore This elections, there is a buzz of a contest with the emergence of Jan Andolan Party (JAP), led by former Gurung confidant Harka Bahadur Chhetri, who was GJM spokesperson. For the first time in years, - Silence outside Mamata home reflects stung party's unease
The narrow lane leading to Mamata Banerjee's home in Kalighat has never been so deserted. Even when she was away on tour, there would be a crowd waiting outside. But over the past two days, the crowd - Murder victims’ kin stunned as once deadly rivals turn allies
it is alleged that 74 Congress supporters were killed by CPM men in Domkal alone, an assembly segment in Murshidabad district, between 1977 and 2004. The arch rivals are now allies and the victims’ - Sting video: Mamata Banerjee slams opposition
Facing the heat of a controversial sting operation, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the opposition parties have formed a "nexus" to malign the Trinamool Congress ahead of - Bengal polls: Maoists adopt new strategy against Trinamool to regain lost ground
Plagued by lack of leadership, the banned CPI (Maoist) has started a whispering campaign against the Trinamool Congress government in a bid to regain its lost ground in the Junglemahal region. The - EC focusing on increasing voter turnout in West Bengal
- Mamata Banerjee slams Congress-Left ‘rainbow coalition’ in West Bengal
Upping the ante against Congress and the Left, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee claimed both the parties have formed a "rainbow coalition" for the upcoming assembly election in the state as - ‘Spend force’ with empty pockets
As chief minister, Mamata Banerjee has only added to the list of sops-and-goodies beneficiaries created by the Left Front government under Jyoti Basu. - Faith accompli: Dial ‘M’ to crack Bengal poll code
This January, Bengal’s TMC government did something unusual. It put up billboards all over the city listing projects it had undertaken for Muslims. Next month, when 26 Muslim students cleared the - Netaji's grand nephew will be BJP candidate against CM Mamata Banerjee in Bengal state polls
"Subhas Chandra Bose's grandnephew Chandra Bose will be BJP's candidate against Mamata in West Bengal assembly polls," Union HRD minister Smriti Irani announced on Wednesday. He has joined the party
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