Modi In Kolkata

TMC govt not implementing Central schemes as there is no 'cut money', says Narendra Modi as Mamata skips Kolkata event

Addressing the 150th anniversary programme of Kolkata Port Trust, which Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee skipped, Narendra Modi said people in West Bengal would not have to miss out on the benefits for long, an apparent reference to the Assembly polls next year.

Narendra Modi announces renaming of Kolkata Port Trust after Syama Prasad Mookerjee; Mamata Banerjee skips event

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, speaking at the inauguration of the 150th anniversary celebrations of Kolkata Port Trust, announced that it will be renamed as Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port.

Narendra Modi at Belur Math: Citizenship Act only 'changes a little' for those ill-treated in Pakistan after Partition, this is what Mahatma wanted, says PM

Modi, who is in a two-day visit to Kolkata is likely to share stage with Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at sesquicentenary celebrations of the Kolkata Port Trust at Netaji Indoor Stadium on Sunday

Lok Sabha polls: Voters disillusioned by TMC infighting, corruption could deliver victory to BJP in West Bengal

The walls of huts are painted with pink lotuses and the graffiti reads “vote for BJP.” Saffron flags are ubiquitous, dangling from branches of trees, peeping out of windows and sticking out of doors.

BJP's West Bengal ambitions may be marred by lack of popular local face, fissures in state unit

Crowd enthusiasm is certainly one measure of voter interest, but it is not the only measure and it is not a reliable indicator of a party’s prospects at the electoral hustings. This is truer even more in West Bengal where BJP’s organisational strength and grassroots structure do not match its expectations

BJP making inroads in Bengal clear from crowd at Modi's Kolkata rally; TMC's minority appeasement policy a factor

The crowd at Narendra Modi's rally at Kolkata must have the BJP mighty pleased as its strength matched that of public rallies held by former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu, or even the incumbent, Mamata Banerjee.