The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard a plea by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee linked to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state ahead of the elections. Mamata Banerjee, who personally addressed the Supreme Court bench, has alleged large-scale wrongful deletions of voters ahead of Assembly elections. The court…
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday appeared in the Supreme Court during the crucial hearing on the petitions challenging the Election Commission’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state. The chief minister had also moved an interlocutory application seeking permission to appear and argue in person. Banerjee was personally…
The West Bengal Assembly Election will be held this year, putting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s governance to the test. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief has been the chief minister of West Bengal since 2011 and will aim for a fourth term as CM in the 2026 assembly polls. The TMC rose to power in Bengal…
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Nabin has launched a blistering attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government in West Bengal ahead of assembly polls slated later this year. Nabin has accused it of endangering national security by patronizing infiltration and intimidating voters during the Special Intensive Exercise (SIR) to malign the Election Commission of…
After taking charge as the 12th National President of BJP, Nitin Naveen is busy preparing for the upcoming assembly elections. Nitin Naveen will visit West Bengal on 27 January 2026. Here he will hold a meeting with the leaders of the core group of the party. The purpose of these meetings will be to understand…
With polls approaching in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday is set to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for multiple infrastructure projects worth ₹830 crore in Singur. Modi’s visit to Singur comes after the Prime Minister on Saturday visited Malda, where he lashed out at the TMC government for its “politics of…
The Supreme Court will on Thursday take up a plea moved by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleging interference and obstruction by the West Bengal government, including by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in its probe and search operation at the I-PAC office and the premises of its director, Pratik Jain, in connection with an alleged coal-pilferage…
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee will lead a protest rally in Kolkata on Friday, a day after faceoff with Enforcement Directorate (ED) during its raids on political consultancy firm I-PAC. The Trinamool Congress chief announced the protest rally against the central investigation agency’s searches. She claimed the searches were an attempt to ‘loot’ her…
Bengal Sir: The office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer has clarified that SIR hearing summons to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, cricketer Mohammed Shami and Bengali actor-turned-MP Dev were part of a routine electoral verification process, and not targeted actions. Notices issued to these well-known personalities had sparked a controversy in the poll-bound state….
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is gearing up for West Bengal assembly polls scheduled in three months. The saffron party’s state unit on Wednesday announced its long-delayed state committee, unveiling a carefully weighted organizational reset. The move seeks to balance old loyalties, contain internal rivalries and ring-fence key electoral players ahead of a high-stakes contest,…
