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Last Updated:May 11, 2026, 7:58 PM IST Suspended TMC leader Riju Dutta also accused I-PAC of effectively running the party and influencing internal decisions. Senior TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee alleged I-PAC had damaged the party’s internal structure and electoral prospects. (File photo) After facing a crushing defeat at the hands of the Bharatiya Janata Party…
Kolkata: BJP leader Agnimitra Paul, who on Saturday joined new West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s core team after swearing in as a minister, told NDTV in an interview that the Trinamool Congress leaders considered Mamata Banerjee a God, but the recent poll drubbing has shown that she is neither a divine being nor above…
9am_VijaySegment_493425 Congress has decided to back actor-turned-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), following the new party’s massive win in the assembly election that jolted the southern state’s politics by breaking the DMK and AIADMK’s traditional duopoly. Confirming the decision to NDTV, Congress MP Sasikanth Senthil said, “Yes, the Political Affairs Committee has authorised the TNCC…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday lauded the people of Bhabanipur for their electoral verdict, declaring that the outcome reflects the fate awaiting what he described as an anarchic style of governance. In a post on his X handle, HM Shah wrote, “Hats off to the people of Bhabanipur. Their mandate has made it…
In an unprecedented mandate, the Bharatiya Janata Party swept the West Bengal Assembly elections in 2026, ending the 15-year rule of the All India Trinamool Congress led by Mamata Banerjee. As the results poured in and celebrations began, social media found an unlikely protagonist behind the political shift, Lionel Messi. Within minutes of the trends…
Kolkata: Hours before the counting of votes in West Bengal, the Election Commission on Sunday reacted to the Trinamool Congress and CPI(M)’s allegation that Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips were found in a drain in the North 24 Parganas district, saying they were “mock poll” slips and weren’t linked to actual polling. “Prima…
Kolkata: For decades, elections in West Bengal have carried a grim footnote – political violence, often resulting in deaths and serious injuries. From the turbulent years of the late 1960s to the fiercely contested multi-party battles of the present, control over territory and the exclusion of rivals have shaped the state’s electoral culture. But the…
Last Updated:April 29, 2026, 10:27 pm IST Bengal Elections 2026: With a combined turnout of 92.47% across both phases — the highest since Independence — the state has shattered every record in the book. Bengal Polls 2026: The voter turnout tells you this election feels just as consequential to voters. Bengal has just rewritten its…
West Bengal’s Phase 1 polling witnessed a massive turnout of over 90%, but was marred by sporadic violence including clashes, stone pelting, and crude bomb incidents, especially in Murshidabad. Political tensions between Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party escalated, with leaders trading sharp accusations. Even as campaigning for Phase 2 gathered pace, the key question…
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