West Bengal Assembly polls 2016 News

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a scathing attack on the Opposition.

Amid incidents of violence that left one person dead and several others injured, West Bengal saw over 79 percent votes cast in 62 constituencies on Thursday in phase three of the Assembly elections.  

Phase III of assembly polls in 62 constituencies of West Bengal on Thursday witnessed a series of clashes between political rivals during which bombs were exploded but the violence failed to deter the electors who came out in large numbers, recording a 79.22 per cent voter turnout. The Election Commission said here that the turnout could be more as the figures were based on text messages sent by polling officials from the field till 5 pm.

The campaigning for the third phase of West Bengal assembly elections will end today.

Following up on its assurance of "urgent legal action" against Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal, the Election Commission on Friday ordered the controversial leader's movements be kept under "constant watch" during the entire assembly poll period.

At least three candidates trying their luck in the second phase of West Bengal assembly elections on April 17 next have declared zero assets while seven others have less than a thousand rupees with them.

TMC will not tolerate those who only care about personal interests, Banerjee said at an election rally.

BJP has emerged as the only alternative in West Bengal, Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday asserted, as he accused Trinamool government of being a mirror image of Left Front regime and alleged that the "all-powerful" local committees have only been replaced by "syndicates".

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Friday filed her nomination papers for the state Assembly Elections and declared assets worth a little over Rs 30 lakh.

Castigating the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal over issues like corruption and deaths of tea gardens workers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said only "death can be heard" instead of the Trinamool Congress' call of "Maa Maati Manush".

BJP state unit on Friday released its manifesto for the West Bengal Assembly polls highlighting that the party would seek to drive out all infiltrators from the state if voted to power.

Mamata Banerjee may retain power in West Bengal and Jayalalithaa in Tamil Nadu while it may be a hung assembly in Assam with an edge to the BJP and the Left return to power in Kerala, says a poll survey.

The election in West Bengal will be held in six phases in which the polling for the first phase will take place on April 4 and 11. 

Bharatiya Janata Party leader and actor Rupa Ganguly of teleserial ‘Mahabharat’ fame will take on Trinamool Congress candidate Laxmi Ratan Shukla in Howrah North.

Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Surjya Kanta Mishra, today filed his nomination for Nrayangarh Constituency under West Midnapore district where elections will he held on April 11.

Human rights platform 'Aamra Aakranto' (We Are Attacked) said it would field two candidates in the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal as independents.

The Congress on Friday appointed BK Hariprasad as chairman of the screening committee for the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal.

The BJP seems to have learned tough lessons from its recent electoral drubbing in Bihar and it has reportedly decided not to overuse PM Narendra Modi during assembly polls in West Bengal later this year.