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KOLKATA: Bhowanipore eventually turned its back Monday on Mamata Banerjee after three terms as the Bengal CM was sliced out of her Kolkata home turf in a knife-edge contest that saw her protege-turned-foe Suvendu Adhikari vanquish her by 15,105 votes.Mamata struggled to accept the outcome, claiming she and her TMC had been defeated “by force”,…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the BJP headquarters to celebrate the party’s performance in Assembly elections across four states and one union territory, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Salman Ali) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday linked his “Viksit Bharat” (developed India) pledge to what he described as a “resurgence in the East,”…
The 2026 West Bengal assembly verdict is, on the surface, a straightforward story of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP )victory at the expense of the Trinamool Congress (TMC). However, beneath that dominant arc lies a more fragmented sub-plot: the TMC’s weakening hold over its traditional social coalitions has not only aided the BJP’s consolidation in several…
Lotus blooms in West Bengal Khela hobe …For 5 years, this was the slogan Mamata Banerjee used to taunt her rivals. But this time, ‘khela hoye geche’ and not in the way the Trinamool Congress (TMC) imagined. The unthinkable has happened, and “Lotus has bloomed in West Bengal.”The result has redrawn Bengal’s political map, ending…
NEW DELHI: The BJP appears set to form the next government in West Bengal after leading on 207 of the state’s 294 assembly seats, leaving the Trinamool Congress trailing at 80. With this decisive mandate, attention has quickly shifted to a key question: who will be chosen as the party’s chief minister in a state…
In the 2026 West Bengal Assembly election for Budge Budge (156), Ashok Kumar Deb of the All India Trinamool Congress secured a decisive victory with 1,27,091 votes, defeating Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dr Tarun Kumar Adak, who polled 80,241 votes. TMC won by a margin of 46,850 votes in the constituency. Congress and other smaller…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose symbolism as much as celebration when he arrived at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi on Monday, hours after the party’s sweeping victory in West Bengal.Known for using attire to signal political messages, the Prime Minister appeared in a traditional Bengali ensemble, aligning his appearance with the state…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal delivered a historic verdict on Monday as BJP is set to secure its first-ever assembly election victory in the state, ending chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s 15-year rule and breaking the Trinamool Congress stronghold.The results come after a record voter turnout of 92.47%, reflecting a highly charged and closely watched election. The…
NEW DELHI: Humayun Kabir, founder of the Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AUJP), on Monday said that West Bengal’s assembly election outcome reflected public anger against the Trinamool Congress. He also accused chief minister Mamata Banerjee and her government of exploiting the state during their years in power.Addressing reporters, Kabir said, “What can I say? What…
When Mamata Banerjee came to power in 2011, Kolkata was washed in blue and white. Railings, flyovers, government offices, lamp posts, bridges, medians – everything began to resemble a giant municipal tribute to the Argentine football team. In fairness, many Kolkatans would probably vote for Argentina if FIFA ever allowed absentee ballots from Gariahat. (And…
