West Bengal
With RS ticket to Rajbanshi leader, BJP reaches out to North Bengal tribals
Political observers feel that the choice of Maharaj for the post is a well-calculated move keeping in mind the Rajbanshi vote bank in tribal-dominated pockets in north Bengal, where people from the community form a decisive section of voters especially in the tea-belts of Terai and Dooars regions. The people from the community also constitute a substantial section of the voters in Indo-Bangladesh bordering Cooch Behar district.
Bengal poll violence: Injured Trinamool worker succumbs to injuries, death toll rises to 45
He was injured in clashes on July 8 polling day and was admitted to a hospital in Kolkata on the same day. The deceased has been identified as Saifur Rahman, a local Trinamool Congress worker based out of Raghunathganj in Murshidabad district. He and his brother Maidul Rahman suffered severe injuries last Saturday following the blast of a crude bomb.
Rural Polls: Trinamool scripts thumping win; BJP finishes distant second in Bengal
BJP finished a distant second in all the three tiers -- zilla parishad, panchayat samiti and gram panchayat. However, what will worry the saffron camp is the massive decline in its vote share as compared to the 2021 Assembly elections.
BJP names Ananta Maharaj as RS candidate from Bengal
The polls are scheduled for July 24. BJP Lok Sabha member and the Union minister of state for home affairs, Nisith Pramanik met Ananta Maharaj at his residence on Tuesday, and finalised his nomination for the Upper House.
Bengal Governor's twin agenda - Fight against violence and corruption
Bose returned to Kolkata on Tuesday morning from Delhi, where he submitted his report on the panchayat poll violence in West Bengal to Home Minister Amit Shah. Soon after his arrival, the Governor went to the trouble-torn areas in South 24 Parganas district, even as vote counting for the panchayat polls were underway.
Panchayat Polls: Trinamool set for thumping majority; close contest for second spot
The final picture, according to sources in the State Election Commission, will not be available before Wednesday afternoon or even later. Till 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Trinamool Congress is well ahead of the opposition parties bagging victory in as many as 36,665 gram panchayat seats (figures includes uncontested seats).
Bengal rural polls: BJP wins big In Suvendu Adhikari’s bastion Nandigram
Suvendu Adhikari is also the BJP MLA from Nandigram, where he defeated Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by a margin of 1,956 votes in the 2021 Assembly elections. Banerjee later entered the Assembly after getting elected from Bhabanipur in Kolkata in the bypoll.
Counting begins for Bengal panchayat polls amid violence
Of the 73,887 seats, 928 are zilla parishad level, 9.730 panchayat samiti and 63,229 gram panchayat. The ruling Trinamool Congress has already started a lap ahead in the counting process by bagging uncontested victories in 8,941 seats. Of the 8,941 seats,16 are zilla parishad level, 981 panchayat samiti and 7,944 gram panchayat.
Trinamool announces 6 candidates for RS polls, three re-nominated
For the numerical strengths of Trinamool and BJP in the state Assembly for the forthcoming Rajya Sabha polls, victory of six Trinamool candidates and one BJP candidate is assured. So, unless Trinamool fields any candidate for the seventh seat it can be said for certain that there will be no polling on July 24.
Bengal panchayat polls: Re-polling on Monday in just 697 booths
According to the fresh notification issued by State Election Commission, out of the 697 polling booths where re-polling will be conducted, the maximum will be from Murshidabad district at 175, followed by Malda at 110. Nadia district comes in the third position with 89 booths going for re-polling on Monday.
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