"They do anything required to ensure that no BJP candidate can file nomination…they not only threaten BJP workers but also the voters. Contracts are given out to capture booths...This is their way of doing politics in the state," the prime minister said.
BJP MLA and Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday alleged that Trinamool Congress Party vandals, aided and abetted by the police and administration have unleashed violence and today Susanta Ghosh, Khanakul MLA, was attacked with his fault being t
Amid the incident of sexual assault on a BJP candidate during Bengal panchayat polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Harnath Singh Yadav on Saturday said that President's rule should be imposed in the state.
"You will recollect yesterday the BJP WB delegation called on you and asked you to review CCTV/video footage to establish booths which have to be re-polled due to booth, looting, polling officers seen participating/helping in rigging/where BJP candidate agents were forced to leave or removed
A booth agent of an independent candidate and a polling agent of a BJP were allegedly killed in two separate violence-related incidents during voting for single-phase panchayat elections in West bengal on Saturday.
West Bengal has witnessed several instances of violence during the filing of nominations for the panchayat polls and thereafter. One incident involved the alleged hurling of crude bombs at a Block Development Office (BDO) in Ahmadpur, Birbhum district.
Ahead of the Panchayat election in West Bengal, the house of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate was attacked allegedly by Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Locket Chatterjee was stopped by police from entering the Block Development Officer (BDO) office in Pandua during nomination filing by a BJP candidate for Panchayat polls.
Nikhil lost to Congress candidate HA Iqbal Hussain by 10,715 votes while the BJP candidate Gautham Gowda secured 12,912 votes, as per the Election Commission of India.
Voting is to be held on May 11 in the second phase of the municipal elections. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a marathon campaign in Aligarh, Badaun, Shahjahanpur and Bareilly on Sunday for the second round of municipal elections to be held on May 11, seeking votes for BJP candidates.
Speaking to ANI, Priyank Kharge said, "Let BJP clarify, let them investigate (the claim). If he (BJP candidate Manikanta Rathod) has not done anything wrong, why is he afraid of an investigation? I am not the one who is alleging that he is plotting to kill my family. He said at a press confe
Union Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan will hold a roadshow on Sunday and campaign for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Tankadhar Tripathy for forthcoming Jharsuguda by-election on May 10.