West Bengal Assembly Elections Highlights: PM believes in 'sabka sath, sabka vikas', Mamata in 'kuch ka sath, nephew ka vikas', says Suvendu Adhikari

Amit Shah addressed a public rally at Gosaba in West Bengal where he attacked Abhishek Banerjee. Asaduddin Owaisi has confirmed that AIMIM is contesting in the upcoming Assembly polls. Urging the people to “politically bury” the BJP, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the saffron party is a venomous snake that will strike wherever they can enter.

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PM Modi believes in ‘Sabka saath, Sabka vikas’. Mamata Banerjee believes in ‘kuch kuch ka saath, bhatije (nephew) ka vikas‘: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari in Panskura

BJP represents true Bengali culture, Mamata Banerjee anarchy: Nadda

BJP national president J P Nadda on Tuesday asserted that the people of Bengal have decided to vote for his party, which is all "set to put an end to the TMC's politics of extortion".

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BJP national president JP Nadda asks to make way for an ambulance amid a packed roadshow in West Midnapore, West Bengal.

BJP's Nandigram nominee Suvendu Adhikari harbouring criminals, TMC tells EC

The Trinamool Congress has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission accusing BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari of "harbouring criminals" in Nandigram, where he is pitted against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

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Will break, but not bend against BJP, asserts Mamata Banerjee

Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that the Centre is selling off government concerns and only Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "factory of lies" will remain.

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BJP will win over 200 seats out of 294 in West Bengal, improve its tally in Assam: Home Minister Amit Shah

BJP National President JP Nadda holds roadshow in Paschim Medinipur

The reason why BJP will not be worshipped is that they worship riots. Riots will not be worshipped: Mamata Banerjee. (ANI)

14 years on, justice still eludes Nandigram rape survivors

Rukmini Mondal and Sikha, neighbours at a tiny hamlet here, have stopped seeing eye to eye ever since they joined rival political parties.

What had bound the two all these years was the grief that befell on them following the sexual abuse they faced during the anti-land acquisition movement in Nandigram, and the never-ending wait for justice thereafter.

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BJP announces 11 more candidates for Bengal assembly polls, changes nominees in two seats

The BJP on Tuesday announced another list of candidates for 11 seats for the assembly elections in West Bengal and also changed its nominees in two other constituencies.

The party continued with its strategy of fielding personalities from different walks of life as it nominated former Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen (retd) Subrata Saha from the Rashbehari seat in South Kolkata.

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Bengali pride, sub-nationalism emerge as rallying points in West Bengal Assembly polls

With the "insider-outsider" debate in West Bengal gaining strength before the state Assembly election, Bengali sub-nationalism appears to have become visible like never before.The ruling TMC has embraced it as its main poll plank to counter the rise of the BJP's Hindutva narrative in the state.

It has branded BJP as a "party of outsiders" and has fanned the 'Bengali pride' by coming up with a poll slogan "Bangla Nijer Meyekei Chai" (Bengal wants its own daughter) creating a poll narrative of sub-nationalism to counter the saffron party's identity politics.

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AIMIM to contest West Bengal Assembly election 2021: Owaisi

Mamata Banerjee's only aspiration is to make Abhishek the Chief Minister of Bengal: Amit Shah.

We will impelement CAA in Bengal and give citizenship to the refugees: Amit Shah.

Narendra Modi announced 115 schemes for the development of people, Mamata Banerjee announced 115 scams: Amit Shah.

Now you vote for the BJP government and we will work to deliver pure drinking water to every house: Amit Shah

Bhatija and company robbed the Amphan fund sent by PM Modi: Amit Shah.

Didi has done great injustice to Sundarban. Vote for BJP, and we will develop this region: Amit Shah.

Bengal has produced so many freedom fighters. How can we forget Netaji? The same Bengal is now a den of 'toalbaji': Amit Shah.

BJP a formidable force but won't win, says poll strategist Prashant Kishor

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor, currently guiding TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee to victory in West Bengal, has said that although he saw the BJP asa force to be reckoned with, the party won't win in the state.

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RSP candidate from Bolpur assembly constituency Tapan Hore during an election campaign rally ahead of the state assembly polls, at Illambazar in Birbhum district of West Bengal. Credit: PTI photo.

BJP hired goons to threaten voters, claims Mamata Banerjee

Hitting out at the BJP over its promise to dole out "free" rice and pulses to people, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said that the saffron party makes "tall promises" ahead of elections, and never delivers.

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TMC member dies under mysterious circumstances in tribal Jhargram district

A Trinamool Congress anchal committee member died under mysterious circumstance in poll-bound West Bengal's tribal Jhargram district on Monday trigerring a blame game between the party and BJP.

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Sachin Pilot, Manish Tewari among Congress' star campaigners for 3rd phase of Bengal polls

TheCongresson Monday released a list of its 'star campaigners' for the West Bengal assembly polls third phase and it includes Sachin Pilot who had revolted against the party's government in Rajasthan and Manish Tewari who along with 22 leaders had written to Sonia Gandhi seeking organisational overhaul.

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Bengal polls: BJP is a venomous cobra, says CM Mamata Banerjee

Urging the people to “politically bury” the BJP, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that the saffron party is a venomous snakethat will strike wherever they can enter.

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