Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday backed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for victory in the 2026 Assembly elections, stating that the BJP's "conspiracy" would not work.
Senior Trinamool Congress leader and former Rajya Sabha MP Majeed Memon on Thursday backed party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee's criticism of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, alleging bias on the part of the Election Commission.
Bihar Minister Ashok Choudhary on Thursday commented on the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, saying that the BJP is making every effort in the state.
BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Thursday strongly criticised Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee's remarks following a party delegation's meeting with the Election Commission, calling it an open insult to democracy and the Constitution.
The TMC was formed on January 1, 1998, after Banerjee broke away from the Congress following ideological and political differences. From a fledgling regional party, the TMC rose to national party status in 2016. In 2011, it brought an end to the 34-year-long Left Front rule in West Bengal
Amit Shah further highlighted that infiltrators are not only a burden on the economy but also a threat to national security and the cultural identity of Bengal.
In a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party and also the Election Commission over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday accused the BJP of misusing institutions and said the people in Bengal are wit
ECI said that the TMC delegation has been told that polling stations will be set up in n high-rise buildings, gated communities, and slums to facilitate voting during the assembly elections.
Following West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee equating Union Minister Amit Shah to Mahabharata characters Duryodhana and Dushasana, BJP leader Roopa Ganguly slammed the Chief Minister and said that such statements were only lowering her own reputation.
A Trinamool Congress delegation met the Election Commission on Wednesday and discussed about 10 issues, including the SIR being held in West Bengal, with party leader Abhishek Banerjee stating later that "there was no concrete answer to anything".