Buddhadeb Bhattacharya

Congress, Left Front stage rip-roaring pantomime after poll disaster in West Bengal

A day after the defeat, Congress claimed the High Command had nothing to do with the alliance. All it did was to reluctantly accept the 'jote' formed by the party's local leadership. It takes superb command over the genre of slapstick comedy to pull off such a trick

Mamata redux? West Bengal exit polls indicate the irrelevance of vocal middle-class

If Bengal is indeed in her bag, Mamata could be well on her way to Delhi in 2019. She has made her ambition quite clear on multiple occasions.

Modi, Shah let Bengal BJP down, says CPM to counter Singh's Agusta charge against Buddha

CPIM on Friday said for all its anti-corruption stance, the BJP's state unit has been betrayed by none other than the Prime Minister, who has struck a backhand deal with Mamata Banerjee.

Battle of Bhawanipore: Why Mamata Banerjee's seat has become the centre of all attention

The fifth phase is on 30 April (Saturday) and it is only on Monday that Mamata Banerjee held her first rally in Bhawanipore.

Marxist hypocrisy? What Rahul Gandhi's impending rally in Kolkata tells us about CPIM

What started as a gingerly step, soon became confident stride as the alliance between CPIM and the Congress looked to have grown in strength.

West Bengal polls: Buddha's epic roadshow should worry, not gladden comrades

It took Buddhadeb Bhattacharya's open-hooded jeep nearly four hours to traverse an eight-km stretch. But it only points to to a serious lack of charismatic personalities amid the alliance fold in general and CPIM in particular.

Modi will follow in Manmohan Singh's footsteps, says Buddhadeb

Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today predicted the end of Congress-rule at the Centre and said if Narendra Modi came to power he would start where Manmohan Singh would leave.

Mamata hits back at Buddhadeb, says Left was 'mountain of corruption'

After her predecessor Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee questioned her honesty, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today hit back saying that the erstwhile Left Front regime was a 'mountain of corruption.'

Mamata bandwagon set to destroy Red Fort in Bengal

Voters respond emphatically to Mamata's call for change. Post-poll survey suggests the three-decade-old Left rule will end.