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Bengali actor Bonny Sengupta quits BJP, says party failed to keep promises
Bonny Sengupta had been maintaining distance from the party after it failed to come to power in the state, despite a high-pitched campaign.
Published on Jan 24, 2022 07:56 PM IST
PTI | , New Delhi
BJP to contest on all sitting seats in Bihar MLC election
“Yes, we have discussed with Central leadership for local body MLC elections, how many seats will go to the alliance partner but the final decision will be taken by party high command, not by the state unit,”Bihar BJP President Sanjay Jaiswal said.
Published on Jan 22, 2022 01:59 PM IST
ANI | , Patna
MP tribal family murdered: Cong, BJP fight as girl fails to meet Guv
Mamata Balai, her daughters Rupali, Divya as well as relatives Puja and Pawan from Nemawar in Dewas district had gone missing on May 13 last year and were found murdered and buried in a field on June 29, leading to the arrest of six persons later.
Published on Jan 12, 2022 01:08 PM IST
PTI | , Bhopal
Big farmers' protest to take place in West Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari
- West Bengal BJP launched a three-day sit-in at Singur on Tuesday to corner the TMC-led Mamata Banerjee government over the farmers' issue in West Bengal.
Published on Dec 14, 2021 09:57 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Sharangee Dutta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
BJP's Tathagata Roy bids 'farewell' to party's West Bengal unit for time being
Tathagata Roy was trying to say that he would stop attacking the state leadership for the time being as his criticism led to an embarrassment to the party, the sources said.
Published on Nov 20, 2021 02:28 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Sharangee Dutta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
News updates from HT: Bengali actor-turned-politician quits BJP
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Published on Nov 11, 2021 12:50 PM IST
hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
Bengal BJP demands Mamata Banerjee govt to reduce state taxes on fuel
“BJP workers all over the state will take out rallies in the coming days. The protests will assume such a proportion that the voice of the people will reach the chief minister's office on the 14th floor of state secretariat Nabanna,” Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar said.
Published on Nov 09, 2021 08:18 PM IST
Written by Srivatsan K C | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Tathagata Roy says ‘not voluntarily leaving BJP’ amid feud with Dilip Ghosh
“I have been deluged with phone calls since yesterday. Let me assure you that I am not leaving the party voluntarily,” Tathagata Roy tweeted.
Published on Nov 07, 2021 06:37 PM IST
Written by Srivatsan K C | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
BJP's Sukanta Majumdar, Priyanka Tibrewal booked over Kalighat protests
The Kalighat area in Kolkata, which houses the chief minister's residence, saw a high-voltage drama on Thursday after BJP activists led by Sukanta Majumder engaged in a scuffle with the police after being stopped from holding a “peaceful demonstration” with the body of Manas Saha.
Updated on Sep 24, 2021 08:52 PM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
BJP to remember violence victims as Mamata plans national role on Martyrs' Day
BJP MLA Samik Bhattacharya said functionaries will raise the slogan ‘Aakranto Manush, Biponno Gonotontro' (Persecuted Citizens, Endangered Democracy) and hold cutouts of deceased party workers, across Bengal and in Delhi's Rajghat.
Published on Jul 20, 2021 03:15 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Sohini Goswami
Dilip Ghosh jabs Babul Supriyo over 'asked to resign' Facebook post
Babul Supriyo had said in a post from his official Facebook account on Wednesday that he was "asked to resign" from his post as the Union minister of state of environment, forest and climate change ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's much-anticipated reshuffle of his council of ministers.
_1625721998498_1625722013885.jpg "Dilip Ghosh said that of the 12 ministers who resigned, no one else had made such remarks about the party. (File Photo)")
Published on Jul 08, 2021 10:58 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Joydeep Bose
Bengal BJP to set-up ‘disciplinary action committee’ following Mukul Roy’s exit
BJP's announcement comes against the backdrop of BJP national vice-president Mukul Roy leaving the party to join his former political outfit the Trinamool Congress
Published on Jun 11, 2021 08:17 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Ayshee Bhaduri | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
BJP national vice-president Mukul Roy set to make his return to Trinamool
BJP national vice-president Mukul Roy may return to Trinamool Congress on Friday, reported news agency ANI citing people familiar with the matter.
Published on Jun 11, 2021 01:33 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Joydeep Bose
Police find around 50 crude bombs near BJP's Bengal party office
- The police recovered the bombs following a tip-off from the Military Intelligence
Updated on Jun 06, 2021 07:17 AM IST
hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
As Mamata takes her oath, BJP vows to 'dismantle' political violence in Bengal
Post-poll violence has ensued over the past two days across West Bengal, with reports emerging of clashes between rival political workers, torched offices, and the deaths of workers and supporters cutting across party lines.
Published on May 05, 2021 12:24 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Joydeep Bose
BJP's office in Bengal on fire, Sitharaman wishes for party workers' safety
The quoted tweet had visuals of the BJP's office on fire. The party has accused the TMC of violence, the winning party has denied all the allegations.
