Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai took a jab at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday, accusing her of shielding "bogus voters" from Bangladesh to secure her win in the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026.
"Friends, tell me: can the LDF and UDF protect Kerala from Jamaat-e-Islami, PFI, and the now-growing SDPI?... They cannot. PFI, SDPI, and Jamaat-e-Islami are their vote banks; they will never take any action against them... If anyone can save Kerala from their divisive agenda, it is the B
"I have written to the Chief Election Commissioner of India, Gyanesh Kumar, strongly countering the baseless, blown out of proportion and exaggerated allegations made by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in her letter dated January 10, 2026, regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of
The Election Commission of India has appointed four additional Special Roll Observers (SROs) for West Bengal to ensure the smooth completion of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Speaking with ANI, RP Singh said, "When Akhilesh Yadav raises questions about SIR, he wants to say that support for his party has ended. If his party still has support, then his BLAs should fill in forms 6 and 7 for those who have been cut."
"Muslims don't have a political agency. If you remain just a voter, your house will be bulldozed. All the political parties, including the BJP, Ajit Pawar, and Eknath Shinde, want to gain your votes by scaring you. Congress wants you to remain a voter so that you can't get anything done.
Addressing a press conference in Lucknow, Yadav questioned the Election Commission's credibility, claiming that nearly three lakh voters had already been removed from a single district, with more deletions likely.
The FIR follows allegations that Dilip Saikia, during an internal video conference on January 4, instructed party workers to prepare lists of people who did not vote for the BJP in 60 Assembly constituencies and to make arrangements for deleting their names from the electoral rolls.
Expressing confidence over the outcome in Mumbai, Shinde said the electorate would vote in favour of the Mahayuti alliance based on development works. "Let me say this in one word: the Mayor of Mumbai will be from the Mahayuti alliance only," he asserted.
Karnataka Assembly Leader of Opposition R Ashoka condemned the alleged disrobing of a BJP woman worker in a police van in Hubballi, and demanded the suspension of police officials involved in the incident.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh on Thursday led party workers and leaders in a protest in Kolkata against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), after ED conducted raids at the I-PAC office.
The BJP's remarks came amid a dramatic political confrontation after the ED carried out searches at multiple locations, including the I-PAC office, as part of a nationwide probe into an organised fake government job racket that allegedly duped aspirants with fraudulent appointments across