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“Not election but a farce, assault on democracy,” says Swapan Dasgupta on
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Coming down heavily on Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee over his recent tweet after the polls’ result, the BJP leader said that the TMC leader was not thanking the people of the state, but the State Election Commissioner, State Police, and Administration which “put thei
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BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad arrives in Kolkata with fact-finding team to pr
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday arrived in Kolkata with the fact-finding team constituted by the party to inquire into the violence that erupted during the Gram Panchayat elections.
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This was "loot ka vote", not "janata ka vote": WB BJP's Rahul Sinha on Ben
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Alleging Trinamool Congress (TMC) of looting the entire Bengal, state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rahul Sinha on Wednesday said that the recently conducted Panchayat poll was 'loot ka vote' and not 'janata ka vote'.
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Bengal: BJP delegation to visit areas today affected by violence during Pa
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party MP, Ravi Shankar Prasad, on Wednesday left for West Bengal on Wednesday along with three others to inquire into the Bengal violence that erupted during the gram panchayat elections.
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West Bengal panchayat polls: State BJP chief sits on dharna, alleges TMC o
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Alleging the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) of fabricating the results, State BJP Chief Sukanta Majumdar said that he will be opting for legal action in the matter.
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"State-sponsored murder of democracy": BJP slams TMC; claims 45 deaths in
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra, while addressing a press conference, said that these 'killings' are "institutional murder".
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WB panchayat polls: TMC wins 8,232 seats, BJP secures 1,714 so far
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
As the counting progresses in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress is seen to maintain its early gained leads in the results of panchayat polls.
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WB poll violence: 133 people sought refuge in Assam, says CM Himanta Biswa
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that 133 individuals who feared for their lives sought refuge in Assam's Dhubri district amid violence in West Bengal during panchayat polls.
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Trinamool Congress leads in West Bengal panchayat polls in early trends
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Trinamool Congress has gained early leads in the results of panchayat polls in West Bengal
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"There will be relentless fight against growing violence in Bengal": WB Gu
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"There will be a relentless fight against growing violence in Bengal. Those who commit violence in the field will be made to curse the day they are born. All authorities will come down with a heavy hand on the goons and lawbreakers...", Governor Bose said.
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West Bengal Panchayat polls: After re-polling at 696 booths, counting of v
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Following re-polling at 696 panchayat booths, after the voting on July 8 was declared void in light of alleged rigging, booth capturing and multiple reports of electoral malfeasance and voter intimidation, the stage is set for the counting of votes in West Bengal on Tuesday.
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WB: In viral clip, woman purportedly seen helping voter inside polling boo
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
During repolling for West Bengal panchayats in over 600 booths on Monday, a clip went viral where a woman was purportedly seen helping another cast her vote as she stood with her through the entire process in the vouting cubicle.
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