2021 West Bengal Assembly polls News

Dipendu Biswas is a lawmaker from North 24 ParganasBasirhat Dakshin constituency At the beginning of March 2021, he moved to BJP Biswas has written an apology letter to CM Mamata Banerjee

Supriyo has tested positive for the virus for the second time. Supriyo, a two-time MP from Asansol, is contesting assembly election from Tollygunge assembly seat where voting is over. The seventh phase of elections in 36 assembly segments in West Bengal will be held on April 26.

The star campaigners for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) include Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty and UP CM Yogi Adityanath. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is holding her ground tight for TMC, along with her nephew Abhishek Banerjee.

TMC MP Sisir Adhikari metBJP leader Mansukh Mandviya on Saturday (March 20) Mansukh Mandviya visited Adhikari's residence to invite the veteran politician to Shah's Egra rally Prime Minister Narendra Modi will conduct a public meeting at Kanthi in Purba Medinipur on March 24

Ahead of the announcement of Assembly election dates in Assam and West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the states on Monday (February 22) to dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stones of several projects.  PM Modi dedicated important projects of the oil and gas sector to the nation in an event organised at Silapathar in Dhemaji, Assam at 11:30 am on Monday, besides laying the foundation stone for engineering colleges during the event, according to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).

He also accused the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government of looting public money. Modi was on a two states visit on Sunday to Assam and West Bengal. The states of Assam and West Bengal will witness Assembly elections, likely to be held in April-May.

TMC leaders who were inducted into the BJP on Saturday also attended the BJP rally. Union Home Minister Amit Shah asked Banerjee to introspect why so many TMC leaders are quitting the party and joining BJP. West Bengal Assembly elections are expected to be held in April-May this year.