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Trinamool wins Maheshtala assembly bypoll with big margin

Voters queue up to cast their vote at a polling station during Maheshtala assembly bypoll in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on May 28.

Updated on May 31, 2018, 9:22 PM IST

BJP worker found hanging from tree in Bengal with political message

The death of Trilochan Mahato has left local BJP leaders puzzled as he was not actively involved in politics and just did some graffiti and painted the lotus symbols for the party.

Updated on May 31, 2018, 10:07 AM IST

Bengal assembly bypoll ends peacefully amid Kolkata mayor’s divorce drama

Voters show their Election Commission cards as they queue to cast their vote at a polling station during Maheshtala ssembly by-election, at Maheshtala in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, on Monday.

Published on May 28, 2018, 10:31 PM IST

8 months into politics, AMU alumnus wrests sole zilla parishad seat for Left in Bengal

Md Shahid Siddiquee joined politics eight months ago after he was inspired by Forward Bloc MLA from Chakulia in North Dinajpur district, Ali Imran Ramz.

Updated on May 22, 2018, 5:04 PM IST

Bengal woman forced to walk with garland of shoes for protesting against Trinamool

The woman, in her thirties, is the wife of a former Trinamool Congress member of the Kankabati gram panchayat.

Updated on May 20, 2018, 6:31 PM IST

Bengal panchayat elections over, all eyes now on 34% uncontested seats

The Supreme Court is set to hear a petition on these uncontested seats on July 3.

Updated on May 20, 2018, 2:54 PM IST

How BJP made inroads into TMC’s base in Bengal’s former Maoist belt

BJP workers celebrating in Jhargram after the panchayat results on Thursday.

Published on May 19, 2018, 2:59 PM IST

Trinamool Congress sweeps panchayat elections at all levels in West Bengal

Trinamool Congress supporters celebrate with a poster of party chief and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee to celebrate their win in panchayat elections, in North 24 Parganas, on May17.

Updated on May 17, 2018, 10:04 PM IST

‘Counting’ on polling day and ‘polling’ on counting day in West Bengal

A man collects ballot boxes from a pond thrown by some unknown people during panchayat elections in West Bengal, in Memari of Burdwan district on Monday.

Updated on May 17, 2018, 9:03 PM IST

West Bengal panchayat election results: Trinamool looks set to sweep polls, BJP distant second

Trinamool Congress supporters celebrating in front of Bratachari Bidyashram counting centre at Joka, South Kolkata on May 17.

Updated on May 17, 2018, 5:28 PM IST

Counting underway for West Bengal panchayat elections, opposition fears violence

Security personal stand guard as voters caste their votes at a polling station during re-polling for panchayat elections at Sikarpur village in Jalpaiguri district on May 16.

Updated on May 17, 2018, 10:23 AM IST

West Bengal panchayat election results Highlights: TMC registers massive win, BJP comes a distant second

Trinamool Congress supporters celebrating at Joka, South Kolkata on May 17,

Updated on May 18, 2018, 12:14 AM IST

Sporadic violence as re-elections for panchayat polls are held in Bengal

Rapid Action Force and police baton-charge voters in North Dinajpur district’s Goalpokhor when they agitated due to delay in voting process.

Updated on May 16, 2018, 1:31 PM IST

Bengal panchayat elections: Re-poll in 573 booths today, SEC says only 6 died in violence

A security guard stands in front of a strong room after the panchayat poll at Nadia district in West Bengal on Tuesday.

Updated on May 16, 2018, 12:14 AM IST

Trinamool has murdered democracy, says Bengal BJP after panchayat poll violence

Miscreants burn a ballot box during panchayat elections, at Malda district in West Bengal on Monday.

Updated on May 15, 2018, 6:21 PM IST

Bombs hurled at houses in Howrah as post poll clashes rock parts of Bengal

Protesters block a road in Machhiibhanga village of Bhangar during West Bengal panchayat elections on Monday.

Updated on May 15, 2018, 12:49 PM IST

2003 and 2018: When Bengal panchayat polls turned bloody

Ballot boxes being burned after mobs snatched them from a polling booth during the panchayat polls at Deotala in Malda district of West Bengal, on Monday.

Updated on May 15, 2018, 12:31 PM IST

From gram sabha to Lok Sabha: Why rural elections matter

Security personnel walk past burnt ballot boxes lying on a road after miscreants ransacked at a polling station during panchayat polls at Rampur in South Dinajpur district of West Bengal, on Monday.

Updated on May 14, 2018, 11:44 PM IST

Bengal SEC under fire from opposition over violence in panchayat elections

People burn ballot boxes during panchayat elections at Deotala in Malda district on May 14.

Updated on May 14, 2018, 11:29 PM IST

Opposition says Mamata wants total control as 15 killed in Bengal panchayat polls violence

People injured in poll violence sit by the side of a road as a vehicle is set on fire during the panchayat polls, in Nadia district of West Bengal.

Updated on May 14, 2018, 11:30 PM IST

Why panchayat polls have become a scary exercise in Bengal

Violence and politics in Bengal is not a recent occurrence. But this time the desperation of the ruling party, Trinamool Congress, was apparent from the statement of leaders

Published on May 14, 2018, 4:51 PM IST

West Bengal panchayat elections: Yechury says poll panel must act to restore faith in electoral process

CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury.

Updated on May 14, 2018, 1:46 PM IST

6 killed in bombing, shooting as Bengal holds panchayat polls

Polling officials leave for poll-duty on the eve of the panchayat elections, in North 24 Parganas on Sunday.

Updated on May 14, 2018, 12:54 PM IST

Don’t pay heed to canards, Mamata urges people as Bengal rural polls begin amid violence

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee addresses the media at CM's office in Howrah.

Updated on May 14, 2018, 8:50 AM IST

Parts of West Bengal tense ahead of panchayat elections on May 14

Election personnels distributing ballot boxes to polling officials at BDO office, on the eve of West Bengal panchayat elections in Birbhum district on May 13.

Updated on May 14, 2018, 12:01 AM IST

Bengal’s Oppn to rely on social media to highlight rural poll violence on Monday

Polling officials carry ballot boxes and other polling materials for their respective polling stations for the third phase of panchayat elections in Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

Published on May 13, 2018, 6:43 PM IST

Family rivalries take shape of political opposition in Bengal rural polls

West Bengal BJP workers affected in pre-panchayat poll violence protest outside the residence of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi.

Updated on May 13, 2018, 3:16 PM IST

Country pistols, crude bombs trigger security concerns before Bengal panchayat polls

Police personnel stand in queue to collect their duty schedule for the upcoming panchayat elections in Bengal.

Updated on May 13, 2018, 8:32 AM IST

A plan has been hatched to kill me, says Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee speaks to media in New Delhi.

Updated on May 11, 2018, 10:16 PM IST

2019 elections will see if Mamata Banerjee’s TMC can evolve as a national kingmaker

As things stand today, All India Trinamool Congress is set to retain its absolute majority in West Bengal. But Mamata’s followers are keen to see whether it can evolve as a national kingmaker from being a regional force.

Updated on May 9, 2018, 7:54 AM IST

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