West Bengal Assembly Elections Highlights: Three TMC Councillors from Asansol and Bidhannagar Mayor-in-council Debasish Jana joins BJP

Bengali actor Sayantika Banerjee joined Trinamool Congress, ahead of Assembly elections in West Bengal. The Congress and the ISF managed to break the ice between them over seat-sharing for the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal but talks are still underway for some constituencies. The final list is scheduled to be announced on March 7 and 8. Three TMC Councillors from Asansol and Bidhannagar Mayor-in-council Debasish Jana joined BJP on Wednesday. Elections to the 294-member assembly will be held in eight phases from March 27 to April 29.

Bengal polls: Left-Cong-ISF talks make headway

The seat-sharing talks between the Congress and the Indian Secular Front (ISF) finally made some headway with the grand old party agreeing to leave seven seats to the political greenhorn. Congress sources said that that if the ISF agrees to the offer then the seat-sharing issue will be resolved.

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West Bengal polls: CPI(M) to focus on young candidates

In a bid to bring up the second generation of leaders in West Bengal and arrest its steady decline in the state, theCPI(M) leadership has decided to field several young candidates in the upcoming Assembly elections.

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In 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' race, TMC MLAs lead the way

According to a report by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and West Bengal Election Watch, out of 282 sitting MLAs analysed, 97(34%) are crorepatis.

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37% West Bengal sitting MLAs have criminal cases against them

A total of 68 MLAs of the rulingAll India Trinamool Congress (AITC) have declared criminal cases in their affidavits, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

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PM Modi's photo on Covid-19 vaccine certificates violates poll code, TMC tells EC

A delegation of TMC leaders on Wednesday met Election Commission officials here and alleged that the use of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photo on advertisements of various central schemes and the Covidvaccination certificates, distributed by the Union health ministry, violated the model code of conduct.

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PM free to visit poll-bound West Bengal 20 times or more: TMC

The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is free to visit the state for BJP's election campaign "20 times or more" to see for himself the spree of development under the TMC dispensation and compare it to that of states ruled by the saffron party.

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Three TMC Councillors from Asansol and Bidhannagar Mayor-in-council Debasish Jana joins BJP

'Shocking': TMC leaders attack over Yogi's women safety remark in WB poll campaign

Lashing out at Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who visited poll-bound West Bengal to campaign for BJP on Tuesday, several TMC MPs includingactor Nusrat Jahan and Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar questioned the law and order in the northern state.

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Believe in civilised political dialogue: Congress leader Anand Sharma responds to Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's tweets

With infighting within the Congress spilling out into the open, party leader Anand Sharma said that he believed in "civilised political dialogue" when asked about the latesttiff with West Bengal Congress President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.

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A vendor displays sweets with different political party symbols at his sweet shop, ahead of the State Assembly elections, in Kolkata, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Credit: PTI Photo

Bengali actor Sayantika Banerjee joins Trinamool Congress, ahead of Assembly elections in West Bengal (ANI)

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I have no idea about it, nor has there been any discussion in the meeting: BJP West Bengal chief Dilip Ghosh when asked whether former cricketer Sourav Ganguly will be joining BJP during PM Modi's March 7 rally at Brigade Ground in West Bengal.

BJP West Bengal State President and MP Dilip Ghosh. Credit: PTI File Photo

Today's Speak Out

“Appeasement politics aimed at consolidating vote bank has not only endangered the security of Bengal but also the national security,” said Adityanath. He said that if the BJP was voted to power in Bengal, it would stop cow smuggling and illegal slaughterhouses in the state within 24 hours.

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Rift within Congress ahead of West Bengal elections as Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury slams Anand Sharma

Cracks appeared in Congress over the party’s alliance with the Left Front and the Indian Secular Front (ISF) in West Bengal as State Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury lashed out at senior party leader and former Union Minister Anand Sharma for his criticism of the alliance.

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee being greeted by RJD leader Tejashwi at State Secretariat, in Kolkata, Monday, March 1, 2021. Credit: PTI Photo

Commotion at Bengal BJP's 'Parivartan Yatra' rally in Hooghly district

BJP's 'Parivartan Yatra' rally on Tuesday witnessed commotion when it was passing by a Trinamool Congress (TMC) party office at Uttarpara in Hooghly district.

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BJP decides to field turncoats in ‘tough’ constituencies of Bengal

In a bid to test the organisational capabilities of turncoats and check faction feud in the party, the BJP leadership has decided that most of the turncoats would be fielded from “tough” constituencies, where the saffron party does not have a strong organisation.

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