Kolkata: The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday issued a notification for the constitution of a new assembly in West Bengal following the completion of the electoral process in the state. The notification has been sent to the governor of West Bengal, formally marking the end of the election cycle and setting the stage for the…
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed West Bengal’s Chief Secretary, Director General of Police (DGP), and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) to enforce a strict zero-tolerance policy against post-poll violence, following multiple reports of clashes after the Assembly election results. According to an Election Commission official on Tuesday evening, the directive…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday asserted that his government’s “uncompromising stand” in taking steps against Bangladesh-origin Muslims swayed people in favour of the BJP-led NDA in this year’s assembly elections, resulting in the alliance securing a two-thirds majority. He maintained that the NDA’s win was a victory for the Assamese indigenous…
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday termed outgoing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s refusal to resign after her party TMC’s defeat in assembly polls as “constitutional blasphemy” and accused her of undermining the concept of peaceful transfer of power. Addressing a press conference in Kolkata a day after the BJP stormed to power in…
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday attributed the BJP’s West Bengal win to a “significant role” played by the Election Commission (EC), alongside a consolidation of Hindu votes and a fractured minority mandate. Abdullah also said the INDIA bloc needs to define its role in the political landscape of the country…
Chandigarh: A day after the BJP claimed that ‘lotus’ will now bloom in Punjab following its resounding poll victory in West Bengal, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday retorted that Punjab is not a truck that now someone else’s turn has come to drive it. Mann also said that the saffron party may end up…
Guwahati: A day after the Congress was routed with its worst ever performance in Assam, the party’s state chief Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday said it will play the role of a “proactive opposition” to raise people’s issues in the coming days. Addressing a press conference here, he also said the Congress and the Opposition will…
Kolkata: Incidents of arson and vandalism at offices of the Trinamool Congress were reported across West Bengal on Monday as BJP workers celebrated their landslide victory in the state. Police said TMC offices in Kolkata’s Tollygunge and Kasba, in Baruipur, Kamarhati, Baranagar in the suburbs, and in Howrah and Baharampur in the districts were vandalised…
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, accompanied by party MLAs, departed for Delhi on Tuesday morning to meet President Droupadi Murmu regarding the recent defection of seven Rajya Sabha MPs to the BJP. On April 24, the Aam Aadmi Party suffered a jolt when seven of its 10 Rajya Sabha MPs — Raghav Chadha, Ashok…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated the people of Assam on Monday for a “historic hat-trick mandate”, terming it a strong endorsement of the tireless efforts by the NDA government over the last 10 years under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership to build a secure, peaceful, and progressive state. “This boundless affection and…
