BJP state secretary Nabarun Nayek removed on graft charges
In a major embarrassment for the BJP in West Bengal, state secretary Nabarun Nayek has been removed from his post following allegations of corruption.
In a major embarrassment for the BJP in West Bengal, state secretary Nabarun Nayek has been removed from his post following allegations of corruption.
Raj Bhaban has also formed a two-member panel to probe the details of reports carried in some media.
Ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, the BJP has repeatedly accused the state government of antiHindu bias, citing incidents in Murshidabad's Beldanga and neighboring Bangladesh.
Despite BJP's poor performance in the six Assembly by-elections, West Bengal BJP president and Union minister Sukanta Majumdar confidently stated that they will claim power in Bengal in 2026 through the people's mandate.
Counting is underway for bypolls to six Assembly constituencies in West Bengal. As per the early trends, Trinamool Congress led three of the six Assembly constituencies.
Local people said that Domon and Sumitra were daily wage earners and the house from where their bodies were recovered was a rented one.
The hosts now have seven Santosh Trophy titles to their name, and it was their first victory on home soil since 1993. West Bengal reached their 46th final overall, but they were unable to add to their record 32 titles, and Kerala maintained their recent dominance over West Bengal.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also extended her wishes to the monks and devotees attached to the Ramakrishna Mission.
Bengal have now reached the competition's pinnacle 46 times and will look to add to their record tally of 32 Santosh Trophy titles when they face hosts Kerala in the final on Monday.
The win meant West Bengal joined Kerala in the last four. The scoreline could have been much more emphatic if not for the profligacy displayed by the Bengal players throughout the game.
