West Bengal Elections Highlights: Yogi sounds BJP's poll bugle; rifts within Congress exposed

Rifts within the Congress were exposed after Congress President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury lashed out at senior party leader and former Union Minister Anand Sharma for his criticism of the alliance with the Left Front and the Indian Secular Front (ISF). Yogi Adityanath during his rally in Malda attacked the ruling TMC dispensation on everything from 'Jai Shree Ram', cow slaughter to employment and anarchy. Stay tuned for more updates

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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Prashant Kishor has left Mamata Banerjee to join Amarinder: BJP

Kishor is working as a key strategist for the ruling TMC in West Bengal, with the state set to witness an eight-phase Assembly election starting March 27. He has worked for a number of anti-BJP parties in different Assembly polls over the last few years.

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People of Bihar living in West Bengal will vote for development: Manoj Tiwari

The Northeast Delhi MP, who hails from Bihar, said leaders from the state should stop treating its people as their vote bank in other states.

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Ramdrohis have no business in Bengal: Yogi Adityanath

“Appeasement politics aimed at consolidating vote bank has not only endangered the security of Bengal but also the national security,” said Adityanath.

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Swami Vivekananda said, "Be proud of your Hindu identity." How can this be communal?: Yogi Adityanath said in Malda

The BJP shut down illegal slaughterhouses in UP within 24 hours after coming to power. In Bengal, illegal slaughterhouses are allowed to operate. Vote for us, and we will curb this practice, he added.

'Jai Shri Ram' slogan not allowed in Bengal but people won't allow this to continue, says Yogi Adityanath

TMC govt in Bengal failed to stop cow smuggling, 'Love Jihad': UP CM Yogi Adityanath in Malda

Bengal, which had once led nation, now facing lawless situation, he added..

Durga puja gets prohibited in Bengal today, cow slaughter is forcefully started during Eid. People's sentiments are toyed with through cow smuggling. The state government remains silent, says Yogi Adityanath

Now it's attempted to ban slogan of 'Jai Sri Ram' & attacks are executed, he added.

I'd like to tell the Bengal govt & request Mamata didi that there was a govt in UP that used to fire bullets at lord Ram devotees in Ayodhya. You can see the condition of that govt now. Now it's TMC govt's turn in Bengal, the CM said in Malda.

West Bengal has always been a land of cultural nationalism in India. It has been the land of the revolution for India's freedom struggle. Today it hurts us, the entire country, when we see an environment of anarchy here: UP CM Yogi Adityanath in Malda

Earlier, people from UP used to come to Bengal in search of jobs. Now, the situation has changed despite Bengal having great potential, he said.

Identity politics gaining ground in West Bengal ahead of assembly polls

With the stage set for high-octane polls in West Bengal, key stakeholders here asserted that the state, in a departure from the tradition, will be witnessing a communally charged election this time, largely driven by identity politics.

Bengal, where the electoral discourse has mostly steered clear of divisive agenda, has been drawn into the vortex with the TMC and the BJP accusing each other of fanning communal sentiments ahead of elections. -PTI

BJP writes to ECI, accuses TMC ministers of violating model code of conduct

The BJP on Monday wrote to the Election Commission of India (ECI) alleging that two West Bengal ministers have promised certain benefits to voters in separate incidents after the model code of conduct (MCC) came into force on February 27, and urged the poll panel to debar them from contesting polls.

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Cannot be selective in fighting communalists: Anand Sharma hits out at Congress over ISF tie-up

“Dissenter” Anand Sharma on Monday hit out at the Congress over pre-poll alliance with Abbas Siddiqui of Indian Secular Front (ISF) for West Bengal Assembly election, saying that the party “cannot be selective in fighting communalists”.

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West Bengal Assembly elections: TMC to drop several sitting MLAs from candidate list

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) is likely to not give tickets to several sitting MLAs in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections. According to TMC sources, the possibility emerged during an election committee meeting on Monday presided by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at her residence in South Kolkata.

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Tejashwi tells Biharis living in Bengal to back Mamata, prefers silence on alliance

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday urged the people from Bihar settled in Bengal to vote en-mass for the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and extended support to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

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