Initial projections from Sunday's vote indicated that the NFP had secured a plurality but fell short of an absolute majority, leaving Macron's ruling party trailing in second place and the right-wing National Rally in third.
The outcome may determine whether Macron's centrist coalition retains power or if France faces a period of political cohabitation with the far-right National Rally (RN), led by Marine Le Pen.
Cricketer-turned-politician and now TMC MP Kirti Azad who has reached parliament for the first time after getting elected from Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha seat demanded 1,64,000 crores, allegedly due with the central government since 2021.
The Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal busted a new terror module named 'Shahadat' on Saturday, allegedly operating in Bangladesh. One person has been arrested by STF West Bengal in connection with the module.
"The way a 56 year old woman was killed shows the kind of security women enjoy in West Bengal. Moreover a Bangladesh MP who had come here for treatment was killed. No one in West Bengal, whether Indian or from abroad, men or women, in localities, villages or in cities," Ghosh said at a press
Alleged Trinamool Congress supporters pelted stones at the car of BJP's Bardhaman Durgapur Lok Sabha sea t candidate Dilip Ghosh in Bardhaman North's Kalna Gate area.
Amid reports of violence in several parts of West Bengal during the fourth phase of elections, a rare display of bonhomie was witnessed between BJP MP and Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha seat candidate Dilip Ghosh and Trinamool Congress candidate from the same constituency Kirti Azad on Monday.
As voting commenced for Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency during the fourth phase of polling on Monday, BJP candidate from the constituency, Dilip Ghosh alleged that goons of TMC were not letting the polling agents enter the booths.