The Lok Sabha elections 2019 in West Bengal will be held in seven phases starting April 11 when two constituencies from the state will vote. read more

Four weeks ahead of the first phase of polling, both national parties have declared most or half of their candidates. The BJP till Sunday afternoon announced 296 candidates (excluding one independent candidate that it supports), against 218 candidates... read more

Congress president Rahul Gandhi targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at his first election rally in the state on Saturday, but spared the Left parties. read more

Former Indian football captain and working president of Hamro Sikkim Party (HSP), Bhaichung Bhutia on Saturday put two of his jerseys on auction to raise money for contesting Lok Sabha and assembly elections in Sikkim. read more

Addressing his first rally in West Bengal since April 2016, Congress President Rahul Gandhi trained his guns on Chief Minister of the state Mamata Banerjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Gandhi said that on the one hand, PM Modi speaks lies in his rallies, and on the other hand Mamata hadn’t fulfilled any of the promises she had made to the people. Rahul also said that the situation hadn’t changed in Bengal despite a change in dispensation from the Left Front to the Trinamool Congress. (Hindustan Times)read more

The difference between the 2014 and the 2019 election is that the former was fought under when the Modi magic was in full swing. This time around, it is going to be based on the electoral strength of alliance partners. But the inherent contradictions... read more

The Congress president said both PM Modi and CM Banerjee have unitary style of functioning and alleged that the two leaders only make false promises in their speeches. read more

The Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), along with smaller parties, on Saturday sealed their seat-sharing agreement for the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra. read more

Congress president Rahul Gandhi to address a rally in West Bengal on Saturday to launch party’s campaign in the state. This is his first rally in Bengal since April 2016. read more

The West Bengal government has dissolved the board of Bhatpara Naihati Cooperative Bank that had Trinamool Congress-MLA-turned-BJP-candidate Arjun Singh as its chairman. The government has put the 93-year-old organisation under an administrator. read more

Another meeting of the BJP’s election committee has been called on March 22 to discuss the pending names from different states and make a formal announcement. read more

Howrah will vote on May 6, the fifth of the seventh phase of Lok Sabha election. The result will be declared on May 23. read more

Voting in the Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha seat will take place in the last and seventh phase on May 19. The result will be declared on May 23. read more

Voting in the Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha seat will take place in the last and seventh phase on May 19. The result will be declared on May 23. read more

Voting will be held in the seventh and last phase of the Lok Sabha election 2019 on May 19. The result will be declared on May 23. read more