West Bengal Polls

West Bengal bypolls: 75% turnout, BJP nominee Jay Prakash Majumdar attacked

TV footages showed Majumdar, who is also the state BJP vice-president, being beaten up, kicked and pushed into a bush by miscreants at Phipulkhola area of Nadia district.

Bengal bypolls: BJP looks to build on LS gains,TMC in search of lost ground

The BJP is attempting to unseat the Mamata Banerjee government from power in the state

Jai Maha Kali', BJP's new slogan to win Bengal assembly polls

Vijayvargiya said the BJP's campaign in Bengal would remain incomplete until and unless the TMC government was ousted and a new government led by the saffron party installed

West Bengal polls: BJP fields 850 Muslim nominees to tap minority populace

The ruling TMC has discounted BJP's minority outreach plan

West Bengal by-polls on Monday: Direct clashes between TMC and BJP likely

The RSS and the BJP made inroads into the constituency following a communal flare-up at Dhulagarh, around 16km from Uluberia, in 2016

Assembly Polls 2016 results: Celebrations outside Mamata Banerjee's house as TMC leads trends

Supporters gathered outside Mamata's house and chanted slogans like Thanda thanda cool, cool; ghore ghore Trinamool'

West Bengal polls: Phase-6

Association for Democratic Reforms scrutinised the affidavits of 169 candidates contesting the 6th phase Assembly polls in West Bengal

Paradoxes in West Bengal's Assembly polls

Democracy is all about negotiating social contradictions and elections afford voters a chance to pronounce their verdict on these. As West Bengal gets ready to vote for the sixth and final phase of the polls, we take a look at some of these issues

TMC will be wiped out after poll results on May 19: Adhir Chowdhury

Attacking Banerjee, Chowdhury alleged that the Chief Minister failed to check women and child trafficking

West Bengal assembly polls: 10 crude bombs seized by police; none held

Kolkata police today seized ten crude bombs kept inside a bag lying in the backyard of a club

Heavy security deployment for 5th phase of Bengal polls

Around 680 companies of central police forces have been deployed in over 53 constituencies and over 20,000 state police personnel

West Bengal polls: Over 67% voter turnout till 3 PM

More than 230 people were arrested in various poll-related incidents

West Bengal polls: Over 52% voter turnout till 1 PM

More than 180 people were arrested for bogus voting and booth jamming

West Bengal polls: Over 22% voter turnout till 9 AM

Till 9 AM, 22.63% voters cast their votes in North 24 Parganas district while the corresponding figure in Howrah was 20.34%

Fourth phase of WB polls to decide fate of Trinamool ministers

There are 345 candidates contesting for the West Bengal elections

Polling for second phase of Bengal polls ends

As per the last report, over 70% turnout was reported till 3 p.m

West Bengal polls: Over 50% polling in first six hours

The poll percentage in Alipurduar was 45.56%, in Jalpaiguri 59.98%, in Darjeeling it stood at 53.03%

PM Modi to address two rallies in poll-bound West Bengal

The Prime Minister's first address will be at Nadia district's Krishnanagar