West Bengal Polls 2021

EC issues notice to Mamata Banerjee over ‘Muslim vote split’ remark, asks CM to respond within 48 hrs

The EC said it found her speech, during a campaign in Hooghly, in violation of the provisions of the Representation of the People Act and the model code

Mamata writes to Opposition leaders, calls for united stand against BJP's 'assaults on democracy, Constitution'

Ahead of the second phase of polls in the state, Banerjee's letter seeks to drum up support from Opposition leaders by stating how non-BJP states have suffered due to the saffron party-led Centre's actions

'Perverted depraved monkeys': TMC slams BJP's Dilip Ghosh over remark asking Mamata to wear shorts

A video of the Bengal BJP chief apparently suggesting that Banerjee should wear Bermuda shorts to display her injured leg has triggered controversy, with the TMC slamming it as a 'distasteful comment'

'Will continue fight', says wheelchair-bound Mamata; EC suspends two over Nandigram incident, but denies 'attack'

True to her street fighter image, Mamata was back on the roads on Sunday, leading a TMC march on a wheelchair. She also warned her rivals not to write her off, saying an injured tiger is far more dangerous

Amit Shah vows to make Bengal free from 'syndicate raj'; Mamata dares him to first defeat Abhishek Banerjee

Criticising TMC's 'cut money' culture, the home minister said if voted to power BJP will probe corruption in disbursement of relief fund in the state after Cyclone Amphan

West Bengal polls 2021: Relying on defectors will exacerbate existing tensions, BJP will have to reinvent itself

The AIMIM foray may not amount to much in Bengal, given the distinctly Bengali identity of Bengali Muslims. Nevertheless, that will play into the equation. But BJP can't rely on Owaisi to mount a challenge to the TMC, especially with Banerjee’s latest slew of welfare schemes pulling a lot of popular heft.