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.
Leader of the Opposition in the Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari said there were two ways to restore peace in the state, imposition of Article 356 or 355, or a people's uprising.
SEC was flooded with complaints of widespread violence leading to several deaths in districts till 10 am.
Voting was suspended at Cooch Behar in Dinhata of Cooch Behar after water was thrown into the ballot box here.
Even as West Bengal witnessed about 23 per cent polling in the panchayat throughout the state till 11 am, Congress…
After hectic campaigning and a nomination filing process scarred by violence, polling for panchayats in West Bengal began on Saturday morning under stringent security cover.