Published on May 02, 2021 07:44 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Deepali Sharma, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
BJP Bengal candidate Parno Mittra tests positive for Covid-19
Parno Mittra is among the slew of candidates, cutting across party lines, to be diagnosed with Covid-19 amid the West Bengal assembly elections.
Published on Apr 26, 2021 02:39 PM IST
PTI |
BJP, TMC in close contest in Bengal’s biggest industrial and mining belt
- During her last campaign in Durgapur on Friday, chief minister Mamata Banerjee drew the attention of local industry workers, saying they would lose jobs because of the Centre’s disinvestment policy.
Published on Apr 25, 2021 12:38 AM IST
LIVE: Mamata Banerjee cancels all her meetings after Election Commission order
Development and unemployment continue to be main factors across most of these constituencies which are voting today.
Updated on Apr 22, 2021 10:17 PM IST
hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Phase 6 of West Bengal assembly election on Thursday. All you need to know
The Matua votes are at the centre of a struggle for control between the ruling TMC and the opposing BJP in West Bengal. Poll observers will be closely observing the verdict in the Matua segments of Bongaon, Nadia, Coochbehar, Dinajpur, and Burdwan, among others, in these ongoing assembly elections.
Updated on Apr 21, 2021 05:20 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Avik Roy
Matua bastions in fray for 6th phase of West Bengal assembly elections
In Phase 6 of the West Bengal assembly elections, 43 seats across four districts -- Uttar Dinajpur, Nadia, North 24 Parganas, and Purba Bardhaman -- go to polls. Matua strongholds of Bongaon and Krishnanagar have emerged as key, with citizenship for refugees being a key poll plank for the BJP.
Published on Apr 21, 2021 02:31 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Joydeep Bose
West Bengal: Last villages on India-Bangladesh border await pending ST cards
Nadia: The residents of the New Shikarpur village said that several appeals had been made and letters sent to the local administration but they did not bear any result. Instead, the people were told that they needed to prove their 'Mahato identity by birth.'
Published on Apr 20, 2021 03:52 PM IST
ANI |
BJP, TMC scale down campaigns amid spike
Mamata to no longer address public events in Kolkata; BJP rallies restricted to 500 people in audience.
Updated on Apr 19, 2021 11:51 PM IST
Deeksha Bhardwaj, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
AAP flays BJP for ‘massive’ poll rallies in West Bengal, Assam
They (AAP) would do well to do the job they are elected for — saving Delhi from Covid-19 — instead of seeking media space to divert attention, said Nalin Kohli, BJP spokesperson.
Updated on Apr 19, 2021 05:43 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Bengal polls, 5th phase: Hill districts in fray; TMC aims to regain lost ground
In Phase 5 of the West Bengal assembly elections, 45 seats across five districts - Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Nadia, North 24 Parganas, and Purba Bardhaman - go into polls. The TMC is seeking to recover its lost ground, particularly in north Bengal, amid shifting political allegiances.
Published on Apr 16, 2021 03:19 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Joydeep Bose
JP Nadda counters TMC's 'Khela Hobe' slogan, calls Mamata a 'defeated player'
JP Nadda, who led a roadshow at Kalna in Purba Bardhaman district, also said that the TMC supremo, who has her accusatory finger pointed at the BJP and the Election Commission, seems to have forgotten that she has not done anything creditworthy for the people of the state.
Published on Apr 13, 2021 06:21 PM IST
PTI |
EC asks Dilip Ghosh to clarify stance on Cooch Behar violence
Dilip Ghosh, while addressing an election rally at Baranagar in North 24 Parganas district on Sunday, had said, "Naughty boys, who had presumed that the rifles of the central forces were just for a show during election duty, will not dare repeat the same mistake after what happened in Sitalkuchi".
Published on Apr 13, 2021 01:35 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Joydeep Bose
Behave, or face more Sitalkuchi-like killings: Dilip Ghosh's warning in Bengal
"Naughty boys received bullets at Sitalkuchi. If anyone dares to take the law into his hands, this will happen to him also," Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh said without elaborating on the phrase 'naughty boys'.
Published on Apr 11, 2021 09:48 PM IST
PTI |
Bengal: EC sends notice to BJP's Suvendu Adhikari for 'hate speech' in Nandigram
The complaint against Suvendu Adhikari was lodged by Kavita Krishnan, a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (CPI-ML). It concerns an alleged "hate speech" delivered by Adhikari in his constituency of Nandigram while campaigning on March 29 for the West Bengal assembly polls.
Published on Apr 08, 2021 09:09 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Joydeep Bose
West Bengal: BJP worker's mother allegedly killed by TMC in Hooghly's Goghat
Hours before the third phase of the West Bengal elections was set to kick off in Hooghly's Goghat, the BJP alleged that the mother of one of its party workers was beaten to death by TMC workers.
Published on Apr 06, 2021 11:16 AM IST