TMC’s Satabdi Roy says not being informed of party events caused ‘mental pain’, may take ‘decision’ on Saturday
The Birbhum MP said she has been unsuccessful in reaching out to the party leadership and would not want to continue in the post if she is unable to ‘work for the masses’
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West Bengal parties mull anti-BJP alliance: TMC asks CPM, Congress to back Mamata; INC says join forces with us
The BJP, which has emerged as a potent force in the state, said the TMC's suggestion amounted to admission that it was not in a position to take on the saffron party on its own in the assembly polls in West Bengal due in April-May
West Bengal Assembly election: BJP will win over 200 seats, says Union minister Prahlad Singh Patel
The BJP leader said the state is a victim of the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government and is ‘yearning for a change’
Mamata says TMC govt is arranging free COVID vaccine for everyone in Bengal; priority will be given to healthcare workers, cops
Mamata's announcement of free vaccination comes ahead of the West Bengal Assembly election, which is likely to be held over April and May this year
As Tamil Nadu revokes order, West Bengal announces theatres will operate on full capacity
Theatre owners on Friday welcomed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's decision, which she announced while inaugurating the 26th KIFF
JP Nadda to launch campaign to woo farmers during West Bengal visit on 9 January
The BJP chief will float the Ek Muthi Chawal (fistful of rice) project, under which party workers will collect rice from farmers’ homes and brief them about the new farm laws
Asaduddin Owaisi visits West Bengal's Hooghly, discusses upcoming Assembly polls with influential cleric
Owaisi, whose party put up a good show during Bihar polls, is likely to have discussed a possible seat-sharing deal with Abbas Siddiqui, who is planning to start his own 'minority' outfit
Fifteen councillors, including Soumendu Adhikari, in West Bengal's Contai quit TMC to join BJP
Soumendu, who was ex-administrator of the Contai Municipality, is Suvendu Adhikari's brother. Suvendu had quit the TMC and joined the BJP last month
TMC MPs write to President Ram Nath Kovind, seek removal of West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar
The party accused Dhankhar of "transgressing constitutional limits" by regularly commenting against the state administration and government in public
People of Bengal won't be worthy heirs of Tagore and Netaji if they don't reject communalism, says Amartya Sen
The Nobel laureate has been in the middle of controversy after the Visva Bharati university reportedly wrote to the West Bengal government alleging that dozens of land parcels owned by it were wrongfully recorded in the names of private parties, including Sen
Amartya Sen thanks Mamata Banerjee for 'support, reassurance' in land row with Visva Bharati University
Last week, the university wrote to Bengal govt claiming the Nobel laureate had illegally occupied its land. However, Mamata spoke in Sen's favour and said he was being targeted for his 'anti-BJP stance'
Visva Bharati-Amartya Sen land row: Nobel laureate accuses university VC of acting on Centre's behest
A controversy erupted on Thursday when reports said that the university wrote to the West Bengal govt alleging that land owned by it was wrongfully recorded in the names of private parties, including Sen
Modi govt trying to mislead Bengal farmers, says TMC after PM accuses Mamata of not implementing PM-KISAN scheme
TMC MP Sougata Roy also slammed the Centre, saying the new farm bills also deleted potato and onion from the essential commodities list, thus causing the price rise in the market
Tagore's vision essence of Centre's 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' mission, says Narendra Modi at Visva-Bharati centenary celebrations
The PM also spoke of inclusiveness in an apparent jibe at Mamata Banerjee-led government which has labelled the BJP as an outsider in the run-up to the Assembly election in the state
With Suvendu Adhikari's departure from Trinamool, Bengal politics is more roiled than ever
Suvendu Adhikari's departure from TMC does not mean that everything is cut and dried. It’s possible that in the coming weeks, more Suvendu ‘loyalists’ will join BJP. But until that happens, what kind of traction he will have in his new home is debatable
Narendra Modi’s toast in Aligarh, trailer in Srinagar, teaser for Assam and Bengal
While Narendra Modi was speaking at Aligarh Muslim University, the BJP was emerging as the single largest party in the Jammu and Kashmir District Development Council elections.
'Garbage of lies': Mamata Banerjee slams Amit Shah over claim that West Bengal lags in development
At a press conference on Sunday, Shah. accusing the TMC govt of failing to deliver, claimed that Bengal lags behind most states on various parameters like business and MSMEs
Amit Shah says people of West Bengal 'yearning for change', want to get rid of Bangladeshi infiltration
Addressing people during a roadshow in Bolpur during his two-day visit to the state, Shah said BJP would restore the state to its "old glory" if the party is voted to power
Suvendu Adhikari calls TMC 'party of traitors' after joining BJP, says saffron party will form next govt in Bengal
Adhikari, the face of the Nandigram movement which added to the political heft of Mamata Banerjee and catapulted her to power in 2011, was handed over the BJP flag by Home Minister Amit Shah during a rally on Saturday