Banerjee decided to stay at her war room during the polls in the Nandigram assembly constituency where she is locked in a fierce prestige battle with confidante-turned-adversary Suvendu Adhikari
Polling began at 7 am on Thursday for 30 constituencies, including the high-profile Nandigram seat, in the second phase of the West Bengal assembly elections amid tight security, officials said
Elections to the 294-member West Bengal Assembly is being conducted in eight phases
The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC in Nandigram assembly constituency in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged the Election Commission to take action, alleging that goons from other states have come to Nandigram to foment trouble and intimidate the voters
Banerjee is pitted against her one time loyalist-turned- rival Suvendu Adhikari of BJP in the high-profile Nandigram constituency that will go to vote on April 1
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Tuesday alleged that people were hounded out of Balarampur village in her constituency by BJP goons and urged Election Commission to take note of it.
The campaigning in the constituency, which will go to polls on April 1, is set to end at 5 pm
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday conducted a massive roadshow in Nandigram, where she is pitted against her former lieutenant and BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari
Mamata Banerjee said she is contesting from Nandigram to work along with members of Shaheed families against 'anti-Bengal forces'
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikary, who is pitted against his mentor Mamata Banerjee at Nandigram in the coming state election, has declared net worth of over Rs 80 lakh
Banerjee's stronghold is the 71,000 minority votes. So the task is to cut into the remaining that the BJP is hoping to get a fair share of
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
Mamata faces off against former disciple-turned-defector Adhikari in a very different contest in Nandigram. It's not land acquisition but an ego clash that has acquired, tragically, communal overtones
Modi on Sunday said her scooty is destined to fall in Nandigram from where she is contesting the assembly elections
Nandigram, 126 km south of Kolkata, is Banerjee's once trusted lieutenant turned biggest challenger Suvendu Adhikari's bastion
Might contest from both, East Medinipur in Nandigram and Bhowanipore, in bid to achieve twin purposes of snubbing saffron outfit and showing solidarity with farmers
The state election that is due in just a few months
Mondal makes do with a meagre earning of Rs 200-300 a day from his small-time kirana store that was witness to the police firing in 2007