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A 1990-batch Bengal cadre IAS officer, he has previously served as jute commissioner of India and was CMD of the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation during the Singur agitation

Mismatch: Justice Sivagnanam, one of 19 tribunals, cleared 1,717 appeals; EC added only 1,607 names to rolls; 27.16 lakh couldn't vote

From Indianexpress RSS Feed: Daily Briefing: Bengal reels from Adhikari aide’s killing, Vijay’s TVK struggles for majority in Tamil Nadu

In the 187 seats that saw over 5,000 names deleted, the BJP won or was leading in 119. Of these 187 constituencies, the number of excluded voters was higher than the margin of victory or leads in 47.

AS THE early trends indicated the Congress-led UDF would emerge victorious in the Kerala Assembly polls, the party announced a press conference at its Akbar Road office at 5 pm, to be addressed by Congress’s communication department head Jairam Ramesh.

At the BJP’s office on 6, Murlidhar Sen Lane in Kolkata, however, the mood was more local in flavour as supporters tucked in jhaalmuri, echoing a moment from the campaign trail when Prime Minister Narendra Modi had stopped to eat the snack in Jhargram.

“With the defeat of the TMC, infiltration will end. The terror activities which were unleashed for several years will also end,” he added.

CM Gupta had campaigned for the BJP in West Bengal. Jhalmuri was raised to a subject of political contestation after Prime Minister Narendra Modi stopped for the spicy puffed rice snack, and Mamata Banerjee mocked him for doing ‘drama’

On April 30, Calcutta HC had rejected TMC's plea challenging ECI order mandating that at least one among the counting supervisor/assistant at each counting table be a central government or central PSU employee.

The TMC had argued that it was issued without any jurisdiction. The party also contended that the Election Commission has not made any such arrangement in four other states which also went to polls along with Bengal.

From Indianexpress RSS Feed: For counting, Election Commission brings in QR Code-based Id system, 3-layer scrutiny

From Indianexpress RSS Feed: Heavy bandobast for Bengal polls: Over 2,300 CAPF companies deployed, surveillance from air and on roads

While TMC has always dominated Kolkata’s 14 seats, BJP gained some ground in 2024 Lok Sabha polls, even though it has never won any seats in the city

Cabinet minister Sujit Bose’s chances in Kolkata suburb have been dented not only by a corruption case but also discontent among several voters over civic problems

Banerjee alleged that BJP has been hiring people for their meetings. “Yesterday some buses came to my constituency (Bhabanipur) also. I gave them sweets…” she said, urging people to keep a watch on all “on religious places and hotels” for outsiders.

NDA insiders claim that BJP’s push for women’s reservation in Lok Sabha and Assemblies may lead to an increase of 3-5% women votes in the alliance's share in Bengal and Tamil Nadu polls

TMC women wing chief Chandrima Bhattacharya tells The Indian Express: “Centre deliberately didn’t notify Women’s Reservation Act… They did all of this just to mislead women of Bengal”

From Indianexpress RSS Feed: Mamata Banerjee’s economics doesn’t work. Will her politics swing the election?

Written by Avantika Basu A day after polling was held across 152 constituencies in the first phase of Assembly elections in West Bengal, the Opposition parties on Friday alleged that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were improperly handled and…

As the Supreme Court praised the 92.88% turnout in Bengal polls and noted largely peaceful voting, it allowed stakeholders to approach the Calcutta High Court and the Tibunals on voter roll issues.