BJP leaders have called a 12-hour bandh in Santipur on Friday. On Thursday afternoon BJP supporters blocked NH34 to protest against the incident. read more

The Urdu teacher at Dharmapur High School at Goalpokhar in Bengal’s North Dinajpur district won from Belon in Goalpokhar 2 block. read more

Angry Trinamool activists allegedly called her to the party office in the village and “punished” her by abusing her and making her wear a garland of shoes and walk around the village read more

Bengal panchayat and rural development minister Subrata Mukherjee says there will be discomfort and uncertainty till the SC’s verdict on this issue of uncontested seats read more

Analysts caution that the power balance between the Congress and non-Congress parties in each state will need to be negotiated carefully to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. read more

Over the past few years, RSS-inspired organisations worked in the spheres of education, health and imparting moral values. read more

Though the elections took place in 20 districts, the results of Birbhum zilla parishad cannot be declared without the Supreme Court’s consent as no opposition candidate could file their nomination amidst violence. read more

Till 8 pm, the ruling party had won 19,394 (68%) of the 28,456 gram panchayat seats, the results for which were declared. It also bagged 1,842 (88.34%) of the 2,085 panchayat samiti seats and 62 of the 63 zilla parishad seats declared till then. read more

BJP has captured panchayats at Binpur, Belatikri, Sijua and Ramgarh — all in Lalgarh area where the Maoists had carved out ‘a state within a state’ during 2009-2010. read more

Opposition parties slammed the ruling Trinamool, accusing it of “murdering” democracy and making “a mockery” of it. read more

The party was heading for control of over 80% of the West Bengal gram panchayats and 90% of the panchayat samitis. BJP was second, while the Left and Congress were pushed to the margins. read more

Authorities have enforced prohibitory orders outside counting centres after opposition parties expressed fear of a repeat of the widespread violence that took place on polling day on May 14. read more

Results for West Bengal panchayat elections were announced on Thursday and the ruling Trinamool Congress registered a massive win. Below are the highlights. read more

Media reports said at least 15 people were killed in political violence, election officials and police beaten up, ballot boxes burnt and damaged during Monday’s electoral process that was accompanied by massive rigging and booth capture by alleged Trinamool... read more

Opposition parties alleged before the SEC on Tuesday that at least 20 people were killed on Monday and demanded re-poll in thousands of booths. read more