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West Bengal elections: CPI(M), CPI announce candidates for Nandigram, Rejinagar bypolls

The CPI(M) and CPI have named their candidates for upcoming West Bengal by-elections. Advocate Sayeed Asad Ali will contest from Rejinagar for the CPI(M) party. Shanti Gopal Giri is the CPI's nominee for the Nandigram constituency. Voting is scheduled for October sixth, with results announced on October ninth. These bypolls…

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TMC faction war reaches ECI as Ritabrata Banerjee-led delegation arrives in Delhi

TMC faction war reaches ECI as Ritabrata Banerjee-led delegation arrives in Delhi

A rebel Trinamool Congress faction met the Election Commission regarding party leadership. The delegation, led by Ritabrata Banerjee, sought recognition as the legitimate party leadership. This meeting precedes nominations for upcoming West Bengal by-elections. The Election Commission scheduled the meeting for September 12, 2026. The by-elections in Nandigram and Rejinagar…

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CM Suvendu Adhikari sets Falta-style landslide victory target in Nandigram bypoll

CM Suvendu Adhikari sets Falta-style landslide victory target in Nandigram bypoll

Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has set a high victory target for the BJP in the upcoming Nandigram bypoll. Following a significant win in Falta, Adhikari urged supporters to replicate that success in Nandigram. He reassured constituents of his continued connection to the area despite vacating the MLA seat. The BJP…

The Economic Times

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Bhabanipur Shock: How Mamata Lost to Suvendu Adhikari

Bhabanipur was supposed to be the seat of reassurance. For Mamata Banerjee, it was not merely another constituency in Kolkata but the political ground that had restored her authority after the 2021 Nandigram defeat. In the 2021 bypoll, she had won here by a commanding margin of more than 58,000…

‘We are Chitragupta of the Bengal SIR’: Meet the SABAR team tracking deleted voters

Earlier this month, a study by the Kolkata-based SABAR Institute uncovered an alarming disparity in West Bengal’s Nandigram constituency, where Muslims – who comprise 26 percent of the electorate – accounted for 95.5 percent of voter deletions across recent supplementary voter lists published by the Election Commission of India.

Anbumani warns DMK against oppressive measures on farmers in Cuddalore for NLCIL land acquisition

Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss accuses TN govt of oppressive measures against Cuddalore farmers, forcing them to give up land to NLCIL. He warns of farmers' revolt against govt & NLCIL, citing Singur & Nandigram land conflicts. He questions why TN govt is supporting NLC despite surplus electricity.

Trinamool team visits Nandigram to counter BJP’s fact-finding team

The development comes at a time when a BJP fact-finding team led by former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is visiting West Bengal.

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BJP attacks Rahul Gandhi, Mamata over West Bengal panchayat election violence; TMC retorts

BJP attacks Rahul Gandhi, Mamata over West Bengal panchayat election violence; TMC retorts

NEW DELHI: Even about a week after the West Bengal panchayat election, the BJP has continued to demand a statement from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on the poll-related violence while also hitting out at the ruling TMC calling chief minister Mamata Banerjee-led government as “misrule”.

The Times of India

Mamata Banerjee remembers those killed in Nandigram police firing incident

Mamata Banerjee remembers those killed in Nandigram police firing incident

The West Bengal CM asserted that her government is extending all support to enhance farm production

Suvendu Adhikari defeated Mamata Banerjee in assembly polls by unfair means, says TMC's new entrant from BJP

Suvendu Adhikari defeated Mamata Banerjee in assembly polls by unfair means, says TMC's new entrant from BJP

KOLKATA: Days after switching over to the TMC from the BJP, veteran leader Joy Prakash Majumder stirred a controversy as he said that leader of opposition in West Bengal assembly Suvendu Adhikari did not win the 2021 assembly polls from Nandigram by fair means.

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