Shah likely to visit city this month, set roadmap for polls
With the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections in sight, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has begun its preparations to strengthen its foothold in the state.
With the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections in sight, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has begun its preparations to strengthen its foothold in the state.
Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed Kolkata Police to register an FIR based on the complaint filed by Indranuj Roy, the student of Jadavpur University (JU) during the ruckus within the university campus on 1 March after being hit allegedly by the vehicle of education minister Bratya Basu.
Students across multiple universities and colleges, including Jadavpur University and the University of Calcutta, took to the streets in protest.
Following Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s instructions, Trinamul Congress (TMC) leaders, including MP and MLAs, have begun scrutinising electoral rolls in their respective areas in Cooch Behar.
The Trinamul Congress has issued show cause notices to four sitting councillors for anti-party activities and directed to reply within seven days of Raghunathpur Municipality in Purulia district.
The Trinamul Congress’ Arambagh Lok Sabha candidate, Mitali Bag, alleged that during her election campaign her parked car was attacked and vandalised by BJP-backed goons.
Mr Alam has requested the CEC to deploy central forces and even additional forces to maintain law and order in all 368 sensitive booths out of 1,812, including auxiliary booths in Maldah Uttar parliamentary constituency.
Opposition candidates from the BJP Kabir Shankar Bose and CPM’s Dipsita Dhar are contesting from the seat.
Allegation of beating a BJP leader of Phool Bagan area with a knife was raised against Trinamul Congress-backed miscreants last night.
The ruling party on Thursday submitted its star campaigners' list for the upcoming phases of Lok Sabha polls to the Election Commission of India, which didn't include Ghosh's name.
