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Naqvi targets Mamata, says Raj tantra has turned into 'goonda tantra' in W
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 12 (ANI): Hitting out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over recent attacks on BJP leaders in the state, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said "raj tantra" has turned into "goonda tantra" here.
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West Bengal poll percentage highest at 63.09 till 3 pm
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Highest polling percentage was recorded in West Bengal till 3 pm in the sixth phase of seven-phased Lok Sabha elections on Sunday. The poll percentage recorded in the state till 3 pm by the Election commission of India (ECI) was 63.09.
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BJP worker injured in clashes in Bankura, party candidate blames TMC worke
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bankura (West Bengal) [India], May 12 (ANI): A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker was severely injured in a clash with Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers outside polling booth number 1 in Bankura on Sunday.
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Lok Sabha polls: 41.03 per cent voter turnout till 3 pm, WB leads chart
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 12 (ANI): Over 41 per cent of the voters exercised their franchise till 3 pm on Sunday in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha polls in 59 constituencies across seven states with West Bengal on top of the chart.
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My daughter arrested because she used to work for BJP: Priyanka's mother
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Howrah (Kolkata) [India], May 12 (ANI): A day after the arrest of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) youth wing convenor Priyanka Sharma, her mother alleged she was arrested at TMC's behest because she used to work for BJP.
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Bharati Ghosh's convoy attacked: WB CEO directs DM to file report
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 12 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Aariz Aftab has sought a report from District Magistrate of Ghatal in West Bengal regarding the attack on Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) candidate Bharati Ghosh's convoy earlier on Sunday.
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TMC indulging in violence due to 'frustration', claims BJP
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): In the backdrop of instances of vandalism and clashes in West Bengal, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday claimed that Trinamool Congress is indulging in violence out of "frustration".
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West Bengal: TMC and BJP workers clash at a polling booth in Bankura
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Ghatal/Bankura (West Bengal) [India], May 12 (ANI): A scuffle broke out between TMC and BJP workers on Sunday at polling booth number 254 in Bankura after BJP alleged rigging by TMC workers.
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LS Polls phase 6: Voter turnout highest in West Bengal till 9 am
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 12 (ANI): As polling began in 59 parliamentary constituencies across the nation for the penultimate and sixth phase of general elections, West Bengal saw the highest voter turnout in the initial hours of voting despite instances of violence, while Delhi and Haryana
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Ahead of polling, 3 BJP workers attacked in West Bengal
Updated : 7 years ago IST
East Medinipur/Jhargram (West Bengal) [India], May 12 (ANI): Ahead of the commencement of polling in West Bengal on Sunday, three BJP workers were attacked in separate incidents, officials said.
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Villagers in Purulia's Jhalda block decide to boycott LS polls citing 'no
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Purulia (West Bengal) May 11 (ANI): A day before the sixth phase of polling, nearly 500 residents of Bortar and Madhupur villages have decided to boycott the Lok Sabha poll to register their protest against the lack of development in their areas.
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How can I slap PM Modi whose chest is of 56-inch: Mamata
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Basirhat (West Bengal) [India], May 11 (ANI): Taking a pot shot at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's '56-inch chest' remark from 2014 general elections campaigning, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that she would never dare to slap or touch Modi as his chest is of
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